This is you Robotics Industry Insider: AI & Automation News podcast.
The robotics and automation sector has surged into November with remarkable momentum, marked by a steady recovery in North America and breakout progress in global industrial automation. The Association for Advancing Automation reports that North American robot orders increased by more than four percent and revenue rose by nearly eight percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2024. A particularly striking story is the dramatic 34 percent surge in robot orders among automotive manufacturers, but what is more telling is that life sciences and electronics are now outpacing traditional auto applications, with life sciences and biomedical robots experiencing quarter-over-quarter growth above twenty percent. Collaborative robots—machines engineered to work directly alongside people—are now central to these advances, responsible for almost a quarter of all new robot orders last quarter. These so-called cobots are valued for addressing labor shortages and operational bottlenecks, and are rapidly expanding beyond automotive into pharmaceuticals, electronics, and small-part assembly.
On the global stage, the International Federation of Robotics reveals the world installed 542,000 industrial robots in 2024, more than double the number a decade ago, with Asia accounting for nearly three-quarters of all deployments. Similarly, the worldwide industrial automation market has ballooned to roughly 256 billion dollars, and forecasts from Precedence Research suggest the sector will approach 570 billion dollars by 2034, expanding at a sustained nine percent annual growth rate. Artificial intelligence and machine learning integration are at the heart of this expansion, particularly in predictive maintenance and real-time quality control, enabling factories to prevent failures before they happen and to maximize equipment uptime. The application of high-speed 5G networks is amplifying these effects—driving machine-to-machine communications, seamless monitoring, and highly responsive automation for applications like warehouse logistics and autonomous mobile robots. One immediate example is Rockwell Automation’s milestone rollout of its first autonomous mobile robots since acquiring Clearpath Robotics, a case that underscores the rising importance of industry partnerships and transformative acquisitions in scaling AI-powered automation across sectors.
For listeners considering action, the most effective steps right now include evaluating how collaborative robots could relieve production bottlenecks, investing in predictive analytics to boost yield and uptime, and fostering partnerships that bring AI and edge computing to operations. The talent shortage and the relentless drive for operational resilience mean automation is no longer optional but strategic for maintaining competitiveness. The future holds even greater transformation: industrial robots and intelligent systems are on pace to create more new roles than they displace, fundamentally changing organizational structures and workflows worldwide.
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