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.
© IFR World Robotics 2018
Robot installations in the US rose to a new high for the seventh consecutive year in 2017, reaching over 33,000 units. Since 2010, the trend towards automation in production has been a persistent growth driver in all US manufacturing industries.