Robot Density · 2024
241
▲ 7.1% vs 2023 (225)
#14 Worldwide
AV Fleet Units · est.
4100
#6 Worldwide
Supercomputers · TOP500
17
#8 Worldwide
Automation Score
211.28
Global Rank #16

Robot density: IFR World Robotics 2024 (via Our World in Data), refreshed automatically. Supercomputer count: TOP500 list, June 2026, refreshed automatically — a count of 0 means no system on the current list. AV-fleet figures are modeled estimates pending a live feed.

Canada Automation Analysis

Canada's industrial robot density reached 241 robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers in 2024, up from 225 in 2023 — a 7.1% year-over-year increase. That places it #14 of 53 countries we track. Both figures come directly from IFR World Robotics via Our World in Data.

Growth of this kind typically reflects capital investment in automated production lines rather than a shrinking manufacturing workforce — density rises when robot installations outpace employment. Read it alongside the live deployment signals below, which capture the specific installations and contracts driving the trend. On high-performance computing, Canada has 17 systems on the current TOP500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers.

Note: the autonomous-vehicle fleet figure shown above is a modeled estimate — no authority publishes verified per-country AV fleet counts — and is excluded from the Automation Score, which uses only measured robot density and live signal activity.

Latest Automation Signals in Canada

Automation, robotics and AI developments detected in Canada by our Signal Engine, which scans industry press and news feeds hourly. Showing the 8 most recent of 42 tracked for Canada.

LEADERSHIP 2026-11-05
Canada’s hardware startup difficulties are a ‘sovereignty issue,’ tech group says - Financial Post
DEPLOYMENT 2026-10-27
Ontario’s first robotic roof truss manufacturing line commissioned in Huron County - Ontario Construction News
DEPLOYMENT 2026-10-26
Ontario’s first robotic roof truss manufacturing line commissioned in Bruce County - Ontario Construction News
FINANCIAL 2026-10-22
Elbit expands into underwater autonomy with acquisition of Canadian robotics company - CTech
HR/LAYOFFS 2026-10-18
AI, automation and delivery apps: What food-tech layoffs mean for Canada - Digital Journal
HR/LAYOFFS 2026-10-13
Toronto robotics startup hopes to expand options for surgical procedures - The Globe and Mail
LEADERSHIP 2026-10-02
Ratel Robotics and General Dynamics explore UGV production in Canada - Oj - Odessa Journal
LEADERSHIP 2026-10-02
Ratel Robotics and General Dynamics explore UGV production in Canada - Oj - odessa-journal.com
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Canada rank in automation?

Canada ranks #16 of 53 countries on the Roboradar24 Automation Score, which anchors to measured IFR robot density and adjusts it by recent automation-signal activity.

How many robots are in Canada?

Canada has 241 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees (2024 data), up from 225 in 2023. Source: IFR World Robotics via Our World in Data.

Is Canada's data live?

The automation signals on this page are scraped hourly and are genuinely live. Robot density comes from the IFR World Robotics dataset, which is published annually — we re-fetch it automatically so the figure updates as soon as IFR releases new data.

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