{"name":"Where Robot Training Work Is Open (live data, 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026)","question":"Who may apply to robot training roles, country by country?","source":"The public job boards of the robot training employers and programs this site tracks, read every day.","publisher":"RobotTraining.jobs","url":"https://robottraining.jobs/research/where-robot-training-work-is-open","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","citation":"RobotTraining.jobs (2026). Where Robot Training Work Is Open (live data, 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026). https://robottraining.jobs/research/where-robot-training-work-is-open (accessed 10 Oct 2026)","frozen_at":null,"report":"where-robot-training-work-is-open","method":1,"edition":null,"window":{"from":"2026-09-12","to":"2026-10-09","days":28},"computedAt":"2026-10-10T21:13:49.540Z","summary":"On 9 Oct 2026, 0.8% of open robot training roles accepted applicants from any country; residents of the United States could apply to the most (366 of 745).","stats":[{"id":"worldwide-share","value":"1%","label":"of open roles accept applicants anywhere","figure":"location-rules-by-work-type"},{"id":"countries-named","value":"206","label":"countries named by location rules","figure":"roles-open-by-country"},{"id":"top-country","value":"366","label":"open roles for residents of the United States","figure":"roles-open-by-country"}],"findings":[{"id":"open-worldwide","figure":"location-rules-by-work-type","text":"0.8% of the 745 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