IFR International Federation of Robotics

Global Sales of Professional Service Robots Surge 24%117,000 Transport and logistics’ robots lead as top applicationFrankfurt, Sep 30, 2026 — Global shipments of professional service robots increased by 24% to almost 250,000 units in 2025, highlighting a successful shift to commercial automation. These findings are presented in the World Robotics 2026 Service Robots report by the IFR.Five Million Robots now Operate in Factories GloballyWorld Robotics 2026 Report by IFR releasedFrankfurt, Sep 24, 2026 — The global operational stock of industrial robots surged 9% to a record 5 million units in 2025. This was driven by an 11% jump in annual installations: Factories worldwide installed more than 600,000 new units over the year.President’s Report by Jane HeffnerSep 24, 2026 — I am pleased to open my first President's Report with an overview of the latest World Robotics statistics, which we are publishing today.How M2X aims to standardize communication between mobile robots and infra...