In 2025, 7,000 humanoid robots were sold worldwide.

In 2025, about 7,000 anthropomorphic robots for industrial and professional use were sold worldwide. This was reported on September 21 by Reuters with reference to the International Federation of Robotics.

According to the agency, in order to meet the criteria for a humanoid robot, it must have a humanoid appearance and function autonomously in an environment designed for humans. The presence of legs is not necessary.

According to the federation's Secretary General, Suzanne Biller, the number of humanoid robots is still "only a small fraction" of the total number of robots in the world.

"There are more than 4 million industrial robots in the world, and their number increases by 500 thousand annually," the article says.

Biller added that many of the humanoid robots sold in 2025 were purchased by research institutions or companies using them to collect data in order to improve artificial intelligence models. According to forecasts, 90,000 humanoid robots will be delivered in 2026, and 1.2 million by 2030.

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On September 15, the Chinese company Ubtech launched the world's first intelligent factory for the production of humanoid robots. In less than nine months, the company increased production from 1 thousand to 10 thousand units. The organization believes that the milestone reached is the beginning of a stage of large-scale industrialization of humanoid robots.