Figures released by the British Aut

Figures released by the British Automation and Robot Association (BARA2.) for UK robot sales in 2003 showthat for the first time in three years there is an upward trend in the numbers of these kinds of robots sold in theUK. With just over 800 units sold last year (up from 750 in the previous year) this is still one third down on therecord year of 2000 when over 1200 robot units were sold into manufacturing. Major applications are spotwelding and materials handling, and automotive is the sector with the highest usage.What may not be quite so familiar is the success of the smaller benchtop or desktop robot in industry. Since themid-1990's, when the sales began to take off, tens of thousands of these smaller machines have taken onassembly tasks and brought automation to even quite small manufacturing facilities all over the world. Ifbenchtop robots are taken into account in the above statistics, total robot usage might possibly be twice thatreported

Figures released by the British Automation and Robot Association (BARA
2
) for UK robot sales in 2003 show
that for the first time in three years there is an upward trend in the numbers of these kinds of robots sold in the
UK. With just over 800 units sold last year (up from 750 in the previous year) this is still one third down on the
record year of 2000 when over 1200 robot units were sold into manufacturing. Major applications are spot
welding and materials handling, and automotive is the sector with the highest usage.
What may not be quite so familiar is the success of the smaller benchtop or desktop robot in industry. Since the
mid-1990’s, when the sales began to take off, tens of thousands of these smaller machines have taken on
assembly tasks and brought automation to even quite small manufacturing facilities all over the world. If
benchtop robots are taken into account in the above statistics, total robot usage might possibly be twice that
reported

Figures released by the British Automation and Robot Association (BARA

) 2 for UK robot sales in 2003 show
that for the. First time in three years there is an upward trend in the numbers of these kinds of robots sold in the
UK. With just over 800 units. Sold last year (up from 750 in the previous year) this is still one third down on the
.Record year of 2000 when over 1200 robot units were sold into manufacturing. Major applications are spot
welding and materials. Handling and automotive, is the sector with the highest usage.
What may not be quite so familiar is the success of the smaller. Benchtop or desktop robot in industry. Since the
mid-1990 ', s when the sales began to, take offTens of thousands of these smaller machines have taken on
assembly tasks and brought automation to even quite small manufacturing. Facilities all over the world. If
benchtop robots are taken into account in the above statistics total robot, usage might. Possibly be twice that
reported.