Businesses ordered 35,000 robots last year, mostly for assembly line automation

Last year was a good one for the robotics industry. North American businesses ordered 35,000 robots in 2016, a 10 percent increase from 2015, according to a report on Tuesday by trade organization Robotic Industries Association. Meanwhile, sales on those orders in the region reached an all-time high of $1.9 billion last year, beating the […]