Robot Density Β· 2024
241
β–² 7.1% vs 2023 (225)
#14 Worldwide
AV Fleet Units Β· est.
4100
#6 Worldwide
Supercomputers Β· TOP500
17
#8 Worldwide
Automation Score
207.27
Global Rank #17

Robot density: IFR World Robotics 2024 (via Our World in Data), refreshed automatically. Supercomputer count: TOP500 list, June 2026, refreshed automatically β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” no authority publishes verified per-country AV fleet counts β€” 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 25 tracked for Canada.

DEPLOYMENT 2026-07-29
Chinese authorities deploy humanoid traffic robots in Shanghai - Yahoo News Canada
LEADERSHIP 2026-07-10
Altera returns to growth as AI, robotics fuel demand, CEO says - Yahoo! Finance Canada
LEADERSHIP 2026-06-22
Interview with Clearpath Robotics co-founder Ryan Gariepy: β€˜Most industries in Canada are under-automated’ - Robotics & Automation News
DEPLOYMENT 2026-06-22
Rockwell Automation technology deployed at Heaven Hill distillery By Investing.com - Investing.com Canada
DEPLOYMENT 2026-06-21
Schneider Electric Canada Selected to Deliver Electrical and Automation Solutions for Ontario Line South - BNN Bloomberg
HR/LAYOFFS 2026-06-20
Canadas submarine choice extends beyond hardware to workers and allies - aju press
LEADERSHIP 2026-06-16
Cognex CEO to Join AI and Robotics Leaders at Automate 2026 Opening Keynote on the Future of Automation - Yahoo! Finance Canada
LEADERSHIP 2026-06-12
Xpeng CEO takes direct control of robotics unit ahead of mass production - Investing.com Canada
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Canada rank in automation?

Canada ranks #17 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 below are scraped hourly and are genuinely live. Robot density comes from the IFR World Robotics dataset, which is published annually β€” we re-fetch it automatically so the figure updates as soon as IFR releases new data.

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