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North American Robot Orders Rose 24.8% Year Over Year in Q3 2026
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A3 says North American companies ordered 10,989 robots worth $723.5 million in Q3, up 24.8% in units and 26.1% in value from a year earlier. Automotive-component orders rose 90.4% and cobot orders about 56%, but the figures track orders rather than installations, production output or realized productivity.
Why it matters
The order mix suggests automation demand is broadening beyond automotive OEMs into components, electronics, life sciences, plastics and metals.
Sources
- North American Robot Orders Increase 24.8% in Third Quarter of 2026 (external site)Association for Advancing Automation · primary source ·
- North American robot orders climb 24.8% in Q3 of 2026, says A3 (external site)The Robot Report · coverage ·
- A3 Reports North American Robot Orders Jump 25% in Third Quarter (external site)AI Insider · coverage ·