The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to develop a semi-autonomous heterogenous robotics platform to accelerate the repair of large castings and forgings. This robotic solution will utilize increasing levels of autonomy to augment and enhance DIB workforce productivity by more rapidly performing repair operations. The overall goal is to enable semi-autonomous repairs of large castings and forgings via robotic systems in non-austere industrial environments, such as foundries and shipyards.

Specific objectives for Phase III include:

• Mature two integrated robotic platforms using finalized Phase 2 subsystems.
• Identify operational partner and deploy operational systems to customer sites for a sustained 12-month trial.
• Build and field-test deployable systems: Develop and validate two fully operational systems, with one to remain at the industry participant site and one that will be deployed at a partner site.
• Onboard and optimize new alloys and repair processes

If you feel your organization has the technical capabilities and would like to be considered for this project, please complete the form below and upload your organization’s technical capabilities statement.

Interested Submissions Due by 7/17/25.

We encourage participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), including Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs).

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