2026年世界机器人报告 Welcome tothe Press conferenceon World Robotics 2026

WelcometothePressconferenceon

WorldRobotics2026

TheSpeakers

JaneHeffner

IFRPresident

GlobalVPofChannel

Communication,

TeradyneRobotics

Dr.ChristopherMüller

DirectorStatisticalDpt.

InternationalFederationofRobotics

Dr.WernerKraus

ChairIFRServiceRobot

Committee

HeadofAutomationand

RoboticsDivision,

FraunhoferIPA

Dr.SusanneBieller

GeneralSecretary

InternationalFederationofRobotics

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InternationalFederationofRobotics

Globalnon-profitorganizationactivefortheroboticssectorsince1987

IFRrepresentsmorethan3,000organizationsfrom30countries

Robotmanufacturers,nationalroboticsassociations,universities,start-upsworldwide

Annualglobalroboticsturnover$50billion(robotsystemsincludingsoftware&

peripherals)

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INDUSTRIALROBOTMANUFACTURERS

SERVICEROBOTMANUFACTURERS

Geek+

EF口RT

FAUC

GUDEL

MiR

里youeoT

NATIONAL

ASSOCIATIONS

PARAi

EVOLis

R&D

INSTITUTES

高Fraunhofeg

乡icerovo

SUPSI

Ourmembers

COMPONENTSUPPLIERS&

INTEGRATORS

intrinsic

Melex

oksystem

olbrobotics'

WhatCountsasaRobot?

Robotsarephysicalmachinesthatcanperformtaskswithsomeautonomy.

IncludedinWorldRobotics:

Industrialrobotsinfactories

Professionalandconsumerservicerobots,Mobilerobots

Medicalrobots

Notincluded:

Image:Yaskawa

SoftwarebotsandRPA

Remote-controlleddevices(drones,underwatervehicles)

Autonomouscarsandbusses

Consumerelectronicssuchassmartappliances

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Tworeports

Service,mobileandmedicalrobots

Source:ESTUN

Source:Innok

Industrialrobots

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Keyinsightsof

WorldRobotics2026–

IndustrialRobots

MarketShiftsandGrowthDrivers

GlobalRobotBaseReachesNewMilestoneof

FiveMillionRobots

+9%

+11%

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Globalrobotdemand:fromplateauto

newrecord

+11%

+9%

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Threemaincustomersincreaserobot

installations

+10%

+10%

+22%

-1%

-14%

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generalindustry

Thecenterofgravityofroboticshasshiftedfromautomotiveto

DemandinGeneralIndustrieshasquintupledoveradecade

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Collaborativerobotinstallations

establishat11%ofindustrialrobots

+7%

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AsiaexpandsitsleadoverEuropeand

Americas

10%

Annualinstallationsperregion

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Top10markets-newinstallations

+12%+20%

-19%

-1%

-8%

+15%

-11%

-3%

-7%

+26%

59%inChina

80%inthe

top5markets

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Chinadrivesglobalgrowth

Increasingmarketsharesofdomesticsuppliers

ShareofChinesesuppliersat55%

+20%

+15%

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China:Stronggrowthacrossindustries

Maincustomerindustries

+16%

+16%

+38%

Focusongeneralindustries–newmarkets

+44%

+195%

+21%

+178%

-37%

-22%

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US:Reshoringpolicydrivesrobot

demand

Growthratheroutsideoftraditionaldownstreams

-1%

-15%

+30%

-1%

-2%

UnitedStatesbackongrowthtrack

+12%

+5%

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Japan:strongproductionandexport

butweakdomesticmarket

Electronicsandautomotiveindustrydecline

-21%

-27%

-13%

-11%

+16%

Installationsthelowestinadecade

-19%

-1%

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GermanyremainslargestEuropean

marketdespiteweakness

Steepdeclinealongmostindustries

-17%

-13%

-5%

-12%

-19%

Germanyremainsinrecession

-8%

+2%

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Indianrobotdemandcontinuestogrow

