darth_nadoma OP t1_iu43j65 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:26 PM

The number of installed industrial robots globally has increased by 517 thousand units in 2021, brining the total number of operational units to 3.5 million. With 74 % of installations being in Asia and UK being the only major country where installations decreased.

The article stated that while humanoid robots attract fanfare the humble industrial robots are doing more to transform the economy. The humanoid robots do not yet perform as good as humans

dungone t1_iu6wg71 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:32 AM

Industrial robots represent just a very small fraction of the machines on assembly lines. I don't know that it means anything if their use is going up or down, it's just another way that an assembly line could be designed.