In its annual World Robotics report released last Thursday, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) stated that the operating stock of industrial robots worldwide increased by 9% to around 5.08 million units last year.
Over 3,000 organisations worldwide are represented by the IFR, a non-profit organization with headquarters in Frankfurt that has been monitoring the sector for nearly thirty years. The research states that yearly installations of industrial robots increased by 11% to reach 603,000 units, surpassing 600,000 for the first time.
The president of the IFR, Jane Heffner, stated that industrial automation is advancing quickly and that “the new mark of five million robots operational in factories worldwide is more than double the number seven years ago.” Asia is growing the fastest, followed by the Americas. In 2025, the EU’s operational stock surpassed 700,000 robots for the first time, reaching 712,000, or 84% of all robots operating in Europe. The manufacturing industry in the EU has made large investments in automation, according to Heffner. Since it was at 390,000 in 2015, the stock has increased by more than 80%.
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