China installed 354,000 industrial robots in 2025, a 20% increase from the previous year and 59% of global deployments, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
Worldwide, the operational stock of industrial robots rose 9% to a record five million units in 2025. Factories installed more than 600,000 new units over the year, IFR said.
Installations by Chinese robot manufacturers in their home market rose 15% to 195,000 units. Their share of China's industrial-robot market was 55% in 2025, down from 57% in 2024, the IFR said.
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