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... 13 billion US dollars. The association also sees a strong upward trend in the entertainment robot business: Here, there was a 29% jump in units sold from 2014 to 2015 to around 1.7 million units. Particularly popular with consumers: toy and hobby robots. According to the forecast, the entire segment will increase to a total of 11 million units between 2016 and 2019. The sales value is expected to total USD 9.1 billion by then.