{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://doyle.house.gov/press-release/congressman-doyle-opens-pittsburgh-robotics-showcase", "Congressman Doyle Opens Pittsburgh Robotics Showcase", "2016-10-12", "2016", "2016-10", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Mike Doyle", "D000482", "doyle.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Pittsburgh, PA \u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA-14) joined Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, City of Pittsburgh officials, and the Pittsburgh Robotics Network - an organization of local robotics companies - to showcase the great success and growth of robotics since President Obama\u2019s 2011 visit to Carnegie Mellon University\u2019s National Robotics Engineering Center.\u00a0\nIn his welcoming remarks, Congressman Doyle highlighted the company expansion and job growth and economic development impact over the last five years.\n\u00a0\n\u201cWe\u2019ve experienced remarkable growth in this field since President Obama announced the launch of the National Robotics Initiative here five years ago,\u201d Congressman Mike Doyle said. \u201cOver that short time, we\u2019ve seen employment in local robotics companies and research institutions skyrocket from 700 to more than 2200. Robotics has become an important contributor to the economic resurgence of Pittsburgh \u2013 with one of the latest and largest developments being Uber\u2019s establishment of an advanced technology center in Pittsburgh to develop self-driving vehicles. I believe that robotics and advanced manufacturing technology is critical for our region\u2019s future economic growth. As a result, I have been a strong supporter of local efforts to support and promote Pittsburgh\u2019s growth as a world leader in this field.\u201d\n\u00a0\nThe showcase, entitled RoboPGH Day, was held at Carnegie Robotics, a robotics design and manufacturing facility. RoboPGH Day highlighted the local robotics industry\u2019s growth and its impact on the Pittsburgh economy. Twenty robotics companies from across the Pittsburgh area provided demonstrations ranging from autonomous solutions for ground and aerial vehicles, to autonomous warehouse logistics, dual robotic arms and robotic car seats. \u00a0\n\u00a0\nIn a recent survey conducted by the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, 19 new robotics companies have opened in Pittsburgh over the last 5 years. Those businesses are providing robotics technology to a wide variety of industries, including agriculture, defense, mining, health care, industrial inspection, transportation, and warehouse automation. Of the 40 robotics companies and research institutions associated with the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, over 1,500 new jobs have been added to the local economy \u2013 a 300 percent increase in robotics company employment \u2013 over that five-year period. \u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nIn 2011, President Barack Obama selected Pittsburgh as the city to announce the National Robotics Initiative, a multi-agency effort to accelerate the development and use of robotics in the larger effort to promote the American Manufacturing Partnership. Since that announcement, a new generation of robotics companies have started up in Pittsburgh. \u00a0\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://doyle.house.gov/press-release/congressman-doyle-opens-pittsburgh-robotics-showcase"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9506070055067539, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}