Robotics market
US installed 34,200 robots in 2024, down 9%
34,200 industrial robots were installed in the United States in 2024, down 9% from 2023, according to IFR's World Robotics 2025 press release.
The US is the largest market in the Americas and took 68% of the region's installations. The region as a whole installed 50,100 units, down 10%, its fourth year in a row above 50,000. That 50,100 gets attributed to the US constantly, and it covers all of the Americas.
The IFR figure also gets mixed up with the quarterly order counts from A3, the Association for Advancing Automation. The two are different measures on different clocks. This page traces the country number, keeps it apart from the regional one, and explains why IFR and A3 rarely match.
Data covers IFR World Robotics 2025 press release; United States and Americas industrial robot installations in 2024. Published 2026-07-24. Last reviewed 2026-07-24. Last updated 2026-07-24. Edited by Mike Ramsey / Reliable Media.
The figures and where they come from
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| Figure | What it is | Source | Citation Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34,200 units | US installations 2024 | [A] | High | New industrial robots installed in the United States in 2024. |
| -9% | US year-over-year change | [A] | High | Change in US installations from 2023. |
| 68% | US share of Americas installations | [A] | High | The US is the largest single market in the region. |
| 50,100 units | Americas installations 2024 | [A] | High | Regional total for the Americas, frequently misquoted as the US figure. |
| -10% | Americas year-over-year change | [A] | High | Regional change, separate from the 9% US decline. |
| 4th straight year | Years above 50,000 installs (Americas) | [A] | High | The plateau is a regional figure covering the whole Americas. |
Why the numbers disagree
The Americas and the United States are two different lines in the same paragraph. IFR reports 50,100 installations for the Americas, down 10%, and 34,200 for the US, down 9%, with the US at 68% of the region. Quote 50,100 as a country figure and you overstate the US by nearly 16,000 robots and attach the wrong decline to it.
IFR and A3 count different things. IFR measures robots installed and put into service in a year; A3, the Association for Advancing Automation, reports orders booked by its member companies in units and dollars. An order placed one quarter can be commissioned the next, so the two series will not line up even when both are correct.
Coverage differs three ways. A3's figures reflect its membership across North America, IFR's 34,200 is a single country total, and IFR's Americas region is wider than North America. Each answers a different question, so a chart that mixes them shows phantom gaps.
Annual flow versus the installed base. 34,200 is one year of new robots, while the US operational stock, the running total still on factory floors, is far larger. Describe the country's automation with the installation figure and you understate the fleet by a wide margin, since the stock accumulates year after year.
How to cite these figures
Cite it as IFR World Robotics 2025: 34,200 industrial robots installed in the United States in 2024, down 9% from 2023.
If you want the 50,100 figure, label it the Americas: 50,100 units, down 10%, a fourth straight year above 50,000, with the US accounting for 68% of the region.
Say whether you mean IFR installations or A3 orders. Naming the source stops readers from expecting the numbers to agree when they measure different events on different clocks.
Where people go wrong
Attributing the Americas' 50,100 installs to the United States. The US installed 34,200; 50,100 covers the whole region.
Pairing the US count with the region's 10% decline, or the region's count with the US 9% decline. The two figures travel with their own percentages.
Treating IFR installations and A3 orders as the same series. They measure different events and cover different populations, so they will not match.
Reading 34,200 as the size of the US robot fleet. It is one year of new installations, and the operational stock is far larger.
How we checked
The figures trace to the IFR World Robotics 2025 press release of September 25, 2025. We read the Americas paragraph in full and split the regional line from the country line before publishing, rather than pulling a headline number out of secondary coverage.
We quoted IFR's own wording for each value: 50,100 units and a 10% decline for the Americas, 68% of regional installations for the US, and installations down by 9% to 34,200 units. Nothing here is derived or rounded by us.
Because the A3 order series is frequently substituted for this figure, the notes flag that IFR installations and A3 orders are distinct measures, and the confidence ratings treat these as directly stated figures in the release.
Full source list
Primary sources, with live links. Every figure above traces to one of these.
- [A]International Federation of RoboticsSeptember 25, 2025
World Robotics 2025 report – INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS – released by IFR
https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/global-robot-demand-in-factories-doubles-over-10-years
Common questions
- How many robots did the US install in 2024?
- 34,200 industrial robots, down 9% from 2023, according to IFR World Robotics 2025.
- Where does the 50,100 figure come from?
- The Americas. IFR reports 50,100 installations across the region in 2024, down 10%, a fourth straight year above 50,000. The United States accounted for 68% of that regional total, or 34,200 units.
- Is this the same as A3's robot order numbers?
- No. IFR counts robots installed; A3 counts orders booked by its members across North America. They measure different events on different clocks, so they rarely match, and neither substitutes for the other.
- Is the US robot market shrinking?
- US installations fell 9% in 2024 and the Americas fell 10%, while the region stayed above 50,000 for a fourth straight year. Call it a pullback from the peak, and keep the country and regional figures in separate sentences.
- Which number should I cite?
- Name the source and the geography. Use IFR's 34,200 for US installations, 50,100 for the Americas, or A3's figures for North American orders, and say which one you mean.
More data, traced to source
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- North American robot orders: the quarterly number every trade outlet quotes
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