World Robotics 2021 – Service robots report launched

The marketplace for skilled service robots reached a turnover of 6.7 billion U.S. {dollars} worldwide (pattern technique) – up 12% in 2020. On the identical time, turnover of recent shopper service robots grew 16% to 4.4 billion U.S. {dollars}. That is based on World Robotics 2021 – Service Robots report, introduced by the Worldwide Federation of Robotics (IFR).

TOP 5 Utility in Service Robotics © World Robotics

“Service robots continued on a profitable path proving the large market potential worldwide,” says IFR President Milton Guerry. “Gross sales {of professional} service robots rose a powerful 41% to 131,800 models in 2020.”

5 prime software tendencies for skilled service robots had been pushed by additional demand of the worldwide pandemic:

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One out of three models had been constructed for the transportation of products or cargo. Turnover for Autonomous Cell Robots (AMR) and supply robots grew by 11% to over 1 billion US {dollars}. Most models offered function in indoor environments for manufacturing and warehouses. The pattern goes in the direction of versatile options, in order that the AMR´s act in combined environments collectively e.g. with forklifts, different cell robots or people. There’s additionally a robust market potential for transportation robots in out of doors environments with public visitors, e.g. lastmile supply. Advertising and marketing and monetarization choices will rely upon the provision of regulatory frameworks which presently nonetheless forestall the large-scale deployment of such robots in most nations.

Demand for skilled cleansing robots grew by 92% to 34,400 models offered. In response to rising hygiene necessities because of the Covid-19 pandemic, greater than 50 service robotic suppliers developed disinfection robots, spraying disinfectant fluids, or utilizing ultraviolet mild. Typically, present cell robots had been modified to function disinfection robots. There’s a excessive ongoing potential for disinfection robots in hospitals and different public locations. Unit gross sales {of professional} ground cleansing robots are anticipated to develop by double-digit charges on common every year from 2021 to 2024.

By way of worth, the gross sales of medical robotics accounts for 55% of the full skilled service robotic turnover in 2020. This was primarily pushed by robotic surgical procedure units, that are the costliest sort within the phase. Turnover elevated by 11% to three.6 billion U.S. {dollars}.

A tremendously rising variety of robots for rehabilitation and non-invasive remedy make this software the most important medical one by way of models. About 75% of medical robotic suppliers are from North America and Europe.

The worldwide pandemic created further demand for social robots. They assist e.g. residents of nursing properties to maintain contact with family and friends members in instances of social distancing. Communication robots present info in public environments to keep away from private human contact, join folks by way of video for a enterprise convention or assist with maintanance duties on the shopfloor.

Hospitality robots get pleasure from rising recognition producing turnover of 249 million US {dollars}. Demand for robots for food and drinks preparation grew tremendously – turnover virtually tripled to 32 million US {dollars} (+196%). The Covid-19 pandemic created elevated consciousness to keep away from contact with meals merchandise. There’s nonetheless an enormous potential for hospitality robots with medium double-digit annual development predicted.

Service robots for shopper use

Robots for home duties are the most important group of shopper robots. Nearly 18.5 million models (+6%), value 4.3 billion US {dollars}, had been offered in 2020.

Robotic vacuums and different robots for indoor home ground cleansing had been up 5% to greater than 17.2 million models with a worth of two.4 billion US greenback. This type of service robotic is accessible in virtually each comfort retailer, making it simply accessible for everybody. Many American, Asian, and European suppliers cater to this market.

Gardening robots normally comprise garden mowing robots. This market is anticipated to develop by low double-digit development charges on common every year within the subsequent few years.

Service robotics business construction

“The service robotic business is growing at a excessive tempo,“ says IFR President Milton Guerry.” “Numerous start-up firms seem yearly, growing progressive service robotic functions and bettering present ideas. A few of these younger firms disappear as shortly as they emerged. The exercise remained excessive within the service robotics house with acquisitions by incumbents and acquisitions by firms from industries with a want to broaden and work on this thrilling space.”

Firm construction of service robotic producers © World Robotics 2021

Worldwide, 80% of the 1.050 service robotic suppliers are thought-about incumbents that had been established greater than 5 years in the past. 47% of the service robotic suppliers are from Europe, 27% from North America and 25% from Asia.

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