) Robot use is relatively rare. (2) The distribution of robots is highly skewed. (3) New robot adopters contribute … robotization in Germany and study the correlates of robot adoption. Our descriptive analysis uncovers five stylized facts: (1 … substantially to the recent robotization. (4) Robot users are exceptional. (5) Heterogeneity in robot types matters. Our regression …

: (1) Robot use is relatively rare with only 1.55% German plants using robots in 2018. (2) The robot distribution is highly …Using a newly collected dataset with plant-level information of robot use from 2014 to 2018, we provide the first … microscopic portrait of robotisation in Germany and study the potential determinants of robot adoption. Our descriptive analysis …