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Robot sales reach record high in North America for third straight quarter

Control Engineering

According to the Association for Advancing Automation , of the 12,305 robots sold in Q2 2022, 59% of the orders came from the automotive industry with the remaining orders from non-automotive companies largely in the food & consumer goods industry, which saw a 13% increase in unit orders over the same period, April through June, in 2021.

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Robot orders decline in Q2 2023

Control Engineering

economy and high interest rates have taken a toll on robot orders in North America, resulting in a decline for the second quarter in a row after record purchases in 2021 and 2022. This drop comes after a record 2022, where North American companies ordered 44,196 robots, up 11% over 2021, the previous record. A slow U.S.