A3 Robotics Statistics
In this section you will find quarterly members-only reports on the North American robotics market, where A3 provides a statistical analysis of North American robotics market sales, shipments, applications, and industries.
A3 Robotics - Advanced Stats Package - 1Q 2026
Available to Silver, Gold and Platinum A3 members, this Advanced Stats Package provides a deeper look at the North American robotics market, including detailed application and industry data, annual figures, and time series reporting dating back to 1Q 2010. The package also includes collaborative robot order statistics by application and industry, giving members a more complete view of where automation demand is developing across key sectors. To access this report, please log in through the A3 Vault. To upgrade your membership and unlock access to advanced market intelligence, please contact Amy Zmikly at [email protected].
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A3 Robotics - 1Q 2026 Deluxe Press Release
In Q1 2026, North American companies ordered 9,055 robots valued at $543 million, with units essentially flat compared to Q1 2025 and order revenue down 6.4%. The quarter was shaped in part by a cyclical decline in Automotive OEM orders, while demand across several non-automotive and emerging sectors was considerably stronger, including Life Sciences/Pharma/Biomed, Semi & Electronics/Photonics, Food & Consumer Goods, Plastics & Rubber, and All Other Industries. Collaborative robots were also a bright spot, increasing 55.6% in units and 78.2% in revenue year-over-year, and accounting for 18.1% of total units ordered and 12.9% of total order revenue.
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A3 Robotics - Advanced Stats Package - 4Q 2025
NEW FOR 2025: Collaborative Robot order statistics by application and industry are available in this report! This Advanced Stats Package is available to Silver, Gold and Platinum A3 Members. It contains a time series dating back to 1Q 2010 for Application and Industry data on the North American Robotics Market. It also contains annual figures. If you are interested in upgrading your membership to get access to this report, please contact Amy Zmikly at [email protected].
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A3 Robotics - 4Q 2025 Deluxe Stats Release
In 2025, 36,766 robots valued at $2.25 billion were ordered by companies across the region. These volumes represent a 6.6% change in units and a 10.1% change in revenue compared to 2024 (adjusting growth rates for matching reporting cohorts). Collaborative robots continue to be an important new segment of our reporting. In 2025, 7,212 collaborative robots were ordered, valued at $241 million, accounting for 19.6% of total units and 10.7% of total revenue. As this dataset matures, we’ll continue to expand our analysis with growth rates and sector-specific insights.
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A3 Robotics - Advanced Stats Package - 3Q 2025
NEW FOR 2025: Collaborative Robot order statistics by application and industry are available in this report! This Advanced Stats Package is available to Silver, Gold and Platinum A3 Members. It contains a time series dating back to 1Q 2010 for Application and Industry data on the North American Robotics Market. It also contains annual figures. If you are interested in upgrading your membership to get access to this report, please contact Amy Zmikly at [email protected].
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A3 Robotics - 3Q 2025 Deluxe Press Release
In the first nine months of 2025, 26,441 robots valued at $1.7 billion were ordered by companies across the region. These volumes represent a 6.6% change in units and a 10.6% change in revenue compared to the same period in 2024 (adjusting growth rates for matching reporting cohorts). Collaborative robots continue to be an important new segment of our reporting. In the first nine months of 2025, 4,259 collaborative robots were ordered, valued at $156 million, accounting for 16.1% of total units and 9.4% of total revenue.
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A3 Robotics - Advanced Stats Package - 2Q 2025
NEW FOR 2025: Collaborative Robot order statistics by application and industry are available in this report! This Advanced Stats Package is available to Silver, Gold and Platinum A3 Members. It contains a time series dating back to 1Q 2010 for Application and Industry data on the North American Robotics Market. It also contains annual figures. If you are interested in upgrading your membership to get access to this report, please contact Amy Zmikly at [email protected].
