ROBOT INDUSTRY Observatory
White paper · November 2026Leadership Observatory
Mid-market executives · 2026AI for executives
Meta-synthesis · 2026Our method
What we stand byPrimary sources
Every figure points to the document that first published it: research firm, regulator, company, official text. A press relay is flagged as such.
A, B, C ratings
A: primary source or two concordant independent sources. B: one serious secondary source. C: estimate or calculation, presented as such.
Open data
Study data can be downloaded as CSV under the CC BY 4.0 license: free reuse, including commercial, with credit to Wegartner.
Dates everywhere
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AI-assisted drafting, human review
Studies are prepared with the assistance of AI, then reviewed and approved by the author. How Wegartner uses AI.
The author
Studies are led by Ludovic Baumgartner, founder of Wegartner, executive coach to CEOs and executive committees.
The data
CSV · CC BY 4.0 licenseCompanies
240 robotics companies: country, value-chain layer, role, status, sources.
Robots
76 tracked robots: maker, family, form, segment, status, year.
Versions
Specifications and published prices of the main versions.
Events
48 dated events: capital, production, regulation, geopolitics.
License and credit
Reuse terms and the credit line to use.
Full text for AI engines
The complete white paper as plain text, sources included.
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The Executive Letter, in the footer: new studies from Wegartner Research and their data.