International Federation of Robotics President It Takayuki: China is the world's main market for robots.

On August 9, at the World Robotics Conference, President of the International Federation of Robotics, Ito Takayuki, revealed in his speech titled "Current Situation and Trends of International Robotics Development - The Growth Code of Robotics in the Next Ten Years" that despite a decline in industrial robot installations in major markets around the world, the Chinese market continues to grow, maintaining its position as the most important robotics market globally. Ito Takayuki referred to last year as a challenging year for industrial robots, with a overall decline in global industrial robot installations, but China continued to grow against the trend.