The rapid growth of robot end-effector market can be credited to the increasing implementation of robots in the household, manufacturing, and other applications. The new generation household robots include domestic helper robots to aid house cleaning, assistive robots to help elderly or handicapped and also entertainment robots for recreation.
As per International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the global number of domestic robots getting utilized for household applications had been predicted to sharply rise to 31 million over 2016-2019. Such factors will lead to a potentially high demand for end-effectors further driving robot end-effectors market growth.
How will object sensing capabilities of force-torque sensors enhance robot end-effector market outlook?
The force-torque sensors are increasingly getting noticed in the robot end-effector market owing to the development of robots with object sensing capabilities. These types of sensors are actually called as six-axis force-torque sensors attributed to their capability of measuring torques and forces with two individual sensors placed around the X-Y-Z axes. As they allow enhanced functionalities, these sensors are increasingly deployed across the assembly, part insertion and many other critical applications. Such technologies will further propel the product demand impelling the industry trends.
How will the growing product demand in food & beverage sector foster the market share?
The food & beverage industry has been increasingly deploying robots, armed with the anticipation to improve food hygiene and enhance the process performance. Robots are significantly used for processes like beverage bottling, food packaging, and many other such redundant processes. The industry even uses automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) for material shifting inside the food manufacturing units. Automation of the processes ensures product quality and freshness of the food, which may encourage many food manufactures to adopt robotic technology, thereby fostering robot end-effector market size.
Which region will play a significant role to impel robot end-effector industry size?
Europe currently holds around 32% of the global robots industry share. Since many years, the regional manufacturing industry has been witnessing high penetration of automation technologies. The presence of many automotive giants, especially, is expected to fuel product demand. Robots are also widely deployed across other industries such as agriculture and logistics.
According to the International Federation of Robotics, Germany is a major revenue pocket for robots industry, the country witnessed 7% increase in robot sales in 2017. Ongoing R&D activities by the organizations comprising Bristol Robotics Laboratory, will further boost regional industry trends.