This is how many robots the industry uses every year

Published on: May 15, 2020 / Update from: June 4, 2020 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

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Experts expect that the corona pandemic will give a boost to the installation of industrial robots. Ultimately, factories with many robots and a high level of automation can continue to produce even if people are largely absent due to health risks. Based on data from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) , the graphic shows how many robots are installed worldwide every year. The forecast for the coming years dates from autumn 2019 and is likely to be revised upwards soon. According to a report in Handelsblatt, “laboratory and disinfection robots are already in demand in the fight against the pandemic”. The main driver here is the Asia region: more than two thirds of all newly installed robots will be used here in 2021.

Experts expect that the corona pandemic will give a boost to the installation of industrial robots. After all, factories with a large number of robots and a high degree of automation can continue to produce even if humans are largely absent due to health risks. The graph shows how many robots are newly installed worldwide each year, based on data from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) . The forecast for the coming years dates from autumn 2019 and is likely to be revised upwards soon. According to a Handelsblatt report, “laboratory and disinfection robots are already in demand in the fight against the pandemic”. The main driver here is the Asian region: more than two thirds of all newly installed robots will be used here in 2021.

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