For the first time, FANUC America stepped into a new role at the 2025
SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference as an official partner,
marking a powerful evolution in its long-standing commitment to workforce
development and technical education.
For years, FANUC has supported SkillsUSA, providing robots and support to
state-level robotics competitions. But this year's event—held in June in
Atlanta—celebrated the beginning of a more formal collaboration at the largest
gathering of America’s future skilled workforce.
As part of its expanded presence, FANUC hosted a dynamic exhibit within the conference’s bustling robotics demo area. Surrounded by educators, advisors,
and enthusiastic students, the booth showcased our production integration
expertise cutting-edge automation technologies and offered hands-on
interactions designed to inspire the next generation of skilled professionals.
FANUC also offered certification onsite for more than 20 students and
instructors, and participated in the robot welding competition and the
Robotics and Automation Technology competition in a demonstration and judging
capacity.
In addition to students, celebrity guest Ty Pennington made a special
appearance at FANUC’s booth and tried his hand at programming a CRX
collaborative robot!
Beyond the conference floor, FANUC America extended its support to future
robotics talent with the donation of an LR Mate 200iD/7C robot and
accompanying training resources to the PIMA Joint Technology Education
District in Tucson, Arizona. This real-world system will enable students to
learn and use FANUC robots and software – the same products used today in
industrial workplaces all over the world.
FANUC’s Certified Education effort, which introduce students to robotics and provide industry-relevant training
across more than 1,600 partner high schools, colleges and universities, is a
critical component of the company’s education efforts.
Bringing together partner educational institutions and regional manufacturing
businesses across the country to discuss the importance of industry-relevant
training, competency-based skills development and certifications, is another
focus.
And just last year, FANUC announced a
$1 million scholarship
fund to elevate advanced manufacturing skills.
Together with SkillsUSA, FANUC America strives to bridge the gap between
education and industry, while further preparing America’s future workforce.
For more information on SkillsUSA, visit
www.skillsusa.org.