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Researchers in Spain have used a smart polymer to develop a robot finger that can feel the weight of what it’s pushing and adjust the energy it uses accordingly.

Kewanee Corp. (Kewanee, IL) has been manufacturing products for the building and construction industries for more than 60 years.

Dundee, MI, is the site for a new engine production facility. This facility is part of the Global Engine Alliance LLC, which is a joint venture created by Chrysler Group, Hyundai Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to develop four-cylinder engines.

When designing a new product, there can be a big difference between asking different departments to cooperate and actually getting them to do it.

At any one time, Mercedes Benz engineers are putting some 1,800 test vehicles through a rigorous set of trials.

There’s more to this question than meets the eye.

TouchSensor Technologies LLC (Wheaton, IL) manufactures nonmechanical control interfaces for appliances, fitness equipment, vending machines and beverage-dispensing machines.

George Jetson would be ecstatic. First there was a robotic lawn mower. Then a robotic vacuum. Now comes the latest gizmo for dreary domestic duties: a robotic iron.

Inventory presents one of those pesky business paradoxes. My role as a lean guru calls for ruthlessly eliminating inventory.

Coming soon to a place near you—a robot to meet and greet you.