International Federation of RoboticsService robots - sales value increases by 39
The robotics association IFR has published figures on service robotics: in 2017, sales of service robots for professional use rose by 39% to USD 6.6 billion. The total number of units sold grew by 85%. Logistics robots are in particularly high demand.
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"In the 2018-2021 sales forecast, we expect a cumulative volume of around 46 billion US dollars for the professional service segment," said Gudrun Litzenberger, Secretary General of the robotics association IFR, at the presentation of the latest figures on service robotics. The most important drivers here are robots for medicine, logistics and field services - also with a view to 2017: for the most part, ...
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