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Strategic Intelligence: Robotics in Oil and Gas

Publisher GlobalData
Published Jan 20, 2026
Length 74 Pages
SKU # GBDT20850871

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Strategic Intelligence: Robotics in Oil and Gas

Summary

AI and cloud computing are expanding robotics beyond traditional industry automation. Previously focused on repetitive industrial tasks, robots can now operate autonomously, collaborate, and access cloud-based data in real time. AI enables advanced decision-making, navigation in complex environments, and reduced reliance on human intervention. These advances are driving strong market growth, with the global robotics market valued at $90.2 billion in 2024 and projected to reach $205.5 billion by 2030, according to GlobalData. Despite progress in humanoid robotics, task-specific robots remain dominant. Robotics is increasingly being adopted across the oil and gas value chain to improve safety, efficiency, and asset integrity. Operators such as Equinor deploy subsea autonomous vehicles, including Hydrone-R, for extended underwater inspections, while Shell uses Cyberhawk drones and Sensabot robots for aerial and ground-based inspection of flare stacks, tanks, and pipelines. BP and Chevron have trialled Spot quadruped robots to autonomously survey facilities and collect visual, thermal, and methane data, reducing personnel exposure to hazardous environments.

Scope
  • This report presents an overview of the adoption of robotics in the oil and gas industry.
  • It analyses the robotics value chain and how the robotics theme is impacting the oil and gas business.
  • The report provides an overview of the competitive positions held by oil and gas companies, and technology vendors in the robotics theme.
  • It also provides some robotics case studies in the oil and gas industry.It also provides some drones case studies in the oil and gas industry.
Reasons to Buy
  • Evaluate the robotics value chain and its scope for various applications.
  • Analyze the impact of robotics theme in the oil and gas industry.
  • Review some of the case studies highlighting robotics in the oil and gas industry.
  • Identify and benchmark key oil and gas companies using robotics in their operation.
  • Identify and benchmark key robotics technology providers in the oil and gas industry.Identify and benchmark key oil and gas companies using drones in their operation
  • Identify and benchmark key drone technology providers in the oil and gas industry

Table of Contents

74 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 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
Impact of Robotics on the Oil and Gas Industry
Overcoming environmental challenges in offshore and subsea oil and gas operations
Enhancing safety, efficiency, and sustainability
Automating drilling operations
Enabling superior firefighting and emergency response capabilities
Case studies
TotalEnergies and Equinor: Subsea robotic pipeline installation
Equinor: Automated on-bottom drilling
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
Technology companies
Oil and gas companies
Sector Scorecard
Integrated oil and gas sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
Glossary
Further Reading
GlobalData reports
Our Thematic Research Methodology
Report Authors
About GlobalData
Contact Us
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 maintenance 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 - Hardware components: leaders and challengers
Figure 29: The robotics value chain - Software components – foundational capabilities: leaders and challengers
Figure 30: The robotics value chain - Software components – advanced AI capabilities: leaders and challengers
Figure 31: The robotics value chain - Services: leaders and challengers
Figure 32: Who does what in the integrated oil and gas space?
Figure 33: Thematic screen
Figure 34: Valuation screen
Figure 35: Risk screen
Figure 36: Our approach to identifying the companies most likely to succeed in a sector over the next five years

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