Asensus Surgical will lay off the workers during a six-month period beginning Aug. 15.
The plant will bring 34 new jobs to the area and will be the company's first North American production and warehouse facility.
Allyson Heidenfelder is a Yancey County mom, but for dozens of local students and their parents, she's become a lot more than that.
The soft, pink blob stares at the camera with glassy eyes - before pulling its face into a dimpled smile.
The robot is the only BenchBot in North Carolina that researchers hope will lead to smarter tools in the agriculture industry.
Karleigh Fry, 8, became the first pediatric patient in the world to undergo robotic deep brain stimulation to treat a neurological condition.