Four Robotics OEMs Now Capture 60% of AI Visibility: Here's What That Means for Automation Vendors

A new analysis of 1,000 prompts across ChatGPT and Claude finds four OEMs (FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa) command 60% of all brand mentions in robotics and factory automation queries. With 40% of those queries carrying direct purchase intent, AI platforms have become procurement channels, and the 82 vendors below the top 10 are competing for diminishing visibility in a buying channel they can't see.