Top 10 countries with highest density of robot workers
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06:40 AM (GMT+8) Oct 20, 2020
Globally, there are 113 installed industrial robots per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing sector, an increase from 74 just four years ago, data from the International Federation of Robotics showed.
Asia now has a robot density of 118 units per 10,000 workers; that figure is 114 and 103 in Europe and the Americas, respectively.
South Korea leads the way in the use of robots, with 855 installed per 10,000 employees, followed by Japan (364) and Germany (346).
China had a density rate of 25 units in 2013, which grew to 97 by 2017. In 2019, that figure had grown once again to 187.
Let's take a look at the 10 countries with the highest density of robot workers.
No 10 France
The Eiffel Tower is seen in Paris, France, on June 18, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 9 China
Photo shows robots working at a plant of Sany Heavy Industry in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, Feb 20, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 8 Spain
A SEAT employee inspects the Arona FR compact sport utility vehicles in Barcelona, Spain. [Photo/Agencies]
No 7 Belgium/Luxembourg(tie)
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, looks at the invention "Do you Speak Robot?" during a visit to the AI Xperience Center at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels, Belgium. [Photo/Agencies]
No 6 Italy
Venetians row during the masquerade parade on the Grand Canal during the Carnival in Venice, Italy on Feb 9, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
No 5 United States
A view of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, Nov 20, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]
No 4 Sweden
People enjoy warm weather at Tantolunden Park in Stockholm on May 30, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
No 3 Germany
A view of streets in Berlin. [Photo/Agencies]
No 2 Japan
A humanoid robot works side by side with employees in the assembly line at a factory of Glory Ltd, a manufacturer of automatic change dispensers, in Kazo, north of Tokyo, Japan, July 1, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]
No 1 South Korea
The skyline of central Seoul is seen during a sunrise in Seoul, Sept 2, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
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