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North American robotics market sets new records for first nine months of 2015

Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in the first nine months of 2015, according to Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich.

A total of 22,427 robots valued at $1.3 billion were ordered from North American companies in the first nine months of 2015, an increase of 6 percent in units and 9 percent in dollars over the same period in 2014, which held the previous record. Robot shipments to North American customers through September totaled 21,436 robots valued at $1.2 billion, breaking the previous record set in 2014 by 16 percent in units and 10 percent in dollars.

Sales activity continued to be strong in both automotive and nonautomotive industries. Automotive-related orders were up 6 percent through September, while orders to nonautomotive industries such as electronics, food and consumer goods, and metals increased 5 percent over 2014.