News

RSS

ZURICH—Mosaic SoC has raised $3.8 million in pre-seed funding to develop low-power perception chips designed to enable real-time spatial intelligence in consumer and industrial devices.

DETROIT—General Motors said it has secured enough renewable energy to match 100% of the electricity used across its U.S. operations, making it the first U.S. automaker to reach that milestone.

CHANGCHUN, China—Automotive OEM China FAW Group Corp. Ltd. is reportedly seeking a European manufacturing partner, possibly Stellantis, for its Hongqi luxury brand.

MUNICH—A new report by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants claims that recent advances in AI and humanoids wlll enable manufacturers to address the skilled labor shortage.

PERRYSBURG, Ohio—Whirlpool Corp. plans to invest more than $60 million to convert an existing facility in Perrysburg into a manufacturing site supporting appliance assembly operations in the United States.

DETROIT—General Motors said its Super Cruise driver assistance system has surpassed 1 billion hands-free miles, marking a milestone in the company’s development of autonomous driving technology.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Automation is often discussed in terms of technology — robotics, AI and advanced systems — but behind every implementation are the professionals responsible for making those systems work on the plant floor.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—As manufacturers mark International Automation Professionals Day, the focus turns to the people and systems behind some of the most advanced assembly operations in the United States.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology here have developed a wearable device that can control robotic movements.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Engineers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have developed a new framework that makes it possible to teach robots new skills.