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Which country is no. 1 in robotics?

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On DEPLOY's record, the United States leads, with China a clear and fast-growing second. The United States has the most robotics makers DEPLOY tracks, the most models, the most deployments, and the most disclosed venture funding. China ranks a clear second and is closing fast. But DEPLOY's record is a curated, English-language registry, so this ranks who we cover most deeply, not a settled count of the whole world's robotics.

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There is no official scoreboard for robotics, so DEPLOY answers the way it can defend: from the record it holds. On four measures we track, the United States leads every one. It has the most robotics makers headquartered there, the most published models, the most deployments including the most that are actually operational rather than announced, and the most disclosed private venture funding. China ranks a clear second across the same measures and is closing the gap fastest. Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and South Korea lead the next tier. The honest caveat matters as much as the ranking: DEPLOY's record is a curated, mostly English-language registry, so it captures makers and deployments it can source and verify, which skews toward the United States and Europe. It is not a census of the world's robotics. Industrial robot installed base, where China and Japan have led for years on the International Federation of Robotics count, is a different measure DEPLOY does not fully track. So read this as a ranking of who DEPLOY covers most deeply, each figure dated and sourced, not as a verdict on the entire field.

Where each country leads

On the four measures DEPLOY tracks, one country tops every one, which is the honest finding here, not a manufactured tie. What matters as much is the caveat: this ranks DEPLOY’s coverage, not the whole world.

Leads DEPLOY's record

United States

824 makers tracked, 490 models, 466 deployments (390 operational), and $104.6B in disclosed venture funding. On DEPLOY's record as of Jul 21, 2026, the top country on every measure we track.

Clear second

China

328 makers tracked, 278 models, 141 deployments (114 operational), and $14.3B in disclosed venture funding. Ranked second on the maker count and closing the gap fastest, scoped to DEPLOY's record.

The honest caveat

Not a world census

DEPLOY's record is a curated, mostly English-language registry, so it skews toward the United States and Europe, the makers and deployments it can source and verify. Industrial robot installed base, where China and Japan have led for years on the International Federation of Robotics count, is a different measure DEPLOY does not fully track.

The country robotics scorecard

DEPLOY tracks robotics makers headquartered in 51 countries. The 41 with the deepest coverage are ranked below, each cell a real number dated and sourced or left honestly blank where the record holds nothing. Sorted by makers headquartered there, one lens among several, not a world census. For the maker-level leaderboard see which company leads humanoid robotics.

Countries on DEPLOY’s record, ranked by robotics makers headquartered there (one lens, not a world census)
#CountryMakersModelsDeployments (operational)Disclosed venture fundingSources
1United States824490466390 op
$104.6B382 rounds
Agility Robotics (official)GXO Logistics (official)Agility Robotics+5
2China328278141114 op
$14.3B100 rounds
Humanoid robot begins work at Japanese airport to tackle labor crisisJapan Airlines Launches Two-Year Humanoid Robot Trial at Haneda AirportUnitree's humanoid G1 robot works at Japanese airport+5
3Germany132422621 op
$7.6B29 rounds
Brainlab CIRQ Robotic Positioning System — product page (FDA-cleared)Brainlab: CIRQ launch and FDA clearance announcementVolkswagen begins testing its self-driving microbuses in Los Angeles ahead of launch with Uber+5
4Japan126512821 op
$745M14 rounds
Advanced Construction Robotics — TyBOT rebar tying robotTyBOT deployments on highway and bridge construction (US)DENSO+5
5United Kingdom85342416 op
$4.8B18 rounds
Arabian BusinessBlooloopBlooloop+5
6France64363321 op
$1.3B23 rounds
University of Guelph NewsEasyMileParrot (official)+5
7Switzerland48262114 op
$321M12 rounds
Distalmotion Dexter — CE-marked robotic surgery systemDistalmotion: Dexter receives CE Mark for laparoscopic surgery, 2022ANYbotics (primary)+5
8South Korea481698 op
$86M2 rounds
techcrunch.comkoreajoongangdaily.comneubility.co.kr+5
How we know this

Every figure in the scorecard comes from a dated, sourced record in the DEPLOY registry: published companies and their headquarters, the models they build, deployments of those models, and disclosed funding rounds. A country is derived from each maker's headquarters. Each country's row carries its own deployment and funding receipts; here is a deduped sample.

Agility Robotics (official)GXO Logistics (official)Agility RoboticsGXO LogisticsThe Robot ReportGXO LogisticsRobotics & Automation NewsConstruction Robotics SAM100 product pageHumanoid robot begins work at Japanese airport to tackle labor crisisJapan Airlines Launches Two-Year Humanoid Robot Trial at Haneda AirportUnitree's humanoid G1 robot works at Japanese airportJAL Deploys Unitree G1 Robots at HanedaKepler via PR NewswireInteresting EngineeringGeek+Geek+ Powers Remote Operations and New Deployments for Decathlon in ChinaBrainlab CIRQ Robotic Positioning System — product page (FDA-cleared)Brainlab: CIRQ launch and FDA clearance announcementVolkswagen begins testing its self-driving microbuses in Los Angeles ahead of launch with UberMOIA America to deploy autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles on the Uber platform in Los Angeles by the end of 2026MOIA America to deploy autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles on the Uber platform in Los Angeles by the end of 2026Kewazo (official) / ENRNeura RoboticsNew MiPA Generation Presented at OMR | Neura Robotics

Each measure is scoped to what is verified on DEPLOY's record and dated. A country is counted from its makers' headquarters, so a maker whose headquarters we cannot resolve to a country is left out rather than guessed. Disclosed venture funding excludes public-market and acquisition events, which are not venture raises. The ranking is of who DEPLOY covers most deeply, not a census of the whole world's robotics.

Common questions

Which country is the leader in robotics?
It depends on the measure, and DEPLOY does not crown one overall. On DEPLOY's record the United States leads on the number of robotics makers tracked, on models, on deployments, and on disclosed venture funding, with China a clear second. But that reflects what DEPLOY covers, a curated English-language registry, so it ranks coverage rather than the whole world. On industrial robot installed base, a different measure DEPLOY does not fully track, China and Japan have led for years.
Is China ahead of the US in robotics?
On DEPLOY's record, not yet: the United States has more makers tracked, more models, more deployments, and more disclosed venture funding than China, though China ranks a clear second and is closing fastest. On a different measure DEPLOY does not fully capture, industrial robot installations counted by the International Federation of Robotics, China has been the world's largest market for years. Which country is ahead depends entirely on which measure you mean, and this page is scoped to the four DEPLOY verifies.
Which country has the most robotics companies?
On DEPLOY's record the United States has the most robotics makers headquartered there, followed by China, then Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The full scorecard on this page ranks every country DEPLOY tracks a meaningful field of makers in, with the maker count, model count, deployments, and disclosed funding for each, dated and sourced. It is a count of who DEPLOY covers, not a complete global company census.
Does DEPLOY's ranking mean the US builds the best robots?
No. DEPLOY ranks what it can verify: how many makers, models, deployments, and funding rounds are on the record for each country. Leading those counts is not the same as building the most advanced or most reliable robots, which are separate questions DEPLOY answers on other pages from the specs and safety records. This page answers where the tracked activity is concentrated, scoped to DEPLOY's coverage, not which country's robots are best.
Where does Japan rank in robotics?
On DEPLOY's record Japan sits in the leading tier just behind the United States and China on the number of makers tracked, alongside Germany and the United Kingdom, and its makers have a strong model and deployment record. Japan's disclosed venture funding on the record is smaller, which reflects that several of its largest robotics builders are established public companies rather than venture-backed startups, so their capital does not show up as venture rounds. The scorecard shows Japan's verified figures next to every other country.

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