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A3 Robotics - 2Q 2025 Deluxe Press Release
Robot orders in North America increased in the first half of 2025, with companies purchasing 17,635 units valued at $1.094 billion, according to new data released by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Compared to the same period in 2024, this represents a 4.3% increase in units and a 7.5% rise in order value, signaling steady momentum in automation investment despite broader economic uncertainty.
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A3 Robotics - Advanced Stats Package - 1Q 2025
NEW FOR 2025: Collaborative Robot order statistics by application and industry are available in this report! This Advanced Stats Package is available to Silver, Gold and Platinum A3 Members. It contains a time series dating back to 1Q 2010 for Application and Industry data on the North American Robotics Market. It also contains annual figures. If you are interested in upgrading your membership to get access to this report, please contact Amy Zmikly at [email protected].
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A3 Robotics - 1Q 2025 Deluxe Press Release
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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A3 Robotics - Advanced Stats Package - 4Q 2024
This Advanced Stats Package is available to Silver, Gold and Platinum A3 Members. It contains a time series dating back to 1Q 2010 for Application and Industry data on the North American Robotics Market. It also contains annual figures. If you are interested in upgrading your membership to get access to this report, please contact Amy Zmikly at [email protected].
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A3 Robotics - 4Q 2024 Deluxe Press Release
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has released detailed statistics for the North American robotics market in 2024, revealing a nuanced landscape of industry-specific performances. Total robot orders slightly increased by 0.5% year-over-year to 31,311 units, with revenues virtually stable at a 0.1% increase, totaling $1.963 billion.
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A3 Robotics - Advanced Stats Package - 3Q 2024
This Advanced Stats Package is available to Silver, Gold and Platinum A3 Members. It contains a time series dating back to 1Q 2010 for Application and Industry data on the North American Robotics Market. It also contains annual figures. If you are interested in upgrading your membership to get access to this report, please contact Amy Zmikly at [email protected].
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A3 Robotics - 3Q 2024 Deluxe Press Release
In the third quarter of 2024, 7,329 robots valued at $475 million were ordered by North American companies. These volumes represent growth of 14.1% in units ordered and 8.8% in revenue over the third quarter of 2023. Compared to the previous quarter (the second quarter of 2024), units ordered increased 2.9%, while order revenue decreased 3.0%. More detail on year-over-year industry growth rates for the first quarter. In terms of sales by industry, Non-automotive customers ordered 4,113 robots (56% of total) in the third quarter, while Automotive customers ordered 3,216 robots (44% of total).
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A3 Robotics - Advanced Stats Package - 2Q 2024
This Advanced Stats Package is available to Silver, Gold and Platinum A3 Members. It contains a time series dating back to 1Q 2010 for Application and Industry data on the North American Robotics Market. It also contains annual figures. If you are interested in upgrading your membership to get access to this report, please contact Amy Zmikly at [email protected].
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A3 Robotics - 2Q 2024 Deluxe Press Release
In the second quarter of 2024, the North American robotics market saw 7,123 robots ordered, valued at $489 million, representing a 9.7% decrease in units but a 6.9% increase in revenue compared to Q2 2023. For the first half of 2024, 15,705 robots valued at $983 million were ordered, marking a 7.9% decline in units and a 6.8% drop in revenue year-over-year. Notable growth occurred in the Food & Consumer Goods and Life Sciences sectors, while the automotive component and semiconductor industries faced significant declines.
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A3 Robotics - 1Q 2024 Deluxe Press Release
Robot sales in North America were down 6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year. According to the Association for Advancing Automation, companies purchased 8,582 robots from January through March, valued at $494 million. While overall orders decreased during this time period, orders from non-automotive companies grew 16% over Q1 2023. This report includes the full press release from the first quarter of 2024 and data by application, industry, and a year-over-year comparison.
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A3 Robotics - SAMPLE Advanced Stats Package
This is a sample of the A3 Robotics Advanced Stats package, which is available to Silver, Gold and Platinum A3 Members. It contains a time series dating back to 1Q 2010 for Application and Industry data on the North American Robotics Market. It also contains annual figures. If you are interested in upgrading your membership to get access to this report, please contact Amy Zmikly at [email protected].
