The global collaborative robot market size reached USD 3.7 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, the market is expected to reach USD 60.3 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 36.47% during 2025-2033. The rising automation in various industries, advancements in robotics technology, and shortage of labor are primarily driving the market growth.
A collaborative robot, also known as a cobot, is a robot that can learn multiple tasks to assist human beings. It relies on machine vision, cognitive computing, and touch and mobile technologies for being aware about its surroundings through demonstration and reinforcement learning. It consumes less energy than its larger autonomous counterparts and uses collision detection to avoid injuring human coworkers. Additionally, it minimizes errors, increases productivity and offers better operating results. As a result, it finds extensive applications in electronics, automotive, manufacturing and food and beverage (F&B) industries worldwide.
Collaborative Robot Market Trends:
At present, there is a considerable rise in the demand for collaborative robots with high payload capacity across the globe. This, along with the growing automation in different industries, especially in developing economies, represents one of the key factors driving the market. In addition, there is an increase in the integration of torque and force sensing technologies in robots across the globe. This, coupled with the rising employment of collaborative robots for manufacturing purposes, such as on the assembly lines and welding, is impelling the growth of the market. Apart from this, the escalating demand for user-friendly robots, which do not require a highly-skilled workforce to carry out operations, is stimulating the growth of the market. Furthermore, the rising demand for collaborative robots in the packaging industry to enhance their production rates is stimulating the market growth. Besides this, the increasing usage of collaborative robots in the logistics industry to overcome challenges, such as handling complicated work processes and numerous tasks in combinations, is projected to propel their overall sales and profitability in the coming years.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the global market report, along with the collaborative robot market forecasts at the global, regional, and country levels from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on component, payload, application, and end use industry.
Breakup by Component:
- Hardware
- Software
- Upto 5 Kg
- 5-10 Kg
- Above 10 Kg
- Material Handling
- Pick and Place
- Assembly
- Palletizing and De-Palletizing
- Others
- Automotive
- Electronics
- Manufacturing
- Food and Beverage
- Chemicals and Pharmaceutical
- Others
- North America
- United States
- Canada
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
- Others
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Spain
- Russia
- Others
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Others
- Middle East and Africa
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being ABB Ltd., AUBO (Beijing) Robotics Technology Co. Ltd., DENSO WAVE Incorporated (Denso Corporation), Doosan Robotics Inc. (Doosan Group), Fanuc Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., KUKA AG (Midea Group), Omron Corporation, Precise Automation Inc. (Brooks Automation Inc), Rethink Robotics GmbH, TechMan Robot Inc. (Quanta Storage Inc.), Universal Robots (Teradyne Inc) and Yaskawa Electric Corporation.
Key Questions Answered in This Report
1.How big is the collaborative robot market?
2.What is the future outlook of collaborative robot market?
3.What are the key factors driving the collaborative robot market?
4.Which region accounts for the largest collaborative robot market share?
5.Which are the leading companies in the global collaborative robot market?
