Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), an autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) developer, has reporter a 42% increase in sales in 2021 over 2020, with December alone a record month for the company which shipped close to 300 robots – more than any previous month.
“We grew significantly in 2021 despite component shortages as customers recognise the value of our safe, reliable and easy-to-deploy AMRs,” said Søren E. Nielsen, president of MiR.
“We enter 2022 with strong expectations that growth will continue, and with a very strong order book.”
Since MiR launched its first robot in 2015, the company’s products have proved popular in the automobile and electronics industries, with multinational customers such as Schneider Electric, Ford and Faurecia. While these markets continue to invest in its AMRs, MiR added it now also sees strong sales from companies within the logistics and consumer packaged goods sectors wanting to optimise and automate internal transport.
MiR also reported its new robots—the MiR600 and MiR1350, both introduced in 2021—have been top sellers in these new sectors.
“These new robots have clearly expanded our market because we can operate in more environments and transport heavier items,” Nielsen added.
“Another new solution introduced last year, the MiR250 Hook, has also been highly popular within the logistics sector, which has been waiting for a way to streamline the towing of multiple types of transport carts. It’s been exciting to see companies benefit as they’ve deployed these new solutions.”
To meet growing demand, MiR plans to grow its team in 2022, with more than 50 job openings at its headquarter in Denmark and globally including in North America, MiR’s fastest growing market. The company’s main office will be based in the planned Cobot Hub in Odense, Denmark which is being built in collaboration with leading collaborative robot company Universal Robots.
