Robot Density ยท 2024
307
โ–ฒ 4.1% vs 2023 (295)
#7 Worldwide
AV Fleet Units ยท est.
42000
#1 Worldwide
Supercomputers ยท TOP500
161
#1 Worldwide
Automation Score
310.37
Global Rank #7

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

USA Automation Analysis

USA's industrial robot density reached 307 robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers in 2024, up from 295 in 2023 โ€” a 4.1% year-over-year increase. That places it #7 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 โ€” 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, USA has 161 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 โ€” no authority publishes verified per-country AV fleet counts โ€” and is excluded from the Automation Score, which uses only measured robot density and live signal activity.

Latest Automation Signals in USA

Automation, robotics and AI developments detected in USA by our Signal Engine, which scans industry press and news feeds hourly. Showing the 8 most recent of 332 tracked for USA.

FINANCIAL 2026-08-07
FCC Barred Unitree From North America: Asia Deployment and IPO Open Wednesday - techtimes.com
LEADERSHIP 2026-08-06
Bigwave Robotics Secures $450,000 in U.S. Contracts Within 6 Months, Targets North American Physical AI Market - northjersey.com
DEPLOYMENT 2026-08-06
Logisnext Americas Helps Keep Events Moving through Equipment, Expertise and Community Impact - morningstar.com
LEADERSHIP 2026-08-06
Bigwave Robotics Secures $450,000 in U.S. Contracts Within 6 Months, Targets North American Physical AI Market - Bergen Record
FINANCIAL 2026-08-05
Avatar Robotics raises $6.5 million seed to build the unlimited industrial workforce - American Journal of Transportation
DEPLOYMENT 2026-08-04
Logisnext Americas Helps Keep Events Moving through Equipment, Expertise and Community Impact - lelezard.com
DEPLOYMENT 2026-08-04
KUKA deploys Automation Management Platform for North American automakers - therobotreport.com
FINANCIAL 2026-08-03
FCC Barred Unitree From North America: Asia Deployment and IPO Open Wednesday - Tech Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does USA rank in automation?

USA ranks #7 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 USA?

USA has 307 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees (2024 data), up from 295 in 2023. Source: IFR World Robotics via Our World in Data.

Is USA'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 โ€” we re-fetch it automatically so the figure updates as soon as IFR releases new data.

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