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Record 293,000 robots In U.S. factories

Sept. 25, 2020
Sales of new robots remain on a high level with 33,300 units shipped in 2019, which is 17% less compared to 2018

"The United States are by far the biggest robot market in the Americas." (Source: IFR)

The new World Robotics 2020 Industrial Robots report presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) shows a record of about 293,000 industrial robots operating in factories of the United States – an increase of 7%. Sales of new robots remain on a high level with 33,300 units shipped in 2019. This is 17% less compared to 2018, but still the second highest sales volume ever recorded.

"The United States are by far the biggest robot market in the Americas,” said Milton Guerry, president of the IFR. "The annual number of robots sold is highly influenced by the automotive industry, which is the most important customer. In 2019, the US car market was again the second largest car market in the world, following China, with the second largest production volume of cars and light vehicles."

The North American countries United States, Canada and Mexico represent the second largest operational stock of industrial robots in the world after China. Following the U.S. with 293,000 units in 2019, Mexico´s operational stock comes second with about 40,000 units, which is a plus of 11% and Canada – ranking third - with about 29,000 units – plus 2%. Most of the robots in the U.S. are imported from Japan, Korea and Europe. Although there are not many North American robot manufacturers, there are numerous important robot system integrators.

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