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  {
    "metric": "operational_robots",
    "label": "Industrial robots operating worldwide",
    "value": 4664000,
    "unit": "robots",
    "period": "2024",
    "geography": "World",
    "source": "IFR World Robotics 2025",
    "source_url": "https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/global-robot-demand-in-factories-doubles-over-10-years",
    "confidence": "High"
  },
  {
    "metric": "annual_installations",
    "label": "New industrial robot installations",
    "value": 542000,
    "unit": "robots",
    "period": "2024",
    "geography": "World",
    "source": "IFR World Robotics 2025",
    "source_url": "https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/global-robot-demand-in-factories-doubles-over-10-years",
    "confidence": "High"
  },
  {
    "metric": "robot_density_leader",
    "label": "Robot density — South Korea (world leader)",
    "value": 1220,
    "unit": "per 10,000 employees",
    "period": "2024",
    "geography": "South Korea",
    "source": "IFR World Robotics 2025",
    "source_url": "https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas",
    "confidence": "High"
  },
  {
    "metric": "robot_density_global",
    "label": "Robot density — global average",
    "value": 132,
    "unit": "per 10,000 employees",
    "period": "2024",
    "geography": "World",
    "source": "IFR World Robotics 2025",
    "source_url": "https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas",
    "confidence": "High"
  },
  {
    "metric": "lighthouse_factories",
    "label": "WEF Global Lighthouse factories",
    "value": 201,
    "unit": "sites",
    "period": "2025",
    "geography": "World",
    "source": "World Economic Forum",
    "source_url": "https://www.weforum.org/press/2025/09/global-lighthouse-network-2025-world-economic-forum-recognizes-12-new-sites-driving-holistic-transformation-in-manufacturing/",
    "confidence": "High"
  },
  {
    "metric": "genai_pilots",
    "label": "Manufacturers piloting generative AI",
    "value": 38,
    "unit": "%",
    "period": "2025",
    "geography": "Global (survey)",
    "source": "Deloitte 2025 Smart Manufacturing Survey",
    "source_url": "https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/about/press-room/deloitte-2025-smart-manufacturing-survey.html",
    "confidence": "Medium-High"
  }
]