Robotics & Automation
COVID-19, Robotics

The Department of Commerces National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through the CARES Act, provided funding to the ARM Institute to collaborate with Wilder Systems to develop this technology.

The ARM Institute is leading the way to a future where people and robots work together to respond to the nations greatest challenges and to...

Robotics Business Review
COVID-19, Robotics

Despite being universally adopted throughout traditional manufacturing, industrial robots have failed to find a place in garment sewing applications due to the robots difficulties in handling limp textiles. This makes the global apparel industry strongly dependent on manual labor.

The outputs from an ...

SME
COVID-19, Robotics

With a single example, Ira Moskowitz makes the case for why the organization he leads may be critical for advancing manufacturing in the United States.

Moskowitz, CEO of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute since June 2020 after decades in private industry, cites the projects ARM has funded for robotic assembly and installation...

Robotics & Automation
COVID-19, Robotics

The Department of Commerces (NIST) awarded $3.4 million in grants to support high-impact projects for Covid-19 pandemic response.

The funding is authorized through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed by President Donald Trump in March 2020.

The funding goes to...