The trade war between China and the U.S. has hit hard at robot sales and orders, at least for the moment. The Robot division of the Fanuc Group showed revenues down 11.5% for the six months ending September 2019, compared to the previous year. At ABB, orders at the Robotics & Discrete Automation division were down 18% in the third quarter, while revenues were down 6% in revenues. At the Yaskawa Group, robotics sales were down 9% for the six months ending August 2019.
One exception to this negative trend was Teradyne, which makes collaborative robots (cobots)–that is, robots designed […]
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