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In January 2017, the opinion research institute Kantar Emnid conducted a representative survey on behalf of the BMBF on the topic of "Creating knowledge - thinking and working in the world of tomorrow". Robotics is viewed quite critically.
read more...This year's 13th IERA Award for Robotics and Automation goes to the butler robot 'Relay'. The little errand boy from the US development company Savioke carries out its errands completely independently - for example in hotels, hospitals or logistics centers.
read more...The Asian economic region relies on industrial robots: in just five years, the number of operational units rose by 70% to 887,400 (2010 - 2015). In the 2015 financial year alone, sales figures climbed by 19% to 160,600 units.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
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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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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Good news from the robotics industry: The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) announced new record figures for the 2015 financial year at Automatica: 248,000 units sold represent an increase of 12% compared to the previous year.
read more...The German robotics and automation industry posted record sales of over 12 billion euros in 2015 - an increase of 7% compared to the previous year. The outlook for 2016 is more subdued.
read more...International Federation of Robotics (IFR)
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has announced the sales figures for 2015. According to the figures, the number of industrial robots sold worldwide last year reached the mark of around 240,000 units for the first time.
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