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Machina Labs wins AFRL and ARM Institute contract for automated airframe tooling

Sep 17, 2025 · Contract Award · Machina Labs · Industrial

AFRL and the ARM Institute awarded Machina Labs a multiyear programme to add AI-driven tool-path generation for airframe skins and panels to deployable RoboCraftsman systems.

  • The programme applies machine learning to data generated across RoboCraftsman systems.
  • Its initial scope is automated tool-path generation for airframe skins and panels.
  • The work supports deployable production of sustainment parts closer to the point of need.

Machina Labs builds and operates software-defined factories for production-grade metal structures used in defence, aerospace and advanced mobility. Its RoboCraftsman cells combine seven-axis robotics, autonomous material handling and closed-loop AI controls to form, scan, trim, drill and increasingly join large sheet-metal parts without geometry-specific tooling. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Segment
Industrial
Event type
Contract Award
Added to Korthos
Jul 15, 2026
Geography
Los Angeles, California · United States