International Federation of RoboticsRobotics - the development up to 2019

More than 1.4 million new robots will be installed worldwide by 2019 - according to the latest forecast by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). What are the drivers of growth? How are the individual sales markets and regions developing?

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Figure 1, industrial robots worldwide, VDMA
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The increasing demand for industrial robots is being driven by a whole range of factors. These include the handling of new materials, energy efficiency and, last but not least, innovative automation concepts that can be used to link the real factory world and the virtual world in the sense of Industry 4.0.

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