The factory automation footprint
Industrial robots
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United States
ChinaOperating industrial robots · not necessarily AI-enabled
AI BY SECTOR / Manufacturing
AI on the factory floor
Automation across the Pacific
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Industrial robotsLoading chartUnited StatesChinaAnnual installations · not robot production or operating stock
Beyond automotive assembly lines
Industrial robotsLoading chartSelected industries · not all installations or AI-only robots
Generative AI users
Source and definitionManufacturers using AI
Turnover ≥ CNY 20m; not all businessesCore AI industry scale
Source and definitionAI companies
Source and definitionThe evidence in detail
One factory, several technologies
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A selected cohort, not the whole industry
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Across the industry
733 EXACT OCCUPATION MATCHES · UNITED STATES
Software and robots reach different jobs
Two kinds of task exposure
LLM index · March 2026 / robot index · September 2026
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