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  "slug": "north-america-robot-orders-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/north-america-robot-orders-2025/",
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  "claim": "North American companies ordered 36,766 robots worth $2.25 billion in 2025, 6.6% more units than in 2024, according to A3.",
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    "geography": "North America",
    "period": "2025"
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    "name": "Association for Advancing Automation (A3)",
    "title": "Robot Orders Grow 6.6% in 2025 as General Industries Drive Broader Automation Adoption",
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    "published": "2026-02-06",
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    "url": "https://www.automate.org/robotics/news/robot-orders-grow-6-6-in-2025-as-general-industries-drive-broader-automation-adoption",
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    "text": "companies across the region ordered 36,766 robots valued at $2.25 billion last year",
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  "caveats": [
    "A3 counts orders reported by participating suppliers."
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  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). North American companies ordered 36,766 robots worth $2.25 billion in 2025, 6.6% more units than in 2024, according to A3 [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/north-america-robot-orders-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “North American companies ordered 36,766 robots worth $2.25 billion in 2025, 6.6% more units than in 2024, according to A3.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/north-america-robot-orders-2025/.",
    "mla": "“North American companies ordered 36,766 robots worth $2.25 billion in 2025, 6.6% more units than in 2024, according to A3.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/north-america-robot-orders-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_north_america_robot_orders_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{North American companies ordered 36,766 robots worth \\$2.25 billion in 2025, 6.6\\% more units than in 2024, according to A3}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/north-america-robot-orders-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: Association for Advancing Automation, Robot Orders Grow 6.6\\% in 2025 as General Industries Drive Broader Automation Adoption (2026-02-06). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "Association for Advancing Automation. (2026, February 6). Robot Orders Grow 6.6% in 2025 as General Industries Drive Broader Automation Adoption. https://www.automate.org/robotics/news/robot-orders-grow-6-6-in-2025-as-general-industries-drive-broader-automation-adoption"
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