WARREN, MI — The Paslin Company plans to invest $45 million to expand its operations here to supply assembly line robotic systems for electric-vehicle maker Rivian.

NEW YORK—A recent study claims  that states in the Midwest have the highest robot density—typically at least twice the intensity of all other regions.

LONDON — The robotics market is set to transform over the next 10 years, based on the comprehensive robotics tracker released by global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL—The University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering recently unveiled a cutting-edge laboratory donated by the Omron Foundation, the charitable arm of automation technology provider Omron in the United States.

HANNOVER, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU) have developed a way for people and robots to work together in an intuitive way that feels like human teamwork.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a robot that uses touch and vision technology to play Jenga, a popular game that requires agility.