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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... 13 billion US dollars. The association also sees a strong upward trend in the entertainment robot business: Here, there was a 29% jump in units sold from 2014 to 2015 to around 1.7 million units. Particularly popular with consumers: toy and hobby robots. According to the forecast, the entire segment will increase to a total of 11 million units between 2016 and 2019. The sales value is expected to total USD 9.1 billion by then.