Austin Weber

LANSING, MI—General Motors plans to convert its 22-year-old Lansing Grand River assembly plant to mass-produce electric vehicles.

CHICAGO—In partnership with ABB, NASCAR has unveiled a battery-powered vehicle that it hopes to see competing on race tracks sometime in the near future.

CRANFIELD, England—Engineers at Cranfield University are partnering with Benedex Robotics and Calyo to create ultrasonic-based sensing technology for autonomous vehicles.

Next-generation machines that leverage artificial intelligence technology offer manufacturers a way to address labor shortages.

SANTA CLARA, CA—Stellantis is investing an additional $55 million in Archer Aviation Inc. The start-up plans to build battery-powered air taxis at a new factory in Covington, GA.

Demand for electric vehicle cable and wire is outstripping copper supply, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan.

Boston University recently opened its Robotics and Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center (RASTIC) where students can design, build and test a wide range of robots to solve real-world problems.

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark—Engineers at the Technical University of Denmark here are developing solid-state batteries made from rock silicates.

Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are using robots to improve the consistency of wind turbine blades.

Equipped with visual, thermal and acoustic sensors, the machine is used to collect valuable data for the plant’s digital twin, while also serving as a watchdog overseeing operations.