Where robots are built
Live robots in our catalogue by their maker's headquarters country, and the countries that lead each industry.
China builds 43.1% of the robots in our catalogue.
- 4,709
- live robots
- 722
- makers
- 41
- countries
Country × industry
Top 12 countries × top 10 industries. A robot listed in two industries counts in both.
| Country | Manufacturing | Warehouse & Logistics | Automotive | Research | Homes | Healthcare | Consumer | Retail | Education | Security & Patrol | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 1,288 | 535 | 135 | 315 | 274 | 200 | 230 | 221 | 274 | 118 | 2,031 |
 Japan | 527 | 44 | 197 | 43 | 8 | 27 | · | 19 | 5 | 4 | 588 |
 United States | 148 | 146 | 16 | 73 | 70 | 85 | 44 | 55 | 25 | 46 | 531 |
 Germany | 310 | 86 | 160 | 14 | 17 | 64 | 8 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 371 |
 Switzerland | 176 | 38 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 21 | · | 13 | 2 | 1 | 220 |
 South Korea | 141 | 40 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 177 |
 Italy | 60 | 37 | · | 14 | 25 | 6 | 15 | · | 11 | · | 103 |
 Taiwan | 57 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 75 |
 Sweden | 38 | 16 | 15 | · | 19 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | · | 74 |
 Israel | 1 | · | · | 2 | 35 | 8 | 34 | · | · | 12 | 73 |
 France | 27 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 65 |
 Spain | 5 | 7 | · | 4 | 44 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 62 |
| Other (29 countries) | 132 | 116 | 18 | 44 | 16 | 69 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 19 | 339 |
Who leads each industry
Manufacturing2,910 robots
- China44.3%
- Japan18.1%
- Germany10.7%
Warehouse & Logistics1,099 robots
- China48.7%
- United States13.3%
- Germany7.8%
Automotive605 robots
- Japan32.6%
- Germany26.4%
- China22.3%
Research564 robots
- China55.9%
- United States12.9%
- Japan7.6%
Homes521 robots
- China52.6%
- United States13.4%
- Spain8.4%
Healthcare508 robots
- China39.4%
- United States16.7%
- Germany12.6%
Consumer419 robots
- China54.9%
- Spain10.7%
- United States10.5%
Retail402 robots
- China55%
- United States13.7%
- Germany12.7%
Education376 robots
- China72.9%
- United States6.6%
- Italy2.9%
Security & Patrol227 robots
- China52%
- United States20.3%
- Israel5.3%
All countries
| # | Country | Robots | Makers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2,031 | 238 | 43.1% |
| 2 | Japan | 588 | 45 | 12.5% |
| 3 | United States | 531 | 169 | 11.3% |
| 4 | Germany | 371 | 40 | 7.9% |
| 5 | Switzerland | 220 | 20 | 4.7% |
| 6 | South Korea | 177 | 21 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Italy | 103 | 9 | 2.2% |
| 8 | Taiwan | 75 | 11 | 1.6% |
| 9 | Sweden | 74 | 8 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Israel | 73 | 12 | 1.6% |
| 11 | France | 65 | 21 | 1.4% |
| 12 | Spain | 62 | 8 | 1.3% |
| 13 |  Canada | 45 | 19 | 1% |
| 14 |  India | 43 | 11 | 0.9% |
| 15 |  Singapore | 39 | 15 | 0.8% |
| 16 |  United Kingdom | 39 | 18 | 0.8% |
| 17 |  Denmark | 36 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 18 |  Netherlands | 26 | 4 | 0.6% |
| 19 |  Hong Kong | 14 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 20 |  Australia | 12 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 21 |  Austria | 11 | 4 | 0.2% |
| 22 |  Turkey | 11 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 23 |  Norway | 8 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 24 |  Iceland | 7 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 25 |  Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 26 |  Poland | 6 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 27 |  Finland | 5 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 28 |  Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 29 |  Croatia | 4 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 30 |  Czechia | 4 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 31 |  Estonia | 4 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 32 |  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 33 |  Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0% |
| 34 |  Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0% |
| 35 |  Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| 36 |  Iran | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| 37 |  Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| 38 |  Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| 39 |  Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| 40 |  New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| 41 |  Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0% |
How we count
A robot is attributed to the headquarters country of the company that makes it, not where it is sold or deployed. Counts include approved and published robots whose maker has a known country (4,709 of 4,749).
As of 2026-10-14 · Free to cite with a link to this page.