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Motion controller shipments surge 22% in 2013
Global shipments for motion control products down 5% overall.

North American robotics shipments grow 11% in 2013, orders down 5%
Despite a slight contraction in overall new orders, the non-automotive industries segment grew 22% -- including 13% growth in materials handling.

North American robotics companies break sales record set last year
Shipments and orders up by double digits over record set in first half of 2012.

North American robotics companies post strongest opening quarter ever
Unit orders increased 14.5% over the same period in 2012, and 10% above the previous first quarter record set in 2005.

Robot report predicts significant growth in coming decade
U.S. growth projections are particularly high, from a $2.5b market in 2011 to $9b in 2021.

North American robotics industry posts best quarter ever, according to new statistics from RIA
Industry trade group reports more than 10,000 industrial robots for nearly $750 million sold in North America in the first half of the year.



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