... was once again Japan in 2011: robot deliveries rose by 27% to almost 28,000 units. Korea took second place (25,500 units) followed by China (22,600 units). According to the IFR, annual deliveries to the People's Republic quadrupled between 2006 and 2011. In 50 years of robotics history, no other country has recorded such dynamic growth in robot installations, according to the association. With 19,500 robot deliveries, Germany ranks fifth in the global comparison.