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.