Looking at the industrial sectors, it is noticeable that the automotive industry is increasingly investing in robots worldwide - the IFR records average growth rates of 22% per year here. The main markets were China, Germany and the USA. Last year, global robot sales in the automotive industry rose by five percent. The metal processing and mechanical engineering sector also recorded an average annual growth rate of 22% in the same period. In 2013, sales of robots in this industry rose by 17%.