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COMPUTERS: ROBOTICS
List: Top Ten Countries by Number of Industrial Robots in Use
Date: 2004
Source: UN
Base: All countries using industrial robots by number of installations.
Notes: Worlwide sales of multipurpose, industrial robots grew by 17% in volume in 2004, according to figures from the International Federation of Robotics. In 1994 Europe had one-third the number of robots as did Japan. By 2004, Europe had three-quarters as many.
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Country
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No. of Robotics Installations
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Japan
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356,000
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Germany
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121,000
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USA
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115,000
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Italy
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53.000
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South
Korea
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51.000
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France
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28,000
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Spain
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22,000
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Great
Britain
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14,000
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Taiwan
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12,000
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Sweden
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7,000
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