Der Markt für professionelle Roboter wächst weltweit

Positive figures for the professional robot market worldwide. In 2019, the sector recorded a +32%.

Positive signs are coming from the robotics sector. Italy ranks sixth in the world in this particular sector with a growing trend. According to estimates by the IFR (International Federation of Robotics), Covid-19 will amplify the growth of robotics worldwide. The sales value of robots for professional services increased by 32% to 11.2 billion dollars worldwide in 2018-2019 (Source IFR).

Medical Robotics

In value terms, sales of medical robotics accounted for 47% of the total revenue of professional service robots in 2019. This was mainly driven by robotic surgery systems, which are the most expensive type in the segment. Sales reached a new record of 5.3 billion US dollars, an increase of 28%. By 2022, sales of medical robots have the potential to reach 11.3 billion US dollars, effectively doubling revenue. Approximately 90% of medical robots come from American and European suppliers. (Source: World Robotics 2020 Report – Service Robots).

Now, consider the pharmaceutical industry in the era of Covid-19, which is clearly experiencing a major boom. In addition to human resources, the pharmaceutical industry relies primarily on technology: from the industrial robotic arm to increasingly precise digital components.

Robotics for Logistics

Logistics services also require increasingly powerful precision and speed tools. The following chart alone shows the enormous growth of the sector. Almost all logistics revenue was generated with robots for internal use. Autonomous mobile robots were initially used in warehouses, but with the digitalization of production, they are also part of today’s smart factory. Therefore, continued strong growth in revenue of 40% or more per year seems possible. A niche certainly worth keeping an eye on.

Italy Consolidates its Position in the Market

According to data provided by the IFR, 373,000 new robots were sold worldwide in 2019, a value 12% lower than the numbers recorded in 2018. Italy, on the other hand, went against the trend, achieving a better performance than the rest of the world. Italy performed 7 times better than the world (-12%), more than 7 times better than Asia (-13%), almost 6 times better than Japan (-10%), 5 times better than China (-9%), and 14 times better than Korea (-26%), more than 7 times better than North America (-13%), and almost 3 times better than Europe (-5%)” (source Innovationpost). And it is precisely these numbers that have propelled Italy’s position, now sixth (previously eighth and then seventh) in the world and second in Europe, immediately after Germany.

Industrial Robots

There are essentially three types of industrial robots. Here is a brief description:

1. Six-axis robots, ideal for applications requiring complex movements and easy programming, with possible application of Artificial Intelligence.
2. Scara robots primarily used in robotic assembly applications. They usually have a base mounted in a fixed position with a rigid arm and rotational movement on the xy axes.
3. Collaborative robots, auch bekannt als Cobots, werden zur Erfüllung heikler Aufgaben eingesetzt, die für herkömmliche Roboter unmöglich sind. Die Nachfrage nach dieser Technologie steigt, und der globale Markt für Cobots wird bis 2025 voraussichtlich 9 Milliarden US-Dollar erreichen (Quelle: automation-plus).

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