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Catalogue updates, robotics market figures, regulation and trade shows: what matters when choosing and deploying professional robots in France and Europe.
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Robot Distribution publishes its catalogue updates and the news that matters to buyers of professional robots.
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The new EU Product Liability Directive applies to products placed on the market after 9 December 2026. Software, updates and AI become part of the product, and an EU-based operator answers for robots made outside the EU.
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ROBOT DISTRIBUTIONFour new sectors open in October 2026: energy and solar, agriculture and viticulture, site security, and water and utility networks. The catalogue lists 1,225 robots from 180 brands in 26 families.
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MARKETThe IFR's World Robotics 2026 report counts 5 million industrial robots in operation worldwide. Installations fell in the EU and in France in 2025, while sales of professional service robots rose by 24%.
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REGULATIONThe Machinery Regulation applies on 20 January 2027 and replaces Directive 2006/42/EC. What changes for companies that buy, rent or modify robots, the new AI Act dates, and a checklist.
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TRADE SHOWSThirteen professional shows between November 2026 and December 2027 where service, logistics, cleaning, security, agricultural and solar robots are on show, with dates checked on each organiser's site.
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MARKETSoiling cuts the output of PV plants, and Europe's solar fleet passed 400 GW in 2025. How row robots and crawler robots clean modules, with four robots and their figures.
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MARKETEmployers in France plan 2.27 million recruitments in 2026 and judge 43.8% of them difficult, according to France Travail. Which repetitive tasks robots take on in cleaning, restaurants, security and logistics, and how companies test them.
PublishedRobots, acquisition mode and delivery terms, in one written proposal.
