China weighs on 2015 global industrial robot sales growth

The figure was less than half the 29 percent advance seen in 2014 but revised up from a previous IFR estimate of 8 percent due to more data from national associations. (Reuters) Global industrial robot sales growth slowed to 12 percent in 2015 weighed by a sharp fall in top buyer China, data from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) showed on Wednesday.
The figure was less than half the 29 percent advance seen in 2014 but revised up from a previous IFR estimate of 8 percent due to mor