Best Robot Companies of 2026
IFR 2024 installations; density; FANUC / ABB / Yaskawa / KUKA segments; humanoid funding.
Main table: 2024 industrial robot installations (IFR)
Compiled 2026-08-12. IFR World Robotics 2025 covers calendar 2024. World: 542,076 units (+0.1%), fourth year above 500k. Peak remains 552,946 in 2022. Top five markets: 431,240 units, 80% of the world.
| # | Market | 2024 installs | YoY | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 295,045 | +7% | 54% |
| 2 | Japan | 44,453 | −4% | 8% |
| 3 | United States | 34,164 | −9% | 6% |
| 4 | Korea | 30,596 | −3% | 6% |
| 5 | Germany | 26,982 | −5% | 5% |
| 6 | India | 9,120 | +7% | — |
| 7 | Italy | 8,783 | −16% | — |
| 8 | Mexico | 5,594 | −4% | — |
| 9 | Spain | 5,086 | +1% | — |
| 10 | France | ~4,900 | −24% | — |
Asia 401,665 (+5%), 74% of the world. Europe 85,006 (−8%). Americas 50,077 (−10%). Electronics 128,899 (24%) edged automotive 126,088 (23%). Metal and machinery hit a record 88,777.
Chinese suppliers took 57% of their home market. China’s operational stock: 2,027,190 (about 43% of the world). Global stock about 4.66 million (+9%).
Robot density (per 10,000 manufacturing employees)
IFR’s April 2026 recut. World average: 132. China is first in installs, 22nd in density (166) after an NBS employment revision.
| # | Country / territory | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 1,220 |
| 2 | Singapore | 818 |
| 3 | Germany | 449 |
| 4 | Japan | 446 |
| 5 | Sweden | 377 |
| 6 | Denmark | 329 |
| 7 | Slovenia | 315 |
| 8 | United States | 307 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 302 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 294 |
Four industrial robotics segments
IFR does not publish vendor share. These are robotics-division lines from filings. Fiscal years do not line up. Yen and euro converted at about USD 1 = JPY 150, EUR 1 = USD 1.08 only to order the table.
| # | Company / line | Revenue | ~USD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FANUC ROBOT | ¥378.610B | ~$2.52B | to 31 Mar 2026; +14.9%; 44.1% of group |
| 2 | ABB Robotics | $2.3B | $2.3B | CY2025; SoftBank deal EV $5.375B |
| 3 | Yaskawa Robotics | ¥247.012B | ~$1.65B | to 28 Feb 2026; +4.0% |
| 4 | KUKA Robotics | €1,010.7M | ~$1.09B | CY2025; was €1,092.0M; group €3,897.2M |
Humanoids: cumulative venture funding (mid-2026)
Tech Funding News, 24 Jul 2026. Dealroom: about $8.6B into humanoid startups in H1 2026, 1.8× all of 2025. Tesla Optimus is funded inside Tesla, so it is not on this list.
| # | Company | Raised | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Figure AI | ~$2.34B | $39B valuation; Sep 2025 Series C >$1B |
| 2 | NEURA Robotics | ~$1.84B | Jun 2026 Series C up to $1.4B; ~$7B valuation |
| 3 | Apptronik | ~$966M | ~$5.3B valuation |
| 4 | Agility Robotics | ~$683M | planned SPAC; ~$2.5B |
| 5 | AgiBot | ~$314M | Mar 2025 Series B at $2.1B |
| 6 | Unitree | ~$265M | SSE filing Mar 2026 |
| 7 | Humanoid (London) | ~$250–270M | Series A at $1.35B |
| 8 | 1X Technologies | ~$140M | OpenAI Startup Fund and others |
Physical Intelligence has raised about $1.1B for cross-platform models, not its own hardware. Boston Dynamics is a Hyundai company: remaining SoftBank stake bought in Jul 2026; implied value about $3.3B.
How this ranking is put together
Main table: IFR 2024 installations. Density: IFR April 2026 recut. Segment revenue: four filings. Humanoids: TFN 24 Jul 2026 funding snapshot. Logos from the site’s “All humanoid robot companies” board. Default rows are S–D.
| Source | Date | What it tracks |
|---|---|---|
| IFR WR 2025 release | 25 Sep 2025 | 542k units; China 54%; domestic 57% |
| IFR 2025 executive summary | CY2024 | Country counts; industries; 575k outlook |
| IFR India note | Same | India 9,120; 6th |
| IFR density | 8 Apr 2026 | Top 10 density; China 166 (#22) |
| FANUC FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | ROBOT ¥378.610B |
| ABB Integrated Report 2025 | CY2025 | Robotics $2.3B |
| ABB–SoftBank | Oct 2025 | EV $5.375B |
| Yaskawa FY2025 | 28 Feb 2026 | Robotics ¥247.012B |
| KUKA AR 2025 | CY2025 | Robotics €1,010.7M |
| TFN humanoid funding | 24 Jul 2026 | Cumulative raises; Dealroom $8.6B |
IFR’s 2025 outlook, and the ABB sale
Written mid-2025: world installations ~575,000 (+6%); Asia ~435,000; North America ~43,500; Europe below 79,000. 700,000 by 2028.
ABB agreed in October 2025 to sell Robotics to SoftBank for an enterprise value of $5.375B, expected to close mid-to-late 2026. The division is discontinued operations from Q4 2025.
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