Japan has hardly lost the robot race. Why? Well japanese robotics companies held ~61% of the industrial robot marketshare in 2011[0]. Second, they're a big prod

Japan has hardly lost the robot race. Why? Well japanese robotics companies held ~61% of the industrial robot marketshare in 2011[0]. Second, they're a big producer of actuators for robots, so they're in a good position to supply the robotics market. I would not discount korea though, they have a number of companies that produce actuators too. Actuator companies are something to look out for, because robots are practically made of them. [0] http://www.statista.com/statistics/257177/global-industrial-robot-market-share-by-company/ http://www.statista.com/statistics/257177/global-industrial-...