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Strong demand for industrial robots led U.S.-based robotics companies to their best 9-month sales totals ever, says the Robotic industries Assn. Through September, new orders totaled 6,218 robots valued at $548 million, a 12% jump in units and 13% increase in dollar volume compared with the same period last year. Shipments climbed 30% in units and 26% in dollars over last year. The greatest demand