Which robot company sells the most robots?

[JMinnesota]

It seems like every robot company claims to be #1.  However, I am having a difficult time finding exactly how many robots each company sells per year.

The RIA posts general industry numbers but doesn't break it down by robot manufacturer. <http://www.robotics.org/content-detail.cfm/Industrial-Robotics-News/Robot-Orders-Surge-31-in-First-Quarter-of-2011/content_id/2750>

But, does anyone have some recent sales figures showing which company ships the most robots per year?  And specifically, the company the robot company that sells the most robots in north America?

I'm just curious...

[TygerDawg]

If I recall correctly, there is a European agency that tracks that market data and publishes it.  I cannot remember the name or the 3 (?) letter abbreviation of the organization ("IRC" maybe?).  But to get that info will cost you money for their marketing report.  It ususally indicates that Fanuc and ABB compete yearly for the #1 & #2 spots each year.  It used to be, industry insiders would say Fanuc is #1 in Japan+US, ABB is #1 in remainder of world.  But can't say what it is now.