International Federation of RoboticsIndustrial robot sales increase by 29% worldwide

Global sales of industrial robots reached a record 380,550 units in 2017. China recorded the highest growth in demand for industrial robots with an increase of 58%. In the USA, sales rose by 6% and in Germany by 8% compared to the previous year.

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Collaborative robot "Apas" from Bosch.
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Human-robot collaboration without safety fences - it offers new concepts for new flexible production processes. According to the IFR, human-robot collaboration will support the flexible production of small quantities with high complexity in the future.

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