When he was a boy in Hong Kong, Kenny Poon loved to watch Japanese cartoons, and remembers being transfixed by a scene of a restaurant kitchen staffed by robots. “I said, ‘I’m going to open a kitchen ...

There are an estimated 4,664,000 working industrial robots in the world, according to the International Federation of Robotics. More than two million of them are in China. And don’t count on anyone ...

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker.

Factory floors used to be loud with human voices. Not anymore. Instead, more and more factories have a monotonous, almost hypnotic hum. It’s the sound of a million arms that never tire. We’re talking, ...

SoftBank has developed what it claims is a new cableless server rack to enable robotic automation in data centers. The new design will help robots fulfill tasks such as the installation and removal of ...

While regional trends vary substantially, the aggregate global trajectory remains positive. Globally, robot installations are expected to grow by 6% to 575,000 units in 2025. By 2028, the 700,000-unit ...

Top-selling carmaker Toyota opened its new high-tech village in Japan on Thursday, an experimental project to test autonomous driving and other futuristic ...

Fuelled by state subsidies and industrial strategy, China’s factories now employ over two million robots, more than the rest of the world combined ...

World Robotics 2025 Report by International Federation of Robotics released FRANKFURT, GERMANY - Newsaktuell - 25 September 2025- The new World Robotics 2025 statistics on industrial robots showed 542 ...

China's factories, powered by state subsidies and industrial strategy, now employ over two million robots, surpassing the rest of the world combined.

Annual installations topped 500,000 units for the fourth straight year, with China leading in installations, the IFR said.