The Asian industry's uptake of industrial robots is accelerating: its operational stock has risen 70% percent to 887,400 units from 2010 to 2015 according to the World Robotics Report 2016, published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). In 2015 alone, annual sales of robots jumped 19% to 160,600 units, setting a new record for the fourth consecutive year.
China is the biggest market for industrial robots in the world and takes 43% of all sales to Asia including Australia and New Zealand. It is followed by Korea, with a share of 24% of regional sales, and Japan with 22%. That means 89% of robots sold in Asia and Australia went to these three countries in 2015.
China will remain the main driver of growth in the region. By 2019, almost 40% of the global supply will be installed in China. Continued growth in robot installations is predicted for all major Asian robot markets.
The main driver of the latest growth in Asia was the electrical and electronics industry. Sales for this segment jumped 41% in 2015 to 56,200 units. This compares to 54,500 units in the automotive industry with a 4% rise.
The manufacturing industry - by far No. 1 by volume - recorded an annual growth of 25% to 149,500 units in 2015.
With regards to robotics density, the current leader is South Korea, with 531 robot units per 10,000 employees, followed by Singapore (398 units) and Japan (305 units).
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