The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) said that sales between 2018-2019 generated $11.2 billion, with prospects good for future growth.
And medical robot sales accounted for 47 percent of turnover in 2019 – robot surgery systems accounted for $5.3 billion – a rise of 28 percent from the year before.
Logistic robots, used in “smart” factories and in warehouses rose 110 percent in 2019 to generate $1.9 billion.
