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Figure 5-13<br />

Robot Density: Automotive vs. Non-Automotive, 2012<br />

Number of Robots per 10,000 Workers<br />

1,750<br />

1,562<br />

1,500<br />

Automotive<br />

Average<br />

1,250<br />

1,133<br />

1,091 Non-Automotive<br />

1,000<br />

750<br />

500<br />

332<br />

273<br />

219<br />

213<br />

250<br />

147 135<br />

76<br />

20 11<br />

0<br />

Japan Germany United States China<br />

Source: Axium Solutions; International Federation for Robotics.<br />

Number of Patents<br />

400<br />

350<br />

300<br />

250<br />

200<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

Figure 5-14<br />

Patents with Robot Class, 2000–2014<br />

Percent of All Patents Granted<br />

Share of All Patents<br />

0.13<br />

2014<br />

(right axis)<br />

0.12<br />

Number of Patents<br />

(left axis)<br />

0.11<br />

0.10<br />

0.09<br />

0.08<br />

0.07<br />

0.06<br />

0<br />

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014<br />

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office.<br />

0.05<br />

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