Orders for industrial robots in Japan rose 46.6% from a year earlier to 325.4 billion yen in July to September, according to third-quarter figures from the Japan Robot Association (JARA). The number of robots ordered rose 36.1% to 67,003. Orders and production both reached a quarterly record for the fourth quarter in a row.
Production rose 26.2% to 261.5 billion yen, or 51,414 robots. Total shipments rose 22.1% to a record 264.7 billion yen. Exports grew 23.5% to 216.5 billion yen, and exports to China rose from 68.2 billion yen a year earlier to 88.1 billion yen, while exports to North America and Europe fell.
Shipments of robots for logistics and material handling rose 29.1% to 12,149, those for making semiconductors 21.1% to 5,823, and those for mounting electronic parts 21.6% to 5,340.
Background
Japan Robot Association
Industry association
The Japanese industry body that publishes quarterly figures on industrial robot orders, production and shipments.
