The UK installed just over 2,300 units in 2018 – an increase of more than 30%, according to figures compiled by the International Federation of Robotics.
The rise in industrial robots coincides with a growing desire from businesses and their employees that machines take over the unhealthy, hazardous or monotonous tasks currently undertaken by humans. This trend was reflected in a recent survey conducted by automatica which showed the majority of workers, 83%, want robots to shoulder the dirty, dull and…
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