International Federation of RoboticsService robots on the verge of a "historic breakthrough"
Service robots for professional applications recorded a significant increase in sales and sales value in 2015. However, the development of service robotics is also rosy in the private sector. Current figures and forecasts from the robotics association IFR show this.
... medical robots (pictured) are ahead of agricultural robots and logistics robots. The robotics association anticipates strong growth momentum in all three top segments in the forecast period from 2016 to 2019: in the medical segment, with its large areas of application in diagnosis, surgical assistance and rehabilitation, the sales value is expected to rise to USD 7.2 billion. In agriculture - especially milking robots - an increase to USD 5.8 billion is expected. In logistics systems, with the large share of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), the sales value is expected to increase to USD 5.3 billion. The demand for service robots in the logistics sector has already ...