Summary - OUTLOOK on World Robotics Report 2019 by IFR

Steven Wyatt, IFR Vice President, presented preview by regions, markets and key challenges

Chicago, Apr 10, 2019 — The preliminary statistics of the World Robotics Report shows that a new record high of 384,000 units were shipped globally in 2018 – an increase of one percent compared to the previous year. This means that the annual sales volume of industrial robots increased for the sixth time in a row (2013-2018) – but only just.

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