strongly

India:robotdemandtripledover5years

+15%

+27%

Electronicsemergingascustomerindustry

-11%

+171%

-3%

+28%

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OutlookforIndustrial

Robotics

ForecastsandFutureTrends

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Forecast2026+

GlobalGrowthTrajectoryRemainsPositive

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RegionalGrowthPatternsVary

Significantly

CAGR2027-2029

Asia:+8%

Growth2026

Asia:+11%

Europe:+0%

Americas:+2%

Europe:+6%

Americas:+2%

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KeyFactorsShapingRobotDemand

Economicgrowthremainsuneven

Geopoliticaltensionscontinuetoaffectglobalbusiness

Traderestrictionsandindustrialstrategiesgainimportance

Investmentdecisionsremaincautious

Risinglaborcostsstrengthenthecaseforautomation

Supply-chaintransformationdrivesrobotdemand

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TechnologyTrendsDrivingtheNextGeneration

ofRobotics

AI&Autonomy

AIasanenablerforrobotics

Machinevision,sensinganddata-drivenoptimization

Moreadaptivetaskexecutionandeasierprogramming

ITmeetsOT

Robotsaspartofconnectedproductionsystems

Openinterfaces,interoperability,factorydataintegration

HumanoidsasInnovationDrivers

Technologyyettoprovereliabilityandefficiency

Visibleinnovationthatwillspillovertoestablishedrobotforms

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BusinessPrioritiesShapingAutomation

Adoption

SafetyandSecurity

Cybersecuritybecomesasimportantassafety

Secure-by-designarchitectureofconnectedrobots

AIvalidationandoversight

TightLaborMarkets

Laborshortagesincreasedemandforautomation

Reshoringactivitiescreatemorecasesoflaborscarcity

Tightsupplyofskilledprofessionals

Trainingandreskillingtosoftenskillmismatches

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ServiceRobotsExpandingintoEverydayOperations

AMarketGainingMomentum

Image:PixelRobotics

+24%

+19%Image:Kawasaki

Image:Everybot

+37%

New

professional

servicerobots

(incl.AMRs)

250,000units

New

consumer

servicerobots

34.2munits

FromStart-upstoScale-ups

New

medicalrobots

15,300units

*Allnumbersbasedonasampleof238producersoftotal1001manufacturers.

Dataisnotprojectedtothewholeindustry.

Samplecompositionvarieseachyear.

Compilingorcomparingdatafromdifferentsurveywavesisstronglydiscouraged.

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AlmostEveryOtherRobotisSoldforTransportationandLogistics

Top5applicationgroupsforprofessionaluse

Unitinstallationsandshares2025

Source:InternationalFederationofRobotics

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GrowthDrivers:Inspection&Professional

Cleaning

GrowthratesfortheTop5applicationsofServicerobotsforprofessional

usein2024and2025

Inspectionandmaintenance

Professionalcleaning

Transportationandlogistics

Agriculture

Hospitality

+83%Q

+40%

+21%

+19%

+19%

Source:InternationalFederationofRobotics

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Focus:ConstructionandDemolition

Drivenbyaproductivitygapinconstruction

Majorchallenges

Multitudeofdifferenttasksinonsiteconstruction

Highlydynamic,unstructeredenvironments

Workonconstructionsiteshighly

fragmentedduetonumerouscontractors

Regionaldifferencesinconstructionpractices

Smallandfragmentedmarket

Image:HadrianbyFastbrickRobotics

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Focus:Humanoids

Nearly7,000humanoidrobots*weresoldworldwidein2025.

Humanoidrobotsarestillonthevergeofmakingtheleapfromlaboratoriestopilots–letalonerealdeployments.

DrivenbyadvancesingenerativeAIe.g.VLAs

Image:Apptronik

Majorchallenges:

Safetyandfunctionalreliability

Lackoftrainingdata

Lackofeconomicvi