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5 million robots are now at work in factories worldwide, reports the IFR

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What happened

and Germany are also significant markets, found the IFR. That increase was due to an 11% jump in annual installations, reported the organization, as factories worldwide installed more than 600,000 new units last year.

China still leads the world in industrial robot installations, but the U.S. Adoption of robotics has continued to increase year over year.

“Industrial automation is progressing at high speed,” stated Jane Heffner, president of the IFR. “It’s a good time be building robots,” said Jon Quick, CEO of Launchpad Build AI .

Key facts

  • and Germany are also significant markets, — found: the IFR

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