NA robot shipments hit record with big non-automotive growth

摘要

Robots were shipped to North American companies in record numbers last year, with more non-automotive companies installing robots than ever before, according to new statistics from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), part of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). In 2018, 35,880 units were shipped, a 7% increase over 2017. Shipments to non-automotive companies grew 41% to 16,702 shipments for the year. That growth came in several areas such as food and consumer goods (48%), plastics and rubber (37%), life sciences (31%) and electronics (22%).