The pandemic has increased the demand for robots

Reuters reported that the pandemic of the new coronavirus has affected several industries and changes have also taken place in the field of robotics. Last year was the first in which most robots in North America did not go to cars. Deliveries of robots rose 3.5% last year to 31,044, the agency said, citing the American Association for Advanced Automation. Up to 52% of them went to companies that focus on the production of consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. For the first time, most robots went to areas other than the automotive sector. For example, in 2017, two-thirds of robots went to cars. The growth rate was also high. Robot orders from pharmaceutical companies, biomedical companies and life sciences rose 69% last year, the association said. Demand from food and consumer goods producers increased by 56%. When governments took quarantine measures and many companies shut down after the first wave, the Robotics industry, like other industries, was initially paid for the new coronavirus outbreak. In the second half of the year, however, the economy moved again and many companies increased the demand for robotic systems. The fourth quarter of last year was the second best in the field of robot supplies in history, when supplies increased by almost 64% compared to the 4th quarter of the previous year.