{"id": 1133100, "name": "Industrial robots in operation per 1,000 employees", "unit": "robots per 1,000 employees", "createdAt": "2026-01-19T21:55:19.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-01-20T21:10:43.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "2023-2023", "datasetId": 7328, "shortUnit": "", "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "robot_density", "catalogPath": "grapher/ifr/2026-01-14/robot_density/robot_density#robot_density", "descriptionShort": "Number of industrial robots in operation per 1,000 employees in the manufacturing industry. Industrial robots are automated, reprogrammable machines that can move in three or more directions and perform a variety of tasks in industrial settings.", "type": "float", "grapherConfigIdETL": "019bdd3e-dd14-785c-9955-7c1a06a68330", "dataChecksum": "13767738006566279874", "metadataChecksum": "-169428781415262975", "datasetName": "Robot Density", "updatePeriodDays": 365, "datasetVersion": "2026-01-14", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"unit": "robots per 1,000 employees", "numDecimalPlaces": 0}, "schemaVersion": 2, "presentation": {}, "descriptionKey": ["Industrial robots are machines used in factories to automate tasks like welding, assembly, and packaging.", "They are defined as automatically controlled, reprogrammable, and multipurpose machines that can move in three or more directions.", "Reprogrammable means their functions can be changed through software without altering their physical parts.", "Multipurpose means they can be adapted for different tasks with mechanical changes.", "Robots are becoming easier to install and more flexible, which means even small production runs can be automated.", "Companies use robots to improve product quality, increase speed, reduce waste, and cut costs."], "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 2023}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 275, "name": "Asia", "code": "OWID_ASI"}, {"id": 24, "name": "Austria", "code": "AUT"}, {"id": 44, "name": "Canada", "code": "CAN"}, {"id": 171, "name": "China", "code": "CHN"}, {"id": 162, "name": "Czechia", "code": "CZE"}, {"id": 161, "name": "Denmark", "code": "DNK"}, {"id": 318, "name": "European Union", "code": null}, {"id": 155, "name": "Finland", "code": "FIN"}, {"id": 3, "name": "France", "code": "FRA"}, {"id": 6, "name": "Germany", "code": "DEU"}, {"id": 8, "name": "Italy", "code": "ITA"}, {"id": 14, "name": "Japan", "code": "JPN"}, {"id": 5, "name": "Netherlands", "code": "NLD"}, {"id": 294, "name": "North America", "code": "OWID_NAM"}, {"id": 86, "name": "Singapore", "code": "SGP"}, {"id": 85, "name": "Slovakia", "code": "SVK"}, {"id": 83, "name": "Slovenia", "code": "SVN"}, {"id": 127, "name": "South Korea", "code": "KOR"}, {"id": 9, "name": "Spain", "code": "ESP"}, {"id": 10, "name": "Sweden", "code": "SWE"}, {"id": 7, "name": "Switzerland", "code": "CHE"}, {"id": 198, "name": "Taiwan", "code": "TWN"}, {"id": 13, "name": "United States", "code": "USA"}, {"id": 355, "name": "World", "code": "OWID_WRL"}]}}, "origins": [{"id": 10853, "title": "Robot Density", "description": "Number of multipurpose industrial robots per 10,000 persons employed in the manufacturing industry.\n\nRobot density data combines operational stock data from IFR and national robot associations with labor market data from various sources including OECD, ILO, Eurostat, and national statistics offices.", "producer": "International Federation of Robotics", "citationFull": "International Federation of Robotics (2024). Robot Density in the manufacturing industry.\n\nSources: Operational stock data: IFR, national robot associations; labor market data: OECD short-term labour market statistics, ILO LFS employment by economic activity, Eurostat lfsa_egan2, national statistics offices (Canada: Statistics Canada, China: China Statistical Yearbook, Germany: Statistisches Bundesamt, Korea: Ministry of Employment and Labour, USA: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Singapore: Ministry of Manpower).", "attribution": "International Federation of Robotics", "attributionShort": "IFR", "urlMain": "https://ifr.org/", "dateAccessed": "2024-06-25", "datePublished": "2024-06-25", "license": {"url": "https://ifr.org/", "name": "\u00a9 International Federation of Robotics"}}]}