The IFR shared its annual look at global and regional demand for robots in manufacturing in conjunction with Automate/ProMat 2019. Slowdowns affected growth in some regions, but improving software and hardware capabilities could lead to new highs.
Industrial robot sales increase 29% worldwide, IFR reports
Worldwide industrial robot sales reached a record 380,550 units in 2017, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) announced at Automatica 2018 in Munich. That’s a 29 percent increase over the 294,300 units sold in 2016. These are the initial findings of the IFR’s World Robotics Report 2018. Announced during the IFR CEO Round Table at…
IFR Report: 1.7m new industrial robots to be installed by 2020
Factories worldwide are set to install more than 1.7 million new industrial robots by 2020, according to the new International Federation of Robotics World Robotics 2017 Industrial Robots report published today. There were about 1.8 million operating industrial robots at the end of 2016, marking an expected 14% annual growth rate between 2018 and 2020.…
World record sales of robots achieved
The worldwide sales of industrial robots achieved a new record number of 248,000 units in 2015. This represents a rise of 12 percent compared to the previous year…
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International Federation of Robotics elects new President
The Executive Board of the IFR has elected Joseph Gemma (KUKA Robotics Corporation US) as its new President. Mr. Gemma succeeds Arturo Baroncelli (Comau Robotics, Italy), who is…
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A Record Year for Industrial Robotics
By Paul J. Heney, Editorial Director According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the global demand for industrial robots reached an all-time high of about 168,000 units last year. Based on the results of its quarterly statistics, the IFR estimates that this total represented 5% more than sold in 2012. Robot sales to the…