International Federation of RoboticsService robots on the verge of a "historic breakthrough"
Service robots for professional applications recorded a significant increase in sales and sales value in 2015. However, the development of service robotics is also rosy in the private sector. Current figures and forecasts from the robotics association IFR show this.
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The overall forecast for all professional service robots combined is very positive for the robotics association IFR: According to this, sales of the approximately 333,000 new units will increase to a total value of USD 23.1 billion between 2016 and 2019. A sales value of a similar magnitude is expected for the business with private service robots: The approximately 42 million units forecast will generate a total of USD 22.4 billion. Broken down by area of application, ...