Industrial robots broke worldwide sales record again in 2015

The worldwide sales of industrial robots achieved a new record number of 248,000 units in 2015. This represents a rise of 12% compared to the previous year (2014: 221,000 units).
This sees the continuation of the global automation boom, which commenced in the wake of the financial crisis in 2009. The sales figures for industrial robots have increased almost four-fold since that time (2009: 60,000 units). There is no end in sight to this growth trajectory: By 2018, some 2.3 million units will be deployed on factory floors - more than twice as many as in 2009 (1.0 million). So says the 2016 World Robotics Statistics, issued by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
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