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Industrial robots working in factories surpass 5M worldwide
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Fusion42 · 4 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The global active stock of industrial robots in factories surpassed 5 million in 2025, led by China which installed 354,000 robots representing 59% of worldwide deployment. Growth was driven by AI advances, supply chain restructuring, and labour shortages, with strong gains expected in robot installations globally to 2029.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Robotics, Drones & UAV, and 3 sources have reported it between 24 Sep 2026 and 4 Oct 2026.
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China's dominance in robot installations is reshaping global factory automation markets, shifting competitive advantage to founders deploying AI-powered robotics at scale. You need to accelerate partnerships or product localisation to access China's vast robot market and compete with growing US momentum.
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3 sources · first reported 24 Sep 2026 · latest 4 Oct 2026
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