North American Robot Orders Increase in Q3
November 21, 2025Comments
After a drop last year and steady sales in the first half of 2025, North American robot orders increased in the Q3 of 2025, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Third-quarter orders totaled 8806 robots valued at $574 million, an 11.6% increase in units and a 17.2% rise in revenue compared with the same period in 2024. Through the first half of 2025, robot orders had increased by 4.3%, and revenue had risen 7.5% from the same period last year.
A3 notes that orders from automotive OEMs climbed by 68%. Additional gains came from metals (+11%) and all other industries (+8%), contributing to broad-based improvement across the quarter. By contrast, automotive component orders declined 25%.
In addition, A3 now has begun to track cobot orders, reporting that in Q3 2025, companies ordered 1174 collaborative robots valued at $42 million, accounting for 13.3% of total units and 7.2% of total revenue. Across the first nine months of 2025, cobot orders reached 4259 units valued at $156 million, representing 16.1% of units and 9.4% of total revenue.
From January through September 2025, North American companies ordered 26,441 robots valued at $1.7 billion. These volumes represent a 6.6% increase in units and a 10.6% increase in revenue compared with the same period in 2024.
See also: Association for Advancing Automation
Technologies: Pressroom Automation
