# North American robot orders up 24.8% year over year in Q3 2026

- Source: Robotics & Automation News
- Published: 2026-11-02T11:52:59.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/en81wydly6rnx9ucdgbaovz9v
- Original: https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2026/11/02/north-american-robot-orders-increase-25-percent-in-third-quarter-of-2026/106606/

## Summary

Data from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) shows that North American companies ordered 10,989 robots in the third quarter of 2026, valued at $723.5 million, with order volume up 24.8% year over year and value up 26.1%, making it the strongest quarter of the year.