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Robots in Society, Business and Culture: September 2026

The article reports on the rapid growth of industrial robots, noting over five million units in operation and a 9% increase in global installations in 2025. China leads installations, while Europe sees declines. Forecasts predict 655,000 units in 2026. It highlights Toyota’s planned investment of ¥1 trillion for factory modernization and Universal Robots’ launch of Gen 7 cobots. The piece also covers a Rajasthan study using citizen-recorded footage to train robots, the UN’s progress on autonomous weapons regulation, a study on robot fairness, and ETH Zurich’s fingertip-walking robotic hand.