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Industrial robots in China to overtake EU and North America by 2017
AutomationIndustrial robots in China to overtake EU and North America by 2017Industrial robots in China to overtake EU and North America by 2017
A number of interesting fact have emerged from the recently published World Robotics 2014 Industrial Robots global study commissioned by the International Federation of Robotics. According to this study, robot sales increased by 12% to 178,132 units in 2013, by far the highest level ever recorded for one year. Growth was seen in sales of industrial robots to the automotive, the chemical, and the rubber and plastics industries, as well as to the food industry.
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