International Federation of RoboticsGlobal sales of industrial robots at record high
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has presented its new 'World Robotics Report 2018': According to this report, global sales of industrial robots achieved a 30% increase in 2017 compared to the previous year. The figures in detail.
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Korea's manufacturing industry has by far the highest robot density in the world - more than eight times the global average. In 2017, however, robot sales fell by 4% to 40,000 units. The main driver of this development was the electrical/electronics industry: robot installations in this sector fell by 18% in 2017. In the previous year, installations of industrial robots had peaked at 41,400 units.