China positioned to lead AI deployment in factories as Europe races to catch up

Beijing's robot-heavy push contrasts with Europe's bet on industrial data and its industrial giants The global AI race is usually framed as a chatbot contest. On factory floors, it looks very different, and China is reportedly out in front. According to Bloomberg, China is leading the deployment of artificial intelligence in manufacturing, while Europe is scrambling to build its own industrial AI programs. China installed 295,000 industrial robots in 2024, representing 54% of the global total. More than half of the world’s new factory robots that year went to a single country.

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