FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #IEEE–The World Robotics report recorded 24,842 new industrial robot installations in German factories. This is 41% of the total number in the European Union. The largest customer remains the automotive industry, though its share is in retreat. “Industrial automation in Germany is on a high level,” says Jane Heffner, President of the International Federation of Robotics. “The country’s annual installations are the fifth largest worldwide, following the Rep