Robot installations hit a new record level of 553,052 units. For the second year in a row, annual installations exceeded the 500,000-unit mark, adding another 5% to the then record figure of 526,144 units installed in 2021. The major customer industries, automotive and electronics, installed substantially more robots than in 2021. Supply chain disruptions and the scarcity of inputs as well as different local or regional headwinds still hampered the completion of projects, but less severely than in the previous year. The electronics industry was the largest customer of robots, a position it gained in 2020 and has maintained since, claiming 28% (+1 pp) of all robots newly installed in 2022. The automotive industry followed suit with 25% of installations (+3 pp), growing in both the car manufacturer and the parts supplier segment. The metal and machinery industry retained its third place (12%; -1 pp), followed by the plastic and chemical products industry (4%) and the food and beverage industry (3%). Note that for 17% of the robot installations (-3 pp), there is no information on the customer industry.