After a slow 2024, the North American robotics industry has improved in the first half of 2025, according to the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3.
The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based organization said that North American robot orders increased by 4.3%, and revenue rose 7.5% compared to the first half of 2024. It called that “a promising sign for continued automation investment amid a complex economic landscape.”
Cost pressures, tariff concerns, and other geopolitical and economic challenges had slowed robotics sales last year, but the first quarter of 2025 showed improvement, with flat sales from the previous quarter but a 0.4% increase in units ordered and a 15% rise in order value in comparison with Q1 2024.
Automotive leads 2025 North American gains
North American companies ordered 17,635 robots valued at $1.094 billion in the first six months of 2025, according to A3. Automotive OEMS led industry growth, with a 34% year-over-year increase in units ordered…