This white paper by the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, explores how advances in industrial robotics are redefining automation and unlocking new opportunities for resilience and growth. It makes clear that scaling intelligent robotics demands more than just cutting-edge technology; it requires a future-ready automation strategy that incorporates both technical and organisational foundations. This includes workforce transformation through reskilling and upskilling to enable human-machine collaboration and preparing workers for emerging roles such as robot supervisors, AI trainers and system optimisers.