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SILAO, Mexico—General Motors has paused production for several weeks at its Silao, Mexico, assembly plant, which builds the high-volume Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups.

SEOUL—Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have officially launched their industrial wearable robot, the X-ble Shoulder, in the Korean market, delivering the first unit to Korean Air on July 8. The handover ceremony took place at Korean Air’s aircraft maintenance hangar in Incheon, marking the beginning of the robot’s deployment in aviation environments.

CANTON, MS— The Canton facility currently builds gasoline models but is still slated to produce several next-gen EVs eventually. 

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Nvidia Research have developed an algorithm that enables robots to consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously.

LOUISVILLE, KY—GE Appliances, a Haier company, will invest $490 million at its Appliance Park manufacturing campus here to create an advanced assembly line for clothes washers. The project will bring production of the GE Profile UltraFast combo washer-dryer and the GE and GE Profile UltraFresh front-load washer lineup to Kentucky, creating 800 new, full-time jobs.

Founded in May 2024 in Shanghai by Zhejiang University faculty and graduates, Mirror Me is part of China's growing push to lead the robotics sector.

MUNICH—According to a recently study conducted by Roland Berger and Lazard, stagnant production volumes, geopolitical uncertainty, increasing competition and rising cost pressures are challenging automotive suppliers.

WASHINGTON—A new report by the National Association of Manufacturers claims that more than 50 percent of U.S. companies plan to increase investments in artificial intelligence technology during the next two years.

MAGDEBURG, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation have developed new technology that enables better human-machine collaboration.

TOKYO—Melco Mobility Solutions, a Japanese manufacturer of auto parts, air conditioners, lighting and other products, has ordered 100 autonomous mobile robots from U.S. start-up Cartken Inc.