Industrial Robotics
World’s Most Productive Companies
Industrial Robotics
Industrial Robotics companies make robots, motion control, and automation systems for manufacturing. Productivity is cyclical and capital-spending driven, tracking factory automation investment, order cycles, and the mix between hardware and higher-value software and services. The group sits near the bottom of Industrial Equipment, where a deep automation-spending downcycle has weighed on output.
The group had a strong 2025, finishing about 21% below its 2019 baseline. No company in the group reached the 2026 World’s Most Productive Companies list this year. Results were mixed, with gains and declines roughly balanced.
Productivity Snapshot
- Industrial Robotics ranks twentieth of twenty-one Industrial Equipment peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 0.79, about 21% below its 2019 baseline.
- 2 of 4 companies grew productivity in 2025.
- No company in the group earned a place on the 2026 World’s Most Productive Companies list this year.
- The group remains well below its 2019 baseline despite a modest 2025 uptick, as automation capital spending stays soft.
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