ESPOO, Finland-Mobile phone maker Nokia plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Cluj, Romania, to tap into growing demand for mobile devices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
TAEJON, South Korea-Engineers at the Humanoid Robot Research Center built a prototype HUBO-FX1, a “robotic chair” that is equipped with a pair of an capable of carrying a person or a load of more than 200 pounds.
NUREMBERG, Germany-Work holding and automation manufacturer SAV North America has opened a new facility in South Windsor, CT, to better serve customers throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico.
SAN CARLOS, CA-Electric sports car manufacturer Tesla Motors will build a new automobile assembly facility in Albuquerque, NM, set to ramp up in early 2007.
ADA, OH-Ohio Northern University (ONU) has selected KUKA Robotics Corp. (Clinton Township, MI) to provide robotics for its newly remodeled and expanded robotics technology center, which provides students with hands-on design and programming experience.
MUNICH, Germany-Transportation and manufacturing automation company Siemens AG is acquiring product lifecycle management (PLM) software company UGS Corp. (Plano, TX) for $3.5 billion in an effort to boost its digital manufacturing product line and capabilities.
LIVERMORE, CA-Industrial robot manufacturer Adept Technology Inc. has secured contracts with four solar panel manufacturing companies as part of an ongoing push into the rapidly expanding international solar power market.