Hexagon: More Than Half of Adults “Excited” By Robots
Hexagon data reveals 59% of adults are excited to work with robots, but a rising “Robot Generation” of children is far more eager for AI workplaces
TL;DR
- 80% of children are excited about robots, compared to 59% of adults.
- Britain has the largest "excitement gap" at 33% (80% of children vs. 47% of adults).
- China leads in robotics deployments with 354,000 industrial robot installations in 2025.
- The US is the second-largest market for industrial robots, surpassing Japan in 2025.
- Children have greater real-world exposure to robots (58%) than adults (48%).
- Globally, 85% of children have used AI in the past three months, compared to 75% of adults.
- British adults show higher levels of concern about robots (52%) compared to children (28%) in Japan.
- Cultural differences, potentially linked to Shintoism in Japan, may explain a more accepting view of robots compared to Western skepticism.