iapan, in first place, and Germany, in second place, are in the Top 10 industrial robot exporters, according to data from the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Globally, external sales of these products totaled 6.92 billion dollars in 2021, representing a year-on-year growth of 29.1 percent.

Of that total, Japanese exports were US$2.377 billion, followed by Germany (US$724 million), Italy (US$391 million), China (US$342 million) and the United States (US$331 million).

Competitors in Teradyne’s Industrial Automation segment include traditional industrial robot manufacturers such as KUKA Robotics Corporation, ABB, FANUC and Yaskawa Electric Corporation, companies with emerging collaborative robot offerings such as Techman, Doosan and AUBO Robotics, and autonomous mobile robot manufacturers such as Omron, Fetch, OTTO Motors, Vecna, Seegrid and Balyo.

ABB serves production facilities and factories worldwide. These include process industries such as oil and gas, pulp and paper, and mining. It also serves discrete industries like automotive, food and beverage, and consumer electronics.

Automation, software, and digital services are key to ABB’s success in this market. These solutions help customers improve safety, uptime, energy efficiency, and productivity.

Industrial robot exporters

The current Covid-19 pandemic has served to remind companies of the importance of simplicity and flexibility in automated production and has accelerated demand for digital services and solutions.

In discrete industries, end markets such as food and beverage, consumer electronics, machine builders and general industry grew strongly.