What are the Historical Developments and Current Growth Metrics of the Robot End-Effector Market?
The robot end-effector market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market for robot end-effectors has expanded rapidly in recent years. The market size, which is pegged at $5.07 billion in 2024, is expected to reach $5.95 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.3%. This substantial growth during the historic period is attributed to factors such as global expansion of manufacturing, emphasis on precision and accuracy, demand from the automotive industry, inflation in labor costs, and the need for lightweight and compact designs alongside a heightened focus on safety.
What Does Future Hold for The Robot End-Effector Market?
The Robot End-Effector market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size of robot end-effectors is anticipated to experience a substantial surge in the forthcoming years, expanding to $11.87 billion in 2029 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.9%.
The predicted growth during the forecast period can be linked to the rise in e-commerce and logistics, improvements in material handling, advent of industry 4.0, heightened use of robotics in the healthcare sector, and an increased emphasis on sustainability. Notable trends in the forecast period consists of the integration of sensing and vision systems, customizations in manufacturing, emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning, progress in soft robotics and the incorporation of magnetic and adhesive technologies.
What Are The Primary Growth Drivers In The Robot End Effector Market?
