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18,581,081 sets

China produced 18,581,081 service robots (sets) in 2025, up 16.1%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

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18,581,081 sets
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China · 2025
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Primary Government statistics
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National Bureau of Statistics of China
Title
Industrial Production Operation in December 2025
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“…Service Robots (set) 1564018 4.6 18581081 16.1…”

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  • NBS "service robots" include consumer devices such as robot vacuums; production, not sales.

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Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). China produced 18,581,081 service robots (sets) in 2025, up 16.1%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-service-robot-output-2025/

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Whirrwork. “China produced 18,581,081 service robots (sets) in 2025, up 16.1%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-service-robot-output-2025/.

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“China produced 18,581,081 service robots (sets) in 2025, up 16.1%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-service-robot-output-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{whirrwork_china_service_robot_output_2025,
  author       = {{Whirrwork}},
  title        = {{China produced 18,581,081 service robots (sets) in 2025, up 16.1\%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics}},
  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = oct,
  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-service-robot-output-2025/},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Original source: National Bureau of Statistics of China, Industrial Production Operation in December 2025 (2026-01-20). Licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2026, January 20). Industrial Production Operation in December 2025. https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202601/t20260120_1962350.html

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