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FRAKFURT,Germany, Oct 28, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- China leads rebound ahead of Americas and Europe

- Operational stock will break 1 million-unit mark in 2021

- Robot sales plus 20% in 2020

The new World Robotics 2021 Industrial Robots report presented by the

International Federation of Robotics (IFR) shows a record of 943,000 industrial

robots operating in China´s factories today – an increase of 21%. Sales of new

robots grew strongly with about 168,000 units shipped in 2020. This is 20% more

compared to 2019 and the highest value ever recorded for a single country.

"The economies in North America, Asia and Europe did not experience their

Covid-19 low point at the same time," says Milton Guerry, President of the

International Federation of Robotics. "Order intake and production in the

Chinese manufacturing industry began surging in the second quarter of 2020. The

North American economy started to recover in the second half of 2020, and

Europe followed suit a little later."

Chinese robot manufacturers mainly catered to the domestic market, where they

held a market share of 27% in 2020 (45,000 units). This share has with some

volatility been constant in the past 8 years. In 2020, installations of foreign

robots - including units produced in China by non-Chinese suppliers - grew

strongly by 24% to 123,000 units in 2020 with a total market share of 73%.

Global robot installations are expected to rebound strongly and grow by 13% to

435,000 units in 2021, thus exceeding the record level achieved in 2018.

Installations in North America are expected to increase by 17% to almost 43,000

units. Installations in Europe are expected to grow by 8% to almost 73,000

units. Robot installations in Asia are expected to exceed the 300,000-unit mark

and add 15% to the previous year's result.

Outlook

The "boom after crisis" is expected to fade slightly in 2022 on a global scale.

From 2021 to 2024, average annual growth rates in the medium single-digit range

are expected.

Please find the FULL INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE for download here:

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Source: International Federation of Robotics