- Both Omaha and Pittsburgh are using federal Build Back Better funding to tackle shared challenges like workforce shortages and slow regional growth by focusing on robotics and automation to strengthen their economies.
- Nebraska’s Heartland Robotics Cluster and the New Economy Collaborative of Southwestern Pennsylvania are using similar strategies — investing in education, established companies and startup support — tailored to their regional strengths in agriculture and manufacturing, respectively.
- Collaborative efforts across government, education and private sectors are key to the success of these regional strategies, highlighting the importance of coalition-based approaches to scaling robotics and economic resilience.
