据联合国欧洲及国际机器人协会经济委员会日前出版的一份报告显示,1997年世界工业用机器人安装的数量创历史纪录,并预测21世纪世界机器人市场将有快速的增长。据该报告称,瑞典机器人使用的比率高居全球第三,仅次于日本、德国;芬兰位居第六,在意大利和美国之后;澳大利亚及英国则分别排名第七、第八。 According to a report published recently by the Economic Commission of the European and International Robotics Association, the number of industrial robots installed in the world hit a record in 1997, and it is predicted that the world robot market will grow rapidly in the 21st century. According to the report, Sweden’s use of robots ranks third in the world, second only to Japan and Germany; Finland ranks sixth behind Italy and the United States; Australia and the United Kingdom rank seventh and eighth, respectively.