ANN ARBOR, MI — Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in the first nine months of 2014, according to Robotic Industries Association, the industry’s trade group.
A total of 21,235 robots valued at $1.2 billion were ordered from North American companies in the first nine months of 2014, an increase of 35 percent in units and 22 percent in dollars over the same period in 2013.