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  "slug": "ifr-forecast-industrial-robot-installations-2026",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/ifr-forecast-industrial-robot-installations-2026/",
  "topic": "adoption",
  "claim": "The IFR forecasts 655,000 industrial robot installations worldwide in 2026, which would be 9% more than in 2025.",
  "figure": {
    "value": 655000,
    "display": "655,000",
    "unit": "units (forecast)"
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  "scope": {
    "geography": "World",
    "period": "2026 (forecast)"
  },
  "measure": "third-party forecast",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "source_type": "primary",
  "source": {
    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Industry statistics (census of robot suppliers)",
    "name": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR)",
    "title": "World Robotics 2026 – Industrial Robots: Executive Summary",
    "publisher": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR)",
    "published": "2026-09-24",
    "date_note": "Report released 24 Sep 2026 (IFR press release); PDF undated",
    "url": "https://ifr.org/img/worldrobotics/Executive_Summary_WR_2026_-_Industrial_Robots.pdf",
    "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261025161252/https://ifr.org/img/worldrobotics/Executive_Summary_WR_2026_-_Industrial_Robots.pdf",
    "archived_at": "2026-10-25",
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "2026: 655,000 units (+9%)",
    "lang": "en"
  },
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  "caveats": [
    "This is the IFR’s forecast, not a measured figure and not a Whirrwork estimate."
  ],
  "verification": "Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).",
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). The IFR forecasts 655,000 industrial robot installations worldwide in 2026, which would be 9% more than in 2025 [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/ifr-forecast-industrial-robot-installations-2026/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “The IFR forecasts 655,000 industrial robot installations worldwide in 2026, which would be 9% more than in 2025.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/ifr-forecast-industrial-robot-installations-2026/.",
    "mla": "“The IFR forecasts 655,000 industrial robot installations worldwide in 2026, which would be 9% more than in 2025.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/ifr-forecast-industrial-robot-installations-2026/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_ifr_forecast_industrial_robot_installations_2026,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{The IFR forecasts 655,000 industrial robot installations worldwide in 2026, which would be 9\\% more than in 2025}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/ifr-forecast-industrial-robot-installations-2026/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: International Federation of Robotics (IFR), World Robotics 2026 – Industrial Robots: Executive Summary (2026-09-24). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR). (2026, September 24). World Robotics 2026 – Industrial Robots: Executive Summary. https://ifr.org/img/worldrobotics/Executive_Summary_WR_2026_-_Industrial_Robots.pdf"
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