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A3 Robotics - 4Q 2023 Deluxe Press Release
After record orders in both 2021 and 2022, robot sales in North American declined by 30% in 2023, according to the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared to 44,196 ordered in 2022 and 39,708 in 2021. These 2023 orders were divided almost equally among automotive (15,723 robots sold) and non-automotive companies (15,436 robots sold), a 34% drop in sales to automotive OEMs and automotive suppliers over 2022 and a 25% total decrease in all other industries.
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A3 Robotics - 3Q 2023 Deluxe Press Release
In the first nine months of 2023, North American robotics suppliers increased shipments in both volume and dollar amounts, but saw a sharp decrease in new orders compared to 2022.
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A3 Robotics - 2Q 2023 Deluxe Press Release
In the first half of 2023, total new robot orders increased but shipments decreased compared to the first half of 2022.
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A3 Robotics - 1Q 2023 Deluxe Press Release
North American companies ordered fewer robots in the first quarter of 2023 than for the same period last year.
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A3 Robotics - 4Q 2022 Deluxe Press Release
Driven by the resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the North American robotics market set all-time records in robot shipments in 2022.
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A3 Robotics - 3Q 2022 Deluxe Press Release
North American robot sales in the first nine months of 2022 reached record levels, with all indications pointing to 2022 ending with the highest number of robots sold in a year for the second year in a row.
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A3 Robotics - 2Q 2022 Deluxe Press Release
For the third-straight quarter, robot sales in North America hit a record high, driven by a resurgence in sales to automotive companies and an ongoing need to manage increasing demand to automate logistics for e-commerce.
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A3 Robotics - 1Q 2022 Deluxe Press Release
North American companies started 2022 by purchasing the most robots ever in a single quarter.
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A3 Robotics - 4Q 2021 Deluxe Press Release
Propelled by a surge in non-automotive sectors, the number of robots sold in North America set a new record in 2021, an increase over the previous high in 2017.
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A3 Robotics - 3Q 2021 Deluxe Press Release
Strong robot sales in the third quarter of 2021 show a trend toward the strongest year ever recorded for the North American robotics market.
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A3 Robotics - 2Q 2021 Deluxe Press Release
Robot orders in the second quarter of 2021 were up 67% over the same period in 2020, showing a return to pre-COVID 19 pandemic demand for automation as manufacturers and other North American companies return to business.
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A3 Robotics - 1Q 2021 Deluxe Press Release
A strong Q1 for robot orders was the second-best start to any year on record (2017) and the second-best quarter on record for non-automotive orders, behind Q4 of 2020.
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A3 Robotics - 4Q 2020 Deluxe Press Release
For the first time, yearly orders of robots from non-automotive sectors surpassed automotive robot orders, as sales of robotic units in North America increased in 2020 from 2019.
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A3 Robotics - 3Q 2020 Deluxe Press Release
A3 Robotics reports on the North American robot orders and shipments for the 3rd quarter of 2020 as a whole and broken down by industry.
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A3 Robotics - 2Q 2020 Deluxe Press Release
North American robot orders shrank in both new orders and shipments in the first half of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019.
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A3 Robotics - 1Q 2020 Deluxe Press Release
Both shipments and new orders were down slightly in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the prior year.
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A3 Robotics - 4Q 2019 Deluxe Press Release
The fourth quarter of 2019 saw softening sales, but North American robot unit orders remained up compared to 2018 results. However, order revenue for 2019 was down year over year.
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A3 Robotics - 3Q 2019 Deluxe Press Release
North American robot unit orders were up 5.2% through the third quarter of 2019, compared to 2018 results.
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A3 Robotics - 2Q 2019 Deluxe Press Release
An increase in units ordered by automotive OEMS drove growth in the robot orders during the first half of 2019, which saw an increase over the same period last year.
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A3 Robotics - 1Q 2019 Deluxe Press Release
North American robot orders declined slightly in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of the prior year.
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