LONDON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Britain needs more workplace robots to improve productivity and support the industry, a new report said on Wednesday.

The House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee concluded in a report that having too few robots in workplace is a real danger for the UK economy and for future jobs growth.

In 2015, the UK had just 10 robots for every million hours worked, compared with 167 in Japan.

The report said the UK's lack of robots is undermining efforts to boost productivity and risks leaving Britain behind in the automation revolution, calling for a Robot and AI Strategy by the end of 2020 as part of the government's industrial strategy.

It called on the government to do more to support British businesses and universities to collaborate and innovate as well as to bring forward proposals for new tax incentives designed to encourage investment in new technology, such as automation and robotics.