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In its 2020 *Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Predictions* report, Deloitte estimated total robot sales in 2019 reached 22.88 million units. Consumer service robots and toys were the best-selling categories.
Sales of consumer service robots and toys this year are projected to reach 22.1 million units, dominating 97% of annual robot sales. Consumer service robots, designed for household tasks such as window cleaning and lawn mowing, sold 17.6 million units. Entertainment robots, primarily toys originating from Asia, sold 4.5 million units.
The two other robot sectors are industrial and professional services. Each sector accounted for 421,000 and 361,000 robot units, respectively. Although consumer service and toy robots had the highest sales volume, industrial robots generated the largest revenue at US$16.3 billion, compared to US$4.6 billion for consumer service and toy robots.
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