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North American Robot Orders Hold Steady in Q1 2025 as A3 Launches First-Ever Collaborative Robot Tracking
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% increase in units ordered and a 15% rise in order value, signaling continued demand and increased investment in higher-value automation systems.
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Bots In the News:
The market responded to a better than anticipated inflation report with a strong upswing in last week’s trading. The higher beta bots gained 7.59%, one of the strongest performances for the history of the Index. Its move bested the S & P 500 which still rose a strong 5.89%.
There were only five losers during the week, three of which were in the defense industry – Northrup Grumman -5.75%, Lockheed Martin -3.69% and Raytheon -1.65% respectively. The other two companies with disappointing results were the two electric vehicle corporations. Tesla fell 5.54% and NIO Inc. declined 1.03%.
Almost half of the components of the Bot Index increased their value into double digits. This was a record for the nearly seven year history of the Index. Of the fourteen companies that rose by double digits, the best performance was turned in by 3D System’s 24.78%. A surprise better than expected earnings report accounted for the increase which was noted on significantly higher volume that normal. Other strong gainers included:
Faro Technologies +18.22%
Azenta +16.47%
Yaskawa Electric +15.95%
OMRON Corp +15.45%
NVIDIA Corp +15.34%
Keyecee Corp +13.03%
Google +11.56%
Cognex +11.12%
Fanuc +10.67%
Intuitive Surgical +10.67%
Rockwell Automation +10.55%
ABB Ltd. +10.23%
Accuray Inc. +10.09%
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