Question follow-through · 8561
Robots: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an (a) estimate of the potential private sector investment in (i) autonomous delivery robots and (ii) other autonomous technologies by 2030 and (b) asses
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 18 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an (a) estimate of the potential private sector investment in (i) autonomous delivery robots and (ii) other autonomous technologies by 2030 and (b) asses
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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18 Oct 2024
Answer published
A 2021 BEIS report estimated the total economic impact of robotics and autonomous systems uptake across a range of selected sectors (logistics, agriculture, food & drink, construction, energy, infrastructure and health; and excluding manufacturing) to...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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