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... medical robots (pictured) are ahead of agricultural robots and logistics robots. The robotics association anticipates strong growth momentum in all three top segments in the forecast period from 2016 to 2019: in the medical segment, with its large areas of application in diagnosis, surgical assistance and rehabilitation, the sales value is expected to rise to USD 7.2 billion. In agriculture - especially milking robots - an increase to USD 5.8 billion is expected. In logistics systems, with the large share of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), the sales value is expected to increase to USD 5.3 billion. The demand for service robots in the logistics sector has already ...