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  "slug": "robot-density-korea-2024",
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  "topic": "adoption",
  "claim": "South Korea has the world’s highest robot density, with 1,220 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees in 2024, according to the IFR.",
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    "geography": "Republic of Korea",
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    "name": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR)",
    "title": "Robot Density Surges in Europe, Asia, and Americas",
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    "date_note": "Undated web page; figures from World Robotics 2025",
    "url": "https://ifr.org/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas/",
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    "text": "highest robot density with 1,220 robots per 10,000 employees",
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  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). South Korea has the world’s highest robot density, with 1,220 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees in 2024, according to the IFR [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/robot-density-korea-2024/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “South Korea has the world’s highest robot density, with 1,220 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees in 2024, according to the IFR.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/robot-density-korea-2024/.",
    "mla": "“South Korea has the world’s highest robot density, with 1,220 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees in 2024, according to the IFR.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/robot-density-korea-2024/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_robot_density_korea_2024,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{South Korea has the world’s highest robot density, with 1,220 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees in 2024, according to the IFR}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/robot-density-korea-2024/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Robot Density Surges in Europe, Asia, and Americas. Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR). (n.d.). Robot Density Surges in Europe, Asia, and Americas. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://ifr.org/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas/"
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