International Federation of Robotics

It's about time to shed light on the next amazing woman in robotics: 📣 It is a great pleasure to introduce Albane Dersy, Co-Founder and COO of Inbolt, named as one of 𝕀𝔽ℝ'𝕤 𝟙𝟘 𝕎𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔽𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕗 ℝ𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝! 🤖 🔸Since launching Inbolt just five years ago, Albane has helped deploy AI-powered 3D vision tracking systems on over 150 robots in 50+ factories across the U.S., Europe, and Asia—redefining flexibility and intelligence in industrial automation. 🔸Her mission is to shorten the ROI on automation by making robots smarter, more adaptive, and easier to deploy in real-world environments. 🔸A passionate advocate for customer-driven innovation and greater diversity in robotics, she encourages young women in STEM to stay curious, ask questions, and always keep the end user in mind. 🔸Her leadership is driving global impact—and shaping the future of how humans and robots work together. 🌟 Find out more about Albane: https://lnkd.in/e-D3EsKB 🌟 #WomenInRobotics #WomenInTech #WomenInSTEM #STEM  #IFR2025 #Leadership #DiversityInSTEM #Robotics  Carl Standertskjold-Nordenstam Artur Hafner Patrick Schwarzkopf

NEW Robotics Data by IFR ➡️ The Japanese automotive industry installed a total of about 13,000 industrial robots in 2024 ➡️ Highest level recorded since 2020 ➡️ 11% increase compared to the previous year ➡️ “Japan is the world´s predominant robot manufacturing country representing 38% of global robot production," says Takayuki Ito, President of the International Federation of Robotics. ➡️ “At the ´Future Creation Robot Week´ held during Expo 2025 in July in Osaka, visitors can experience the evolution for a society where robots support everyday life." ➡️ For more background information on robotics and automation, check out our WORLD ROBOTICS STATISTICS International Federation of Robotics or contact us via Email at press@ifr.org. Best, Carsten, Press Officer. https://lnkd.in/eiysTUDt

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕤𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕥 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤! Curious? Then read the latest #IFR economic blog article "𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀?" by Verena Plümpe, Economist at the Centre for Business and Productivity Dynamics at IWH – Halle Institute for Economic Research – Member of the Leibniz Association . In her blog article she unravels the 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 based on novel data from the IAB Establishment Panel Survey. One of her key findings is that the lack of young and skilled workers actually prevents the installation of robots contradicting the old narrative of a negative impact of robots on employment. It is actually the other way around: 𝗔 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Here is the blog article https://lnkd.in/e6rKSUEm If you cannot get enough of economic research on this topic, please refer to the original papers co-authored by Verena Plümpe: Deng, Liuchun, Steffen Müller, Verena Plümpe, and Jens Stegmaier. 2023. "Robots and Female Employment in German Manufacturing." AEA Papers and Proceedings 113: 224–28. Deng, Liuchun, Steffen Müller, Verena Plümpe, and Jens Stegmaier. "Robots, occupations, and worker age: A production-unit analysis of employment." European Economic Review 170 (2024): 104881. Deng, Liuchun, Verena Plümpe, and Jens Stegmaier. "Robot Adoption at German Plants." Journal of Economics and Statistics 244.3 (2024): 201-235. Plümpe, Verena and Jens Stegmaier (2023). “Micro data on robots from the IAB Establishment Panel”. Journal of Economics and Statistics 243.3-4, pp. 397–413. #robots #automation #skills

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Thank you VDMA R+A for hosting International Federation of Robotics at your booth and the automatica team for supporting our events. It was a great opportunity to meet our members and friends. What a fruitful and inspiring week. Look forward to 2027!

World Robotics Market Data – Preliminary A preview by Takayuki Ito, IFR's president, at atomatica 2025 in Munich. ➡️ Global installations of industrial robots hit 523,000 units in 2024 ➡️ Europe reached second highest level in history with 86,000 installations ➡️ Top 5 markets in Europe: Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Hungary ➡️ The European robotics market remains challenging ➡️ Huge geopolitical uncertainties such as trade war or tariff dispute The market presentation on preliminary figures for industrial robot installations in 2024 is available to download from the IFR website. If you are a journalist, please send your questions to Carsten Heer at press@ifr.org. https://ifr.org/roundtable

With #WorldRobotics 2025 being ready for pre-ordering, the IFR Statistical Department would like to draw your attention to the #mobilerobot Mesh-Up at #automatica25. Come to hall B4 Booth 330 to watch a mixed fleet of mobile robots do an amazing robot ballet. Our colleagues from the #intralogistics at VDMA are doing an outstanding job there. If you want to learn more on mobile robots in service applications check out our upcoming World Robotics #ServiceRobots report 2025. The 2025 edition will feature a completely revised and updated chapter on mobile robots in transportation and logistics in indoor evironments without public traffic. Pre-order now at https://lnkd.in/fqRu2W6 Juliane Kluge Andreas Scherb Anne Jurkat

The Executive Roundtable is on its way. The automatica Forum is crowded but you can still find your spot in the audience #ExecutiveRoundtable

Germany and Italy remained the main market for industrial robots in Europe. Spain moved into third spot and Hungary completes the top 5. #WorldRobotics

The IFR Executive Roundtable at automatica has just started. IFR President Takayuki Ito opens the session presenting preliminary results of IFR industrial robot statistics. 2024 saw the second highest installation count in the history of these statistics for the European market. About 86,000 new robots were installed. This is a 6% contraction from the record achieved in 2023. #WorldRobotics