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    The Robots First Conquered Japan...

    Dec. 17, 2008
    Why am I not surprised that Japan takes the prize for the highest industrial robot to manufacturing worker ratio? And furthermore, why am I not surprised to find this cool (yet admittedly trivial) fact in the web annals of IEEE Spectrum magazine? Fully ...
    Why am I not surprised that Japan takes the prize for the highest industrial robot to manufacturing worker ratio? And furthermore, why am I not surprised to find this cool (yet admittedly trivial) fact in the web annals of IEEE Spectrum magazine? Fully 1/3 of industrial robots are in the automotive sector. Here's a graph breaking down the country ratios -- the sector breakdowns are included in the full story:
    On an unrelated note, I'd hate to see what a Robocoaster defect looks like...

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    Brad Kenney is the former Technology Editor of IndustryWeek and now serves as director of the mobile/social platforms practice at R/GA, a global marketing/advertising firm in New York City.

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