Explore Topics:
AIBiotechnologyRoboticsComputingFutureScienceSpaceEnergyTech
Robotics

Top 10 Countries By Robot Density

SingularityHub Staff
Jan 14, 2009
Top 10 Countries By Robot Density

Share

Just stumbled on this cool tidbit from ieee spectrum.  Not sure how reliable these numbers are (what metric is used to classify something as a robot?), but its neat to see anyway:

There are now 1 million industrial robots toiling around the world, and Japan is where they’re the thickest on the ground. It has 295 of these electromechanical marvels for every 10 000 manufacturing workers—a robot density almost 10 times the world average and nearly twice that of Singapore (169), South Korea (164), and Germany (163).

robot density by country chart

Be Part of the Future

Sign up to receive top stories about groundbreaking technologies and visionary thinkers from SingularityHub.

100% Free. No Spam. Unsubscribe any time.

Illustration: Mike Vella            

SingularityHub chronicles the technological frontier with coverage of the breakthroughs, players, and issues shaping the future.

Related Articles

A hand launches a drone into the sky

Thousands of Everyday Drone Pilots Are Making a Google Street View From Above

Aaron Frank
A close-up photo of a blue eye with orange highlights

This ‘Machine Eye’ Could Give Robots Superhuman Reflexes

Shelly Fan
Detachable robotic hand

This Robotic Hand Detaches and Skitters About Like Thing From ‘The Addams Family’

Shelly Fan
A hand launches a drone into the sky
Computing

Thousands of Everyday Drone Pilots Are Making a Google Street View From Above

Aaron Frank
A close-up photo of a blue eye with orange highlights
Robotics

This ‘Machine Eye’ Could Give Robots Superhuman Reflexes

Shelly Fan
Detachable robotic hand
Robotics

This Robotic Hand Detaches and Skitters About Like Thing From ‘The Addams Family’

Shelly Fan

What we’re reading

Be Part of the Future

Sign up to receive top stories about groundbreaking technologies and visionary thinkers from SingularityHub.

100% Free. No Spam. Unsubscribe any time.

SingularityHub chronicles the technological frontier with coverage of the breakthroughs, players, and issues shaping the future.

Follow Us On Social

About

  • About Hub
  • About Singularity

Get in Touch

  • Contact Us
  • Pitch Us
  • Brand Partnerships

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
© 2026 Singularity