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Millersville U, Precision Cobotics, Lancaster County Workforce Development Board Receive $350,000 Grant from PA Dept. of Labor and Industry

Students sit at lab workstations in an engineering classroom, focusing on written assignments and equipment as motors and tools line the benches around them.

The award will support the development of a new robotics technician pre-apprenticeship program serving Lancaster County.

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Robotic WorX Secures First Commercial Sponsor

A student in a blue shirt shows something on a laptop to a visiting administrator in a suit, who is pointing at the screen inside a robotics lab. Other visitors stand in the background as the group observes equipment labeled “Robotic WorX.”
System Chancellor Fiorentino visited the Robotic WorX lab in November.

“Programs like Robotic WorX are essential for industry growth and for inspiring young minds to enter challenging fields,” says Bob Hildebrand, director of product integrity at AA Tech.

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MU, Thaddeus Stevens College, County Businesses Partner on Grant

The image shows two individuals working in a lab or workshop environment focused on robotics. Both are wearing safety glasses, and one is holding a rugged tablet while explaining or demonstrating something to the other. A collaborative robotic arm (cobot) is prominently featured, with its gripper attached to a flat object on top of a cardboard box. The robot arm has a branded cover labeled "Your partner in Accessible Automation™", and the wall behind them displays a sign that says "ROBOTIC WorX". It appears to be a scene from a robotics training, research, or automation integration setting, likely involving teaching or configuring the robot for an industrial application like packaging or assembly. Would you like help analyzing the robotic setup or identifying components?
Two students working in the Robotic WorX program.

MU, Thaddeus Stevens College, and two Lititz-based companies were awarded a $69,000 grant from the Pennsylvania DCED to advance manufacturing innovation.

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MU Receives Grant to Train Robotics Students

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Dr. John Haughery on right talks about the robotics program at Millersville University.

The grant to Millersville University’s Robotic WorX program will help train more than 2,000 students in robotics in Pennsylvania.

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MU’s Robotic WorX Internship Program Wins STEM Award

Photo of people holding award. L-R: Hunter Crabbs, BS Tech & Eng Edu; Dr. Marc Harris, Dean at MU; Josh Horvath President, PrecisionForm; Shane Zimmerman, President, Steinman Foundation; Liz Maschke, BS Mngt Eng Tech; John Bridgen, President, Precision Cobotics; and Dr. John Haughery, assistant professor at MU.
L-R: Hunter Crabbs, BS Tech & Eng Edu; Dr. Marc Harris, Dean at MU; Josh Horvath President, PrecisionForm; Shane Zimmerman, President, Steinman Foundation; Liz Maschke, BS Mngt Eng Tech; John Bridgen, President, Precision Cobotics; and Dr. John Haughery, assistant professor at MU.

“By winning this award we make the program visible to more people, giving us an opportunity to engage with more youth and make an even bigger impact.”

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