全世界有500万机器人在工厂工作IFR

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Adoption of robotics has continued to increase year over year. Source: International Federation of Robotics The global operational stock of industrial robots increased 9% to a record 5 million units in 2025, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. That increase was due to an 11% jump in annual installations, reported the organization, as factories worldwide installed more than 600,000 new units last year. “Industrial automation is progressing at high speed,” stated Jane Heffner, president of the IFR. “The new mark of 5 million robots operational in factories worldwide is more than double the number seven years ago. The strongest growth is taking place in Asia, followed by Americas. Europe is moving ahead more slowly.” “It’s a good time be building robots,” said Jon Quick, CEO of Launchpad Build AI . “Capabilities are increasing exponentially, while costs are coming down. Everyone is awake and attuned to the possibilities, looking to do something.” China has further strengthened its position as the world leader in robot adoption, said the IFR. Annual installations grew by 20% year over year and now account for 59% of global deployments, it said. The Frankfurt, Germany-based organization found that 354,000 industrial robots were installed in 2025, exceeding the previous year’s total by almost 60,000 units. Chinese manufacturers have sold more than foreign suppliers in their home country. Their installations rose by 15%, reaching 195,000 units – a domestic market share of 55% in 2025 compared with 57% in 2024. “China’s dominance in robot installations – while undoubtedly impressive – won’t be enough alone to solve its export challenges or improve its domestic consumption levels,” observed Quick. “Seen from another perspective, in fact, this picture offers huge potential opportunities to manufacturers in other parts of the world.” Japan is the second largest market for industrial robots in Asia, with 36,219 units installed in 2025 – a 19% decrease. Japan’s market moved down from second to third position in the global market, behind the U.S. “Demand for robots is expected to grow slightly, but a major recovery is unlikely in the short to medium term,” said the IFR. The market in the Republic of Korea installed 30,000 units in 2025 – down 1%. Annual installations had been trending sideways of around 31,000 units since 2019, noted the IFR. The country remained the fourth largest market worldwide. New investments from the automotive industry will come into effect in 2027 and 2028, the IFR predicted. Demand for robots in South Korea might break the established trend and grow in 2027, it said. India installed almost 10,500 units in 2025 – up 15%, claiming sixth place worldwide, behind Germany. Although the volume of new installations is still relatively low compared with the top five established robot-adopting countries, annual installations in India grew by 27% on average per year (CAGR) from 2020 to 2025. China accounts for 59% of global industrial robot deployments. Source: IFR The U.S. surpassed Japan in 2025 to become the second largest market for industrial robots, following China. Installations of these robots grew by 12% to almost 38,500 units, which the IFR said is the third-highest number it has recorded. In Mexico , robot installations declined by 7% to fewer than 5,200 units. This marks the third year of decline, noted the IFR. In Canada , robot installations were up 5% to almost 4,000 units. The average annual growth rate from 2020 to 2025 was 9% CAGR. The Brazilian robotics market installed almost 4,300 new robots in 2025, up 38%. This was driven by a surge in demand for robots from the automotive industry, which installed almost 2,100 units, a 212% increase. The IFR attributed the growth to investments by Chinese car manufacturers in Brazil. The U.S. is now the second largest robot market in the world. Source: IFR Germany is the fifth largest robot market in the world, and by far th