4. Italy
Score – 12
We are continuing our list of countries that produce the most robots in the world with Italy, that may not seem to fall into the same line as other countries on our list for some reason, but has in fact earned its spot fair and square. Not only has the industry’s activity skyrocketed in recent years, but it managed to raise its export values to $326.1 million in 2015, putting it on the third spot at a global level. Since 2011, Italy’s industrial robots exports grew by 99.8%.
The International Federation of Robotics also mentions there are quite a few machines working in factories across Italy. So many, in fact, that there are 159 industrial robots for every 10,000 people employed in manufacturing.
Robot investments continued to rise in 2015, the IFR writes in a report, which is great news because in previous years the exports lagged behind due to the critical economic situation.