- 1 Preface
- 2 Scope and Methodology
- 2.1 Objectives of the Study
- 2.2 Stakeholders
- 2.3 Data Sources
- 2.3.1 Primary Sources
- 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
- 2.4 Market Estimation
- 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
- 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
- 2.5 Forecasting Methodology
- 3 Executive Summary
- 4 Introduction
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Key Industry Trends
- 5 Global Collaborative Robot Market
- 5.1 Market Overview
- 5.2 Market Performance
- 5.3 Impact of COVID-19
- 5.4 Market Forecast
- 6 Market Breakup by Component
- 6.1 Hardware
- 6.1.1 Market Trends
- 6.1.2 Market Forecast
- 6.2 Software
- 6.2.1 Market Trends
- 6.2.2 Market Forecast
- 7 Market Breakup by Payload
- 7.1 Upto 5 Kg
- 7.1.1 Market Trends
- 7.1.2 Market Forecast
- 7.2 5-10 Kg
- 7.2.1 Market Trends
- 7.2.2 Market Forecast
- 7.3 Above 10 Kg
- 7.3.1 Market Trends
- 7.3.2 Market Forecast
- 8 Market Breakup by Application
- 8.1 Material Handling
- 8.1.1 Market Trends
- 8.1.2 Market Forecast
- 8.2 Pick and Place
- 8.2.1 Market Trends
- 8.2.2 Market Forecast
- 8.3 Assembly
- 8.3.1 Market Trends
- 8.3.2 Market Forecast
- 8.4 Palletizing and De-Palletizing
- 8.4.1 Market Trends
- 8.4.2 Market Forecast
- 8.5 Others
- 8.5.1 Market Trends
- 8.5.2 Market Forecast
- 9 Market Breakup by End Use Industry
- 9.1 Automotive
- 9.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2 Electronics
- 9.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3 Manufacturing
- 9.3.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.2 Market Forecast
- 9.4 Food and Beverage
- 9.4.1 Market Trends
- 9.4.2 Market Forecast
- 9.5 Chemicals and Pharmaceutical
- 9.5.1 Market Trends
- 9.5.2 Market Forecast
- 9.6 Others
- 9.6.1 Market Trends
- 9.6.2 Market Forecast
- 10 Market Breakup by Region
- 10.1 North America
- 10.1.1 United States
- 10.1.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.1.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.1.2 Canada
- 10.1.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.1.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2 Asia-Pacific
- 10.2.1 China
- 10.2.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.2 Japan
- 10.2.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.3 India
- 10.2.3.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.3.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.4 South Korea
- 10.2.4.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.4.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.5 Australia
- 10.2.5.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.5.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.6 Indonesia
- 10.2.6.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.6.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.7 Others
- 10.2.7.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.7.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3 Europe
- 10.3.1 Germany
- 10.3.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.2 France
- 10.3.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.3 United Kingdom
- 10.3.3.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.3.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.4 Italy
- 10.3.4.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.4.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.5 Spain
- 10.3.5.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.5.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.6 Russia
- 10.3.6.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.6.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.7 Others
- 10.3.7.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.7.2 Market Forecast
- 10.4 Latin America
- 10.4.1 Brazil
- 10.4.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.4.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.4.2 Mexico
- 10.4.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.4.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.4.3 Others
- 10.4.3.1 Market Trends
- 10.4.3.2 Market Forecast
- 10.5 Middle East and Africa
- 10.5.1 Market Trends
- 10.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
- 10.5.3 Market Forecast
- 11 SWOT Analysis
- 11.1 Overview
- 11.2 Strengths
- 11.3 Weaknesses
- 11.4 Opportunities
- 11.5 Threats
- 12 Value Chain Analysis
- 13 Porters Five Forces Analysis
- 13.1 Overview
- 13.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 13.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 13.4 Degree of Competition
- 13.5 Threat of New Entrants
- 13.6 Threat of Substitutes
- 14 Price Analysis
- 15 Competitive Landscape
- 15.1 Market Structure
- 15.2 Key Players
- 15.3 Profiles of Key Players
- 15.3.1 ABB Ltd.
- 15.3.1.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.1.3 Financials
- 15.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
- 15.3.2 AUBO (Beijing) Robotics Technology Co. Ltd.
- 15.3.2.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.3 DENSO WAVE Incorporated (Denso Corporation)
- 15.3.3.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.4 Doosan Robotics Inc. (Doosan Group)
- 15.3.4.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.5 Fanuc Corporation
- 15.3.5.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.5.3 Financials
- 15.3.5.4 SWOT Analysis
- 15.3.6 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
- 15.3.6.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.6.3 Financials
- 15.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
- 15.3.7 KUKA AG (Midea Group)
- 15.3.7.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.7.3 Financials
- 15.3.7.4 SWOT Analysis
- 15.3.8 Omron Corporation
- 15.3.8.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.8.3 Financials
- 15.3.8.4 SWOT Analysis
- 15.3.9 Precise Automation Inc. (Brooks Automation Inc)
- 15.3.9.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.10 Rethink Robotics GmbH
- 15.3.10.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.11 TechMan Robot Inc. (Quanta Storage Inc.)
- 15.3.11.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.12 Universal Robots (Teradyne Inc)
- 15.3.12.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.13 Yaskawa Electric Corporation
- 15.3.13.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.13.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.13.3 Financials
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