Our Favorite Week of the Year!

At Robots​.com, we cel­e­brate robots 365 days a year, how­ev­er, this upcom­ing week is our very favorite hol­i­day; it is Nation­al Robot­ics Week! On April 2 – 10, peo­ple of all ages get togeth­er across the coun­try to hon­or robots with fun events and activ­i­ties. This week enables demon­stra­tion of how advan­ta­geous and imper­a­tive robots are to every part of our rapid­ly advanc­ing cul­ture.

Cel­e­brat­ing robots for an entire week each year pro­motes pub­lic edu­ca­tion on the cur­rent and future soci­etal impacts of automa­tion. For instance, it is esti­mat­ed that 1.3 mil­lion indus­tri­al robots will be arriv­ing in fac­to­ries world­wide by 2018. These num­bers alone are proof that robots are quick­ly spread­ing to all appli­ca­tions. We hope that these facts also ignite new fund­ing inter­ests to aid inno­v­a­tive research and fur­ther devel­op­ment of robot­ic technology.

A full week of nation-wide cel­e­bra­tions also allows us to reflect on our country’s accom­plish­ments and stand proud as the cur­rent leader in robot­ics tech­nol­o­gy devel­op­ment. America’s hard work and ded­i­ca­tion to the robot­ics indus­try is reflect­ed in that fact that the robot orders have increased by 14% in units and 11% in dol­lars since 2014. In addi­tion, ship­ments are up by 10% in units and 9% in dol­lars. There are an esti­mat­ed 260,000 robots being used in fac­to­ries across Amer­i­ca, rank­ing the US 3^rd to Japan and Chi­na; this is most def­i­nite­ly some­thing to celebrate!

Most impor­tant­ly, dur­ing this week, we hope to inspire chil­dren to chase careers in robot­ics or relat­ed sci­ence, tech­nol­o­gy, engi­neer­ing and/​or math-relat­ed fields. It is our wish that this week is the gate­way to observ­ing the sig­nif­i­cance of robot­ics and learn­ing how to become future advo­cates in career fields for automa­tion. Con­trary to some people’s beliefs, the robot­ic indus­try is actu­al­ly cre­at­ing new jobs and cor­re­lat­ing to a decrease in unem­ploy­ment. Indus­tri­al robot­ics are open­ing up many job oppor­tu­ni­ties for engi­neers, tech­ni­cians, project man­agers, sales rep­re­sen­ta­tives, cus­tomer ser­vice rep­re­sen­ta­tives, mar­ket­ing rep­re­sen­ta­tives, accoun­tants, and more.

We are so proud of the robot­ics advance­ments seen in the Unit­ed States and across the globe! There is no bet­ter time than now to learn about and immerse your busi­ness with automa­tion! Con­tact Robots​.com rep­re­sen­ta­tives today: 740−241−4312 or online.

Hap­py Nation­al Robot­ics Week! Click here to find a cel­e­bra­tion event near you!