North American robot orders jump 24.8% in Q3 as factory demand broadens
From the Robots digest for Oct 29, 2026
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What happened: North American companies ordered 10,989 industrial robots worth $723.5 million in the third quarter of 2026, up 24.8% year on year, according to Association for Advancing Automation figures reported by RobotsBeat on Wednesday, October 29, 2026, at about 7:23 AM ET. Automotive suppliers, electronics and collaborative robots posted the strongest growth, with factory demand described as broadening beyond a single industry.
What's genuinely new: the quarter's first market-wide North American order figure — 10,989 orders, $723.5 million, a 24.8% jump, and named growth areas. It lands days after the quarter's supplier-side counterpart: FANUC's 12.6% order growth for July–September, reported October 24.
Watch: Q4 orders confirming the trend, whether humanoids claim a measurable share of North American demand, and whether electronics and collaborative robots hold their growth into year-end.
Sources RobotsBeat