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Strategic Intelligence: Robotics

Publisher GlobalData
Published Oct 17, 2025
Length 71 Pages
SKU # GBDT20535766

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Strategic Intelligence: Robotics

Summary

Robots have existed for a long time, but have mainly been used in industrial environments. Recent technological advancements will help unlock the full potential of robotics, with particular benefits for service robots, which assist humans at work in non-industrial settings or at home. In particular, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) enable robots to collaborate and access vast amounts of data uninterruptedly. Using AI, robots can make decisions independently, move autonomously, and navigate, albeit with restrictions. AI will help reduce the burden robots place on staff who must move, clean, and monitor the robots on top of their other daily tasks.

Key Highlights
  • Robotics is a fast-growing market. According to GlobalData forecasts, the industry was worth $90.2 billion in 2024 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% to $205.5 billion by 2030. GlobalData expects the exoskeleton market to see the highest growth rate, followed by drones, logistics robots, and consumer robots.
  • Science fiction often speculates about robots that are virtually indistinguishable from humans. Yet, the most popular consumer robot is still a vacuum cleaner shaped like a disc. In factories and warehouses, human staff work alongside robots that are incredibly good at performing repetitive and dangerous tasks, but do not look or behave like humans. AI is helping companies build autonomous humanoid robots, but it is unclear if there is a definite use case for them and whether they will be financially viable for mass production.
Scope
  • This report provides an overview of the robotics theme.
  • It identifies the key trends impacting growth of the theme over the next 12 to 24 months, split into three categories: technology trends, macroeconomic trends, and regulatory trends.
  • It includes comprehensive industry analysis, including forecasts for robotics revenues to 2030. These forecasts are split by robot type (industrial and service).
  • The detailed value chain comprises four core segments: hardware components, software components, robot manufacturing, and services. Leading and challenging vendors are identified for sub-categories across all four segments.
Reasons to Buy
  • Robotics has a long history, but only relatively recently have conditions aligned to unlock its full potential. This report provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the robotics theme and explains the conditions driving its growth. It also includes details of leading vendors across all aspects of the robotics market, from caged industrial robots and industrial co-bots to consumer robots and drones.

Table of Contents

71 Pages
Executive Summary
Players
Technology Briefing
Defining a robot
From automata to modern robotics
Robot ethics and the socio-economic impact of automation
Types of robots
Industrial robots
Service robots
Trends
Technology trends
Macroeconomic trends
Regulatory trends
Industry Analysis
Market size and growth forecasts
Industrial robots will grow at a CAGR of 7% between 2024 and 2030
Service robots will be the growth engine of robotics
An increasingly varied landscape
Timeline
Value Chain
Robot manufacturing
Caged industrial robots
Industrial co-bots
Logistics robots (excluding drones)
Medical robots
Exoskeletons
Consumer robots
Drones
Inspection, cleaning, and maintenance robots
Field robots
Defense and security robots (excluding drones)
Hardware components
Precision mechanical parts
Connected devices
Cameras and lenses
Sensors, lasers, and microcontrollers
Microprocessors
Software components
Foundational capabilities
Advanced AI capabilities
Services
Robotics as a service
Cloud robotics
Companies
Sector Scorecards
Industrial automation sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
Consumer electronics sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
Glossary
Further Reading
GlobalData reports
Our Thematic Research Methodology
About GlobalData
Contact Us
List of Tables
Table 1: Technology trends
Table 2: Macroeconomic trends
Table 3: Regulatory trends
Table 4: Companies
Table 5: Glossary
Table 6: GlobalData reports
List of Figures
Figure 1: Who are the leading players in the robotics theme, and where do they sit in the value chain?
Figure 2: What makes a robot?
Figure 3: Robotics taxonomy
Figure 4: The robotics industry will grow at a CAGR of 15% between 2024 and 2030
Figure 5: The industrial robotics market will be worth $36.7 billion by 2030
Figure 6: The service robots market will be worth $168.8 billion by 2030
Figure 7: Exoskeletons are the fastest-growing robotics category
Figure 8: The robotics story
Figure 9: The robotics value chain
Figure 10: Caged industrial robots
Figure 11: Industrial co-bots
Figure 12: Logistics robots
Figure 13: Delivery robots & Warehouse robots
Figure 14: Medical robots
Figure 15: An example of a surgical robot
Figure 16: An example of a care robot
Figure 17: Warehouse assistance & Medical exoskeleton
Figure 18: Exoskeletons
Figure 19: Consumer robots
Figure 20: Drones
Figure 21: Consumer drone & Military drone
Figure 22: Inspection robot
Figure 23: Inspection, cleaning, and mainteance robots
Figure 24:Field robots in agriculture :& Field robots in marine exploration
Figure 25:Field robots
Figure 26: An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robot & An uncrewed underwater vessel (UUV)
Figure 27: Defense and security robots (excluding drones)
Figure 28: The robotics value chain
Figure 29: The robotics value chain
Figure 30: The robotics value chain
Figure 31: he robotics value chain
Figure 32: Who does what in the industrial automation space?
Figure 33: Thematic screen - Industrial automation sector scorecard
Figure 34: Valuation screen - Industrial automation sector scorecard
Figure 35: Risk screen - Industrial automation sector scorecard
Figure 36: Who does what in the consumer electronics space?
Figure 37: Thematic screen - Consumer electronics sector scorecard
Figure 38: Valuation screen - Consumer electronics sector scorecard
Figure 39: Risk screen - Consumer electronics sector scorecard
Figure 40: Our five-step approach for generating a sector scorecard

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