ai+ robotics
A summit on how the United States can translate world-class advances in AI and robotics into industrial capacity and deploy intelligent machines at scale.
Why this moment matters
The next era of technological leadership will belong to the nations that can turn artificial intelligence into industrial power: embedding intelligence in machines that sense and act in the physical world, then manufacturing those systems at scale and deploying them throughout the production base.
In 2024, China installed 295,000 industrial robots — 54 percent of the global total — compared with 34,200 in the United States. Its operational stock is now more than five times larger.
The manufacturing sector faces massive workforce shortages, with up to 1.9 million manufacturing jobs projected to go unfilled by 2033. Robotics can close those gaps while creating demand for new technical skills and promoting America’s reindustrialization.
America holds the advantages this moment requires: frontier research, deep capital, regional manufacturing, and skilled workers. They will not organize themselves, and the window to convert them into industrial leadership will not stay open.
How can the United States convert its lead in AI models into leadership in robotics?
What manufacturing capacity, workforce investments, capital, and supply chains are required to deploy robotics at scale?
Four focus areas
The day moves from the model to the machine to the factory floor, and out to the field.
Adoption at Scale
The business case, operational readiness, and standards needed to move from pilots to broad deployment.
Workforce and Talent
The technicians, integrators, and training pathways needed to deploy and maintain advanced robotics while expanding opportunity for workers.
Capital and Supply Chains
The financing, components, and production capacity required to build robotics systems at volume in the United States.
National Security and Strategy
A national approach to robotics across strategic industries and the defense industrial base.
Who is this for?
The people deciding what America builds, funds, and fields.
AI is moving into the physical world.
Join a community working to ensure the United States builds, fields, and governs the machines that will define the next decade of competition.