North American industrial robots - orders and shipments Q1 2019

In the first three months of 2019, customers in North America ordered robots to the value of around 423 million U.S. dollars. In the first quarter of 2019, orders for new 7,876 industrial robots were placed.

Where are robots used?

Worldwide sales of industrial robots reached some 373,000 units in 2019. The global market for robotics is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 10 percent between 2000 and 2025, and the industrial segment is projected to rise at a CAGR of around 7.6 percent. The growth in worldwide shipments is driven by the automotive sector, which accounted for the majority of installations of industrial robots. Consequently, the robot density is particularly high in countries with a robust automotive industry. Singapore and South Korea are the countries with the largest robot density in the manufacturing sector, perhaps due to tech-savvy environment with many people having a favorable opinion on technological advances and artificial intelligence.