Robotics is hot

Third-quarter statistics show that the North American robotics industry is having its best year ever, says the Robotics Industries Assn. (Ann Arbor, MI).

“There are 98ꯠ robots currently in use, with lots of room for growth because only 10 percent of manufacturing companies who could benefit from robots are using them,” said Donald A. Vincent, executive vice president of RIA, at the Nov. 3-5 Robotics Industry Forum in Orlando. Proceedings from the forum are available by contacting RIA.

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