4月至6月季度是机器人行业有史以来最好的季度，北美制造公司订购了5396个机器人，价值3.36亿美元。RIA执行副总裁Donald A. Vincent说：“自1983年以来，我们一直在季度进行一次跟踪该行业，并且可以报告，2005年第二季度下令的机器人比上一季度的任何机器人都要多。”
第二季度的激增紧随其后
quarter performance, producing a 33 percent jump in robot orders during this year’s first half, RIA figures show. A total of 10,712 robots valued at $638.9 million were ordered by North American companies from January through June. When orders from companies outside North America are included, overall sales for North American robot suppliers totaled 11,381 robots valued at $673.1 million in the first half of 2005. First-half shipments, meanwhile, jumped by 37 percent in units to 9,281, and by 24 percent in dollars to $587.9 million.
