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In 2011, the IFR recorded the highest deliveries of industrial robots (166,028 units) in a global comparison to date. The value of sales grew by 46 percent to a record 8.5 billion US dollars (equivalent to around 6.7 billion euros). This figure does not include the cost of software, peripherals and engineering services. If these costs were included, the value of the robot systems market would be around three times as high: The global market for robot systems is therefore estimated by the robotics association IFR at 25.5 billion US dollars (equivalent to around 20.3 billion euros). The world's largest robot market ...
