... the IFR International Federation of Robotics is confident: "The number of incoming orders increased considerably in the first four months of 2014 and inquiries from industrial customers from all over the world are on the rise," says IFR President Arturo Baroncelli. For this reason, he expects sales in 2014 to increase at the same rate as in 2013. The IFR's forecast estimates global sales of industrial robots at around 200,000 units in 2014.