US reportedly overtook Japan as the No. 2 installer of industrial robots in 2025

A user says the US passed Japan to become the second-largest installer of industrial robots, with 38,400 installations in 2025, compared with China’s 354,000. The author presents the figures as evidence against robotics being overhyped, writing, “We're still so early.” Another user sharing the post calls the US–China gap “comically large.”