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Ouster, provider of digital lidar sensors, has signed a strategic customer agreement with autonomous sidewalk delivery company Serve Robotics. The agreement includes the delivery of OS digital lidar sensors through 2023, along with forecast for additional sensors through 2025 as Serve Robotics scales its delivery fleets across U.S. cities and beyond.

AMI infrastructure, digital twins, intelligent asset management, Geographical Information Systems, 5G and Artificial Intelligence are the water technology trends for 2022, according to Idrica. These global trends are set to bring innovative use cases to revolutionize the water industry.

Doosan Robotics announced it has become South Korea’s first to achieve an annual sales record of 1,000 units for collaborative robots (cobots). Established in 2015, Doosan Robotics has manufactured cobots using proprietary technology and has maintained the position of number one market share holder in Korea since 2018.

The new 5-year plan for the robotics industry in China, released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in Beijing, focuses on promoting innovation – making China a global leader for robot technology and industrial advancement. The statistical department of the International Federation of Robotics reports about the domestic and foreign engagement on the world’s largest market.

Manutan, the European leader in B to B e-commerce specialising in the distribution of equipment and supplies to companies and local authorities, has deployed a Robotic Process Automation solution in its Finance Department.

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.5 trillion in 2022, an increase of 5.1% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Despite the potential impacts of the Omicron variant, economic recovery with high expectations for digital market prosperity will continue to boost technology investments.

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea teams are using robots to increase efficiency and reduce staff burden in their distribution warehouse. Launched as a pilot program in December 2021, USAMMC-K installed a robotic carrier system the goal of reducing manpower requirements to deliver processed medical supplies from the warehouse’s receiving section to storage and shipping sections as workers fulfill customer requests.

Autonomous vehicle company Nuro has unveiled its third-generation autonomous delivery vehicle. The zero-occupant vehicle simply called Nuro, is expected to scale its services to millions of people across the country.

At Aarbakke in Norway, the Norwegian machine manufacturer that is over 100 years old and which sells parts and equipment worth billions to the global oil and gas industry, the company has created a culture where all employees love to conceive great ideas for improvements, optimisation and automation. This means that Aarbakke’s CFO John Lende receives a lot of valuable input about how to fine-tune the company’s processes even more.

The global market for autonomous vehicles, estimated at 6.1 thousand units in the year 2020, is projected to reach a size of 110.1 thousand units by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 60.6% according to the report Autonomous Vehicles – Global Market Trajectory & Analytics by ResearchAndMarkets.