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Robot density within the manufacturing business in 2021. | Source: IFR
China now has extra industrial robots per 10,000 employees than the United States, in keeping with the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). This is the primary time China has surpassed the United States in robotic density.
In 2021, China averaged 322 industrial robots for each 10,000 workers. According to the IFR, China noticed an enormous soar in robotic installations in 2021. The nation’s industrial robotics market noticed 243,300 installations final yr, a 44% enhance from the yr earlier than.
Those installations are evident in China’s soar from being tied for the ninth most automated nation worldwide in 2020 to being the fifth most automated nation in 2021, surpassing Chinese Taipai, the United States, Hong Kong and Sweden in robotic density.
“Robot density is a key indicator of automation adoption in the manufacturing industry around the world,” says Marina Bill, President of the International Federation of Robotics. “The new average of global robot density in the manufacturing industry surged to 141 robots per 10,000 employees – more than double the number six years ago. China’s rapid growth shows the power of its investment so far, but it still has much opportunity to automate.”
The high 4 most automated nations, South Korea, Singapore, Japan and Germany, remained the identical from 2020 to 2021. South Korea reached an all-time excessive of 1,000 industrial robots per 10,000 workers. South Korea’s electronics business and automotive sector each contribute vastly to the nation’s general robotic density.
Following South Korea is Singapore, with 670 robots per 10,000 workers. Singapore has seen constant progress lately within the variety of industrial robots within the nation. Since 2016, it averaged a 24% enhance in robotic density annually.
After Singapore, there’s an enormous dropoff in density. Japan is available in third, with 399 robots for each 10,000 employees. While Japan is barely the third most automated nation, it’s the high producer of commercial robots, in keeping with the IFR. The nation manufactures 45% of the worldwide provide of commercial robots.
Germany is the fourth most automated nation worldwide, with 397 robots for each 10,000 employees, and probably the most automated European nation.
The United States has dropped from being the seventh most automated nation in 2020, to being the ninth in 2021. Still, its robotic density grew from 255 robots for each 10,000 employees in 2020, to 274 robots in 2021.
As an entire, robotic installations hit an all-time excessive in 2021, in keeping with the IFR. The IFR’s report confirmed that 517,385 new industrial robots have been put in in 2021 in factories all over the world.
Robot installations grew by 31% year-over-year in 2021. They exceeded the pre-pandemic document of robotic installations in 2018 by 22%. The inventory of operational robots all over the world additionally hit a brand new document of about 3.5 million models.