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Robot orders in the first quarter of 2021 were up 20% over the same period in 2020, with substantial increases in purchases coming from companies in metals (up 86%), life sciences\/pharmaceutical\/biomed (up 72%), food and consumer goods (up 32%), and other non-automotive industries (12%).<\/p>\n

According to industry stats announced by the\u00a0Association for Advancing Automation\u00a0(A3), North American companies purchased 9,098 units valued at $466 million in Q1, with non-automotive companies purchasing 28% more robots over Q1 2020 and automotive OEMs and component suppliers combined seeing a 12% increase year-over-year.<\/p>\n

The strong Q1 for robot orders was the second-best start to any year on record (2017) and the second-best quarter on record for non-automotive orders, behind Q4 of 2020.\u00a0 Q4 2020 was also the second-best quarter ever for North America robot sales with a 64% increase over Q4 2019. In 2020 overall, for the first time, yearly orders of robots from non-automotive sectors surpassed automotive robot orders, as sales of robotic units in North America increased 4% in 2020 from 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cRobot sales have increased considerably as more and more companies in every industry recognize that robotics and automation can help them compete globally,\u201d said Jeff Burnstein, president of A3. \u201cWhile advances in robot technology, ease of use, and new applications remain key drivers in robot adoption, worker shortages in manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries are a significant factor in the current expansion of robot use that we\u2019re now seeing.\u00a0COVID didn\u2019t create the move toward automation, but certainly has accelerated trends that already were underway.\u201d<\/p>\n

While robotic purchases from automotive manufacturers can be highly cyclical, the increase from non-automotive companies, especially in metals, life sciences, and food and consumer goods, shows a promising outlook for the growth of the robotics and automation industry overall.<\/p>\n

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Members of A3 represent over 1,100 automation manufacturers, component suppliers, system integrators, end users, research groups and consulting firms from throughout the world that drive automation forward.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe expect increasing demand for robotics and automation to continue in\u00a0North America and throughout the world after the pandemic has ended,\u201d Burnstein added.\u00a0\u201cWe also expect that the increased use of automation will help companies be better prepared to face any future pandemics.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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