Top 10 countries by industrial robot density

Question : Which countries have the most industrial robots in relation to their number of
manufacturing workers?

Answers :  Refer to a recent short article in IEEE Spectrum  -  titled  "The Rise of the Machines"  by looking at the top ten countries by robot density.

 Japan  is on top with 295 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers. The countries with the next highest robot densities are also Asian - Singapore and South Korea, respectively - with Germany in fourth place at 163 robots per worker.


 Where does the U.S. rank? It's number nine according to the article, with 86 robots per worker. The world average is given as 32.





 The article also offers an interesting visual breakdown of the use of industrial robots by industry and by application