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542,076 units

Factories worldwide installed 542,076 industrial robots in 2024, the second-highest count in history at the time, according to the IFR.

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542,076 units
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World · 2024
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International Federation of Robotics (IFR)
Title
World Robotics 2025 – Industrial Robots: Executive Summary
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Report released 25 Sep 2025; PDF undated
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Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Factories worldwide installed 542,076 industrial robots in 2024, the second-highest count in history at the time, according to the IFR [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/industrial-robot-installations-world-2024/

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Whirrwork. “Factories worldwide installed 542,076 industrial robots in 2024, the second-highest count in history at the time, according to the IFR.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/industrial-robot-installations-world-2024/.

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“Factories worldwide installed 542,076 industrial robots in 2024, the second-highest count in history at the time, according to the IFR.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/industrial-robot-installations-world-2024/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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  author       = {{Whirrwork}},
  title        = {{Factories worldwide installed 542,076 industrial robots in 2024, the second-highest count in history at the time, according to the IFR}},
  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = oct,
  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/industrial-robot-installations-world-2024/},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Original source: International Federation of Robotics (IFR), World Robotics 2025 – Industrial Robots: Executive Summary (2025-09-25). Licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

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International Federation of Robotics (IFR). (2025, September 25). World Robotics 2025 – Industrial Robots: Executive Summary. https://ifr.org/img/worldrobotics/Executive_Summary_WR_2025_Industrial_Robots.pdf

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