The Department of Defense (DOD) research arm will invest $1 billion over the next five years in defense manufacturing innovation to support a larger strategy by the Obama administration to use technology such as robotics and nanotechnology to transform American manufacturing process.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA's) own experimentation to streamline and improve the manufacturing process was highlighted during an event Friday at Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center, where President Obama unveiled the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership strategy. The plan allocates $500 million to leverage high-tech resources to create jobs and improve the United States' global position in manufacturing.
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Author:Elizabeth Montalbano
