By Walt Hickey Robots It’s a huge year for robot sales. U.S. companies ordered 8,572 industrial robots in the second quarter of the year, 19 percent more than the same quarter last year. All told, this year companies have bought 16,448 robots for $869 million, which is 7.2 percent more robots than the first half of 2018. The cost of those robots is declining, and while other industrial spending has slumped somewhat it seems like manufacturers are still fairly eager to get into the robot business. The Numlock Corporation recently invested in a Twitter bot and, should Q3 come out on par with expectations, is reportedly looking at acquiring a Roomba with a small minibar on top.
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