Dataset

Annual professional service robots installed globally, by application area

owid.annual-professional-service-robots-installed-by-area
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Professional service robots perform useful tasks outside of industrial manufacturing, such as surgery, logistics, or agriculture. Consumer service robots, such as robotic vacuum cleaners, are not included.

Cite as: International Federation of Robotics via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “Number of professional robots installed” [dataset]. AI Index Report, “AI Index Report” [original data].

Publisher
Our World in Data
Tier
Official
Covers
2021–2024
Places
Countries, regions and groups of the world
Updated
annual
Last modified
2026-04-20
Units
robots
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Method
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-professional-service-robots-installed-by-area

Columns

NameTypeDescription
entitytextcountry, region or group
codetextISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions
yearinteger
number_of_professional_robots_installednumberNumber of professional robots installed (robots)

Dimensions

NameValues
entity
year

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