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June 8, 2008

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German factories employ robots

More than 130 thousand robots are at work in German factories and that number is growing. Sales in Germany's robotics sector rose over 22 percent last year to more than 2 Bbillion euros. The Automatica trade fair under way in Munich in showing off the latest trends, including the world's only four-armed robot. +++SYN-MAZ+++

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