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North American industrial robot orders ‘essentially flat’, says A3

May 14, 2025 by Mai Tao

Robot orders in North America remained “essentially flat” in the first quarter of 2025, with companies purchasing 9,064 units valued at $580.7 million, according to new data released by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).

Compared to Q1 2024, this represents a 0.4 percent increase in units ordered and a 15 percent rise in order value, signaling continued demand and increased investment in higher-value automation systems.

A3 will present the full Q1 2025 report on Wednesday, May 14, at Automate 2025, North America’s largest automation tradeshow, taking place May 12-15 in Detroit. [Read more…] about North American industrial robot orders ‘essentially flat’, says A3

Inaugural humanoid robot industry event reflects ‘tremendous amount of interest’

September 26, 2024 by Mark Allinson

The Humanoid Robot Forum, the first event focused exclusively on this growing robotics category, has released its agenda with experts poised to outline the latest advancements, strategies and applications in manufacturing, logistics and daily life.

The forum is being organised by the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3, one of the world’s leading robotics and automation industries associations.

Speakers at this inaugural event, held October 7 in Memphis, Tennessee, will include Melonee Wise of Agility, Jeff Cardenas of Apptronik, Adrian Stoch of GXO, Huan Tan of UBTECH, Brendan Schulman of Boston Dynamics and Aaron Prather of ASTM International along with other visionaries from Collaborative Robotics, HaptX, NEURA Robotics, Persona AI, Reflex Robotics, Stokes Educational Services, Synapticon and WiBotics. [Read more…] about Inaugural humanoid robot industry event reflects ‘tremendous amount of interest’

Industrial robots break records in 2017

December 20, 2017 by Sam Francis

It’s been a record-breaking year for the industrial robotics sector, according to figures released by the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3.

In the first nine months of 2017, at least 27,294 orders of robots valued at approximately $1.473 billion were sold in North America, says A3.

This is the “highest level ever recorded in any other year during the same time period”, says the organisation. [Read more…] about Industrial robots break records in 2017

A3 reports record growth of robotics and automation sales in North America

August 18, 2017 by David Edwards

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has revealed the results of its latest research on robotics and automation trends, sales, and growth.

As expected, many records were set in the areas of robotics, machine vision, motion control and motor technology for the first half of 2017, says A3. [Read more…] about A3 reports record growth of robotics and automation sales in North America

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