{
  "slug": "global-robotics-physical-ai",
  "name": "Global Robotics & Physical AI",
  "updated": "2026-09-22",
  "page": "https://godofstartups.com/atlas/markets/global-robotics-physical-ai",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "facts": [
    {
      "metric": "Share of EU/EEA/UK enterprises planning to adopt AI technologies within two years, Ipsos survey for European Commission",
      "value": "18",
      "unit": "% of surveyed enterprises",
      "geo": null,
      "period": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/artificial-intelligence-first-quantitative-study-its-kind-finds-uptake-businesses-across-europe"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Share of employers globally reporting labour/recruitment difficulties, GFP Employer Survey (OECD)",
      "value": "80 / 33",
      "unit": "% of employers reporting some recruitmen",
      "geo": null,
      "period": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/12/the-firm-side-of-labour-shortages_5423d724/aaea297f-en.pdf"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Year-on-year growth of industrial robot output in China",
      "value": "28",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "CN",
      "period": "2026-H1",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://www.miit.gov.cn/xwfb/bldhd/art/2026/art_bc4cf76777cb4fd2896082ca2ff7039d.html"
    },
    {
      "metric": "China-developed quadruped robots' share of global unit sales (close to)",
      "value": "70",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "CN",
      "period": "2026-06",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://www.miit.gov.cn/xwfb/bldhd/art/2026/art_bc4cf76777cb4fd2896082ca2ff7039d.html"
    },
    {
      "metric": "EU enterprise AI-adoption gap for autonomous robots/self-driving vehicles/drones, by firm size",
      "value": "7.2",
      "unit": "% of EU enterprises",
      "geo": "European Union",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/12/ai-adoption-by-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises_9c48eae6/426399c1-en.pdf"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Importance rating of robotics compared with other business technologies",
      "value": "47.1",
      "unit": "% of businesses using robotics saying ro",
      "geo": "United States (proxy for global robotics/physical AI)",
      "period": "2022",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/technology-impact.html"
    },
    {
      "metric": "US robotics-using businesses reporting improved STEM worker skills",
      "value": "20.7",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "US",
      "period": "2022",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/technology-impact.html"
    },
    {
      "metric": "US robotics-using businesses reporting no overall impact on STEM worker skills",
      "value": "56.6",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "US",
      "period": "2022",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/technology-impact.html"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Robotics adoption timing trend among US businesses using surveyed technologies",
      "value": "23.6 to 26.9",
      "unit": "% adoption timing share range for roboti",
      "geo": "United States (proxy for global robotics/physical AI)",
      "period": "2016-2022",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/technology-impact.html"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Share of US robotics-adopting firms reporting an adverse factor limiting continued adoption/intensity of use",
      "value": "36",
      "unit": "% of robotics-using US firms",
      "geo": "US",
      "period": "2016-2018 (2019 Annual Business Survey technology module)",
      "tier": 1,
      "status": "ready",
      "url": "https://www2.census.gov/ces/wp/2022/CES-WP-22-12R.pdf"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Prospective intralogistics robot adopters planning to work with robotics vendors",
      "value": "63",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "Not disclosed (Peerless subscriber survey)",
      "period": "2024-01/2024-02",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://www.mmh.com/article/2024_intralogistics_robotics_survey_robot_demand_surges"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Robotics users whose total cost of ownership expectations were met or exceeded",
      "value": "79",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "Not disclosed (Peerless subscriber survey)",
      "period": "2024-01/2024-02",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://www.mmh.com/article/2024_intralogistics_robotics_survey_robot_demand_surges"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Robotics users whose process performance objectives were met or exceeded",
      "value": "83",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "Not disclosed (Peerless subscriber survey)",
      "period": "2024-01/2024-02",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://www.mmh.com/article/2024_intralogistics_robotics_survey_robot_demand_surges"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Intralogistics survey respondents employed by companies with annual revenue below USD 50 million",
      "value": "40",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "Not disclosed (Peerless subscriber survey)",
      "period": "2024-01/2024-02",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://www.mmh.com/article/2024_intralogistics_robotics_survey_robot_demand_surges"
    },
    {
      "metric": "China's share of global annual industrial robot installations (flow, not stock)",
      "value": "54",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "China",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Domestic suppliers' share of industrial robots installed in China",
      "value": "57",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "CN",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/global-robot-demand-in-factories-doubles-over-10-years"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Worldwide operational stock of industrial robots, year-on-year growth",
      "value": "9",
      "unit": "percent",
      "geo": "global",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/global-robot-demand-in-factories-doubles-over-10-years"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Average cost to replace one skilled frontline manufacturing worker, UKG Workforce Institute survey 2024",
      "value": "10000-40000",
      "unit": "US$ per worker replaced; 60% of respondents report this range (survey of 300+ HR leaders at US manufacturing companies); 56% report employee turnover has moderate-to-severe bottom-line impact",
      "geo": "United States",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/manufacturing-industrial-products/manufacturing-industry-outlook/2025.html"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Manufacturing professionals reporting labor turnover disrupted production, L2L survey 2024",
      "value": "80",
      "unit": "% of respondents (survey of 600+ manufacturing professionals) reporting labor turnover disrupted production, leading to slower deliveries",
      "geo": "United States",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/manufacturing-industrial-products/manufacturing-industry-outlook/2025.html"
    },
    {
      "metric": "Electrical/electronics industry share of global industrial robot buyers, annual installations",
      "value": "129,000",
      "unit": "units",
      "geo": "World",
      "period": "2024",
      "tier": 2,
      "status": "proxy",
      "url": "https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3483537185168257"
    }
  ],
  "note": "status: ready = two or more independent sources or an official series; proxy = one source; context = macro background, not a validation figure."
}