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The British Robot Association has just published its annual robot statistics. This report looks at how the UK is proceeding and brings in figures from other countries for comparison.

The British Robot Association has just released its annual robot statistics and has been able also to include some other European figures.

Aims to review current trends in the development of robotics 2004‐2008, from a cybernetic viewpoint, and provide; data from the UNECE/IFR World Robotics Survey.

A general review and survey of selected research and development topics.

Illustrates the multi‐ and trans‐disciplinary interests of cybernetics and systems and aims to further research and development activity.

The choice of reviews provides an awareness of the current initiatives and trends in these areas of research and endeavour.

The reviews are selected from a global database and give a studied assessment of current research and development initiatives.

Aims to provide a summary of global robot statistics as presented in World Robotics 2004, a new publication prepared jointly by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Also aims to highlight the trends displayed at the small exhibition of service robots that accompanied the publication launch.

Summarises the UNECE/IFR global robot statistics for 2003, separating the market for industrial robots from that of service robots, and providing a detailed analysis of both. Explanations from Jan Karlsson, who was responsible for the publication of the statistics, are included.

2003 was a bumper year for robots overall. The market for service robots is accelerating rapidly, in particular. Sales of robotic vacuum cleaners are rising fast.

Provides an overview of in‐depth statistics on robotics, and highlights the trends for those interested in the robotics market.

The British Robot Association's robot installation figures for 1989 show an encouraging growth, particularly from the automotive sector. But, there are worries elsewhere, as Brian Rooks reports.

The annual statistical report of investment in robot automation in UK manufacturing industry during 1998 shows some slippage since the record level of 1997, though the total of installations during the year was still higher than in earlier years. The decline was mainly attributable to a sharp fall in installations by the automotive industry, which is the largest purchaser of industrial robots. A healthy sign, though, is the increasing number of installations by other industries, notably rubber and plastics. International comparisons, though, serve to underline the tough remarks by Eric Drewery at the press launch of the report.