Integrators and Robot Adoption: Facts from Hungary

Békés, Gábor, Alessandra Bonfiglioli, Crinò, Rosario and Gino Gancia

No 20026, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This paper explores the role of intermediaries in facilitating the adoption of industrial robots. Using firm-to-firm transactions in Hungary, we identify robot integrators and document five new facts. First, most firms adopting robots do so through integrators rather than directly importing them. Second, integrators significantly benefit small and medium-sized firms, which may not have the scale to adopt robots independently. Third, robot integrators tend to be larger, more productive and more capital intensive than other firms in their industries. Fourth, integrators are particularly exposed to foreign import shocks. Fifth, robot adoption though integrators is more lumpy than robot imports.

Keywords: Automation; Firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-03
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