The new World Robotics 2021 Industrial Robots report presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) shows a record of 943,000 industrial robots operating in China´s factories today – an increase of 21%. Sales of new robots grew strongly with about 168,000 units shipped in 2020. This is 20% more compared to 2019 and the highest value ever recorded for a single country. "The economies in North America , Asia and Europe did not experience their Covid-19 low point at the same time," says Milton Guerry , President of the International Federation of Robotics. "Order intake and production in the...