Food robotics refers to the use of robots for processing food and automating various stages of food production like packing and palletizing. The use of robots in food processing processes is more effective, efficient, and sanitary than using human labor.
The main types in food robotics are articulated, cartesian, scara, parallel, cylindrical, collaborative, and others. Actuated robots refer to robots that have rotary joints. Articulated robots are used in the food industry to eliminate the risk of contamination and control work environments. These work on low, medium, and high payload. These are used for palletizing, packaging, repackaging, pick and place, processing, and others by various end users such as beverages, meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, bakery, fruits and vegetables, confectionery, and others.
The global food robotics market is segmented -
1) By Type: Articulated, Cartesian, Scara, Parallel, Cylindrical, Collaborative, Other Types
2) By Payload: Low, Medium, High
3) By Application: Palletizing, Packaging, Repackaging, Pick And Place, Processing, Other Applications
4) By End User: Beverages, Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Dairy, Bakery, Fruits and Vegetables, Confectionery, Other End Users
The global food robotics market size is expected to grow from $2.01 billion in 2022 to $2.28 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.19%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The size of food robotics market is expected to reach $3.60 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 12.09%.
Growth in consumption of processed food is significantly contributing to the growth of the food robotics market. Processed food refers to foods that are treated or changed during preparation to preserve them. Food robots are used in food processing to automate various steps and to maintain the sanitation of the food processing premises to meet sanitation requirements. For instance, in March 2022, according to a report published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, an Australia-based Independent statutory body of the Australian Government in charge of gathering and analyzing statistics, during 2020-2021, 14.7 million tons of non-alcoholic beverages and food was consumed in Australia, an increase of 1.4% from 2019-2020 and 4.9% from 2018-2019. Therefore, the growing consumption of processed food will drive the food robotics market going forward.
Major players in the food robotics market are Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Midea Group, Denso Corporation, ABB Group, Flexicell Inc., Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Rockwell Automation Inc., OMRON Corporation, Swisslog Holding AG, Fanuc Corporation, Yasakawa Electric Corporation, KUKA AG, Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation, Staubli International AG, Bastian Solutions LLC., Schunk GmbH, Universal Robots AS, Omron Adept Technologies, Epson India Pvt Ltd., Mayekawa Mfg. Co. Ltd., Fetch Robotics Inc., Aethon Inc., Picnic Technologies B.V., Zume Inc., IAM Robotics, Xook, Blendid, RightHand Robotics Inc., Asic Robotics AG, and Bobacino.
Product innovation is the key trend gaining popularity in the food robotics market. Major companies operating in the food robotics market are focusing on developing new ways of integrating robotics into the production of food for meeting stringent sanitation regulations and increasing productivity. For instance, in February 2020, Kuka, a Germany-based manufacturer of industrial robots launched KR 3 Agilus which is the world’s first fast food robot. With KR 3 Agilus, customers get a choice of 15 beverages, two desserts, three salads, and 14 appetizers. Customers use a touch panel to put their orders. KR 3 Agilus although requiring minimal room, is quite nimble. The robot can fill up to 100 orders an hour and delivers the order in three minutes.
In February 2021, DoorDash Inc., a US-based online food delivery company acquired Chowbotics for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition allowed DoorDash to assist eateries that use its delivery platform to diversify their menus. Chowbotics is a US-based food robotics company that makes robots for making customizable salads.
North America was the largest region in the food robotics market in 2022. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the food robotics market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the food robotics market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The food robotics market consists of sales of vision-guided sorting robots and robotic dispensing arms. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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