1. Robotics Market Trends in North America Jeff Burnstein President, RIA

2. 1Q 2015 Robot Statistics

3. Industry Growth – 1Q 2015 – Order Units

4. Total Units Ordered (1Q 2015) = 6,895 Robot Applications – Last 5 Quarters

5. 2014 was the best year ever for the North American robotics market! Orders:16% CAGR since 2010 Shipments:19% CAGR since 2010 Setting New Records – Units

6. 2014 was the best year ever for the North American robotics market! Orders:13% CAGR since 2010 Shipments:17% CAGR since 2010 Setting New Records – Dollars ($)

7. Total Units Ordered (2014) = 27,685 Applications – Order Units

8. Applications Over Time - Order Units

9. 2014 Application Growth Rates for Units Ordered Growth in Applications

10. Total Units Ordered (2014) = 27,685 Industries – Order Units

11. Industries Over Time – Order Units

12. 2014 Industry Growth Rates for Units Ordered Industry Growth

13. Source: IFR *Preliminary Worldwide Annual Supply of Industrial Robots (2005 - 2014*)

14. Annual Supply of Industrial Robots by Regions (2010 – 2014*) Source: IFR *Preliminary

15. What is a Robot Today?

16. From AndroBot… To Robots in Healthcare The Changing Face of Service Robots

17. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) forecasts that between 2014 and 2017 about 134,500 new service robots for professional use will be installed. Service Robots

18. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) forecasts that between 2014 and 2017 about 31 million units of service robots for personal use will be sold. Service Robots for Personal/Domestic Use (Unit Sales Forecast 2014-2017, 2013, and 2012) Service Robots

19. A New Innovation: Collaborative Robots

20. Challenge – Robots Take Jobs

22. About 6 Million Manufacturing Jobs Lost In US – Are Robots Really The Culprit?

23. Where Robot Use Rises, Unemployment Usually Falls

26. Innovation has always led to growth and more jobs Robots are just better tools, not our masters We can’t even imagine the new products and industries that improved automation will help create Common Sense Says that the Naysayers are Wrong

27. Amazon acquired warehouse robotics start-up Kiva Systems in March, 2012 Recently announced testing of drone delivery system Investing in Robotics

28. Google believes that Robotics is a huge opportunity Google has quietly acquired eight robotics companies: – Schaft, Industrial Perception, Meka, Redwood Robotics, Bot & Dolly, Autofuss, Holomni, Boston Dynamics Like their autonomous vehicle project, robotics is Google’s next “Moonshot” From NY Times Article, 12/4/13 is all in on Robotics

29. “Robots.” – Bill Gates, when asked what emerging technology will cause a big stir like the home computer. Feb, 2013 “Robotics will be a trillion dollar industry.” – Dmitry Grishin, Grishin Robotics. Nov, 2013 “There is definitely a surge in the development of robotic technologies…I often talk about robotics not as a separate technology anymore, but as part of a technology continuum.” – Rich Mahoney, Dir. of Robotics Engineering, SRI. Nov, 2013 The Future of Robotics

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31. Jeff Burnstein President 900 Victors Way, Suite 140 Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA Phone: +1 (734) 994-6088 Email: jburnstein@a3automate.orgjburnstein@a3automate.org Twitter: @JeffBurnstein Web: www.a3automate.orgwww.a3automate.org Thank You!