从日本、美国及欧洲一些国家的机器人协会及有关部门公布的统计数字中,我们可以看到,近几年来许多国家的工业机器人的数量都在大幅度地增长,截止到1984年底,日本的工业机器人总数已达64000台,居世界之首;机器人拥有量占第二位的是美国,其总数为13000台;西德居第三位,工业机器人总数为6600台。然而,在另一个比较有意义的指标——机器人的使用密度(即每1万名工人中机器人的数量)上,日本从1983年的 Statistics from statistics released by the Robot Societies and related departments of Japan, the United States, and some European countries show that the number of industrial robots in many countries has risen sharply in recent years. By the end of 1984, Japan’s industries The total number of robots has reached 64,000 units, ranking first in the world; the second largest robot possession is the United States, with a total of 13,000 units; West Germany ranks third with a total of 6,600 industrial robots. However, on another more meaningful indicator, the use density of robots (that is, the number of robots per 10,000 workers), Japan moved from 1983