The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) published the World Robotics 2025 data on September 25th. The annual report provides global statistics on industrial robots and service robots.

Frankfurt, Jun 16, 2026 — The 2026 “Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation” (IERA) goes to Swiss deep-tech company Verity for its fully autonomous indoor drone system. The aerial robots help in the logistics and retail sector, continuously keeping track of inventory without GPS or human intervention. The drones autonomously navigate aisles and scan barcodes before returning to charging stations. Across deployed fleets, a centralized cloud-based platform ensures continuous learning and optimization of performance.