Robotics Market Growth Expected Through 2030
The market intelligence firm is predicting that material handling and assembly will be the applications in which industrial robots will be used most in the years ahead to aid with increasing demand for efficient logistics and precise assembly of manufactured goods.
Interact Analysis’ expected robot shipment average annual growth rates by global market from 2025-2030 are:
- Asia-Pacific (APAC) – 7.1%
- North and South America – 6.2%
- EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) – 4.7%.
Logistics, new energy and semiconductors are the sectors that will drive global shipment growth.
Although the automotive sector has been a strong driver for the robotics industry over the years, Interact Analysis and A3 both note reduced demand from this sector in North America and EMEA due to the weaker market conditions it has experienced in recent years.
Despite this, Interact Analysis is anticipating automotive to remain the largest sector for global shipments of industrial robots through 2030.
Interact Analysis also anticipates rising use of artificial intelligence (AI) to aid industrial robot growth. Integration of AI into robotics systems will continue to improve their capabilities and use cases. In addition, they are playing an important part in the production of the semiconductors and data center equipment necessary for AI’s operation.
Cobots Will be Fastest Growing Segment for Global Robotics Market
Both A3 and Interact Analysis note cobots as the strongest segment of the robotics market. Collaborative robots (cobots) are a type of industrial robot but are designed to work alongside human labor. The larger articulated versions many see in manufacturing facilities are usually behind cages or other safety structures.
Cobots can be placed along a production or assembly line to help with packaging, material handling, quality inspection, sorting and other tasks, making them a versatile and relatively easy-to-adopt option for many operations.
