Sarcos Defense, a subsidiary of Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation , announced that it has received a $13.8 million USD contract from Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The award results from an innovative AFWERX AFVentures opportunity for its Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) program.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., has introduced a suite of five generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovations aimed at enabling organizations of varied sizes to develop new generative AI applications, improve employee productivity, and fundamentally transform their operations.

Worldwide end-user spending on security and risk management is projected to total $215 billion in 2024, an increase of 14.3% from 2023, according to new forecast from Gartner. In 2023, global security and risk management end-user spending is estimated to reach $188.1 billion.

By 2026, organisations that operationalise artificial intelligence (AI) transparency, trust and security will see their AI models achieve a 50% improvement in terms of adoption, business goals and user acceptance, according to Gartner.

SAP has announced the launch of Joule, an AI assistant utilizing natural language processing, intended to support operational processes within businesses. Joule will be embedded within SAP’s cloud enterprise portfolio and is designed to provide insights based on data from SAP solutions and third-party sources.

A new study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, Imperial College London and The University of Melbourne has found that people can learn to use supernumerary robotic arms as effectively as working with a partner in just one hour of training. 

The new World Robotics report shows robot installations in the United States were up by 10% to 39,576 units in 2022, almost matching the all-time peak level of 40,373 units achieved in 2018.

The new World Robotics report shows robot installations in France were up by 13%, reaching 7,380 units in 2022 – the most successful year in the country’s history. France is the third largest robot market in the European Union following Italy and Germany.

Salesforce has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Airkit.ai, a company specializing in the creation of AI-powered customer service applications and experiences. Airkit.ai focuses on enabling both Fortune 500 companies and rapidly growing businesses to develop adaptable, omni-channel customer engagement applications, and AI-based customer service agents.

The new World Robotics report shows robot installations in China grew by 5% and reached a new peak of 290,258 units in 2022. This was 52% of all installations worldwide.