Cori Stewart, chief executive officer of the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Hub (ARM Hub), highlighted the non-profit company’s recent accomplishments during its third anniversary on Tuesday.
Since its inception in 2020, the digital transformation organisation has created 187 jobs, attracted 26 international and interstate companies to invest in Queensland projects, and six international or interstate businesses to establish operations in the state.
The ARM Hub has been serving advanced robotics, artificial intelligence and design-for-manufacture capability, delivered in partnership with the Palaszczuk Government, Queensland Universities, Urban Art Projects and other organisations.
The company has collaborated with more than 60 businesses in Queensland, integrating Industri 4.0 and 5.0 technologies into their operations.
“The ARM Hub plays a key role in delivering the priorities of the Palaszczuk Government’s Advanced Manufacturing 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan,” said Manufacturing Minister Glenn Butcher. “In just three short years there have been so many success stories, thanks to the Palaszczuk Government-funded ARM Hub.”
The organisation recently backed Valiant Space’s team, which sent a locally designed and built component into space as part of a test conducted with NASA.
The company’s third-anniversary celebration honours the achievements of Queensland manufacturers and marks the official launch of the hub’s updated premises, which include new office and workshop spaces fitted out by Queensland-based Indigenous furniture, fit-out and stationery company Nulla Office Supplies.
“When the ARM Hub started, we had a goal of delivering $47 million of projects over our first four years of operations. We’ve delivered $54 million over two and half years, with many more projects in our forward pipeline,” Stewart said.
“The new facilities will allow the ARM Hub to collaborate more with industry and accommodate our growing team of experts who require access to the makerspace and collaborative spaces to do their work.”
