Collaborative Robot Market: Current Analysis and Forecast (2021-2027)

Collaborative robot is a type of robot which is capable of performing multiple tasks, as assisted by the humans. They have additional features, such as safety monitored stop, hand guiding, speed and separation monitoring, and power & force limiting. There are numerous types of collaborative robots that are used in industries like safety monitored stop is used to stop the functioning of robot when the safety zone violates; hand guiding is used for path teaching and detection of applied forces; speed and separation monitoring is used for operations requiring frequent worker presence, and power & force limiting is used for the direct collaboration with workers. They are being used in multiple verticals, which include supply chain management, manufacturing, and healthcare. Factors that are escalating the demand for collaborative robots such as lower price of collaborative robots are the and rising demand in the logistics in various application expected to increase its market share in the forecasted period.

Based on components, the market is classified into hardware and software. The hardware segment generated revenue of USD XX billion in 2020. The segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of XX% during the forecast period to reach a market valuation of USD XX billion by 2027 because it require a significant amount of fixed and interlocked engineering controls such as robotics arms.

Based on pay load, the market is segmented into less than 5kg, 5-9kg, 10-20kg and greater than 29kg. The 5-9kg segment grabbed XX% market share of the global collaborative robots market and gathered revenue of USD XX billion in 2020. The segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of XX% during the forecast period to reach a market valuation of USD XX billion by 2027 owing to the cost effectiveness and take up less space than robots with higher payload capacity.

Based on end-use, the market is segmented into electronics, automotive, manufacturing, food and beverages and chemical and pharmaceuticals. In 2020, the automotive segment dominated the collaborative robots market and accounted for XX% market share. This segment will witness a considerable CAGR of XX% during the forecast period (2021-2027F) owing the user of collaborative robots for a variety of applications such as handling, welding, assembling and disassembling, dispensing extensively.

Based on application type, the market is classified into material handling, pick and place, assembly, palletizing and de-palletizing and others. The material handling segment generated revenue of USD XX billion in 2020. The segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of XX% during the forecast period to reach a market valuation of USD XX billion by 2027. Handling tasks such as pick and place or palletizing are among the mundane and repetitive in nature for the human workers. Machine tending requires workers to stand for long hours. Hence, collaborative robots are able to automate a machine tending process during off hours without any supervision, boosting productivity.

For a better understanding of the market adoption of collaborative robots, the market is analyzed based on its worldwide presence in the countries such as North America (United States, Canada), Europe (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, Australia and Rest of APAC), and Rest of World. North America constitutes the largest market for the industry and generated revenue of USD XX billion in 2020 predominantly because of USA which has the most usage of smart devices & manufacturing industries.

Some of the major players operating in the market include Universal Robots, FANUC, ABB, Techman Robot, KUKA, Doosan Robotics, Denso , YASKAWA, Precise Automation, Rethink Robotics, MABI Robotic, FrankaEmika, Comau , F&P Robotics , Staubli etc. Several M&A's along with partnerships have been undertaken by these players to boost their presence in different regions.