A3 reported declines in North American robot orders in the first nine months of 2024 but said there are reasons for optimism.

In this episode, Dr. Aaron Ames takes us down memory lane with a history of bipedal robotics and then introduces us to 3Laws Robotics.

The automotive industry will keep driving North American robotics adoption despite the current economic slowdown, according to A3.

North American robot orders declined across 2023 in comparison to record-setting sales in 2021 and 2022, but A3 expects a midyear turnaround.

37% fewer robots were purchased in April through June of 2023 than during the same period of 2022, according to A3’s latest report.

In Q1 2023, North American companies ordered just 9,168 units, according to A3, down 21% from the same quarter in 2022. 

North American companies ordered 44,196 robots in 2022, an 11% increase from 2021, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.

North American robot sales are on track to reach record highs for the second year in a row according to A3.

Robot sales increased 28% from Q1 of 2021, when North American companies purchased 9,098 units, to 11,595 units sold in 2022.

Robot sales rose 28% in 2021, jumping from 31,044 units in 2020. 58% of those orders came from outside of the automotive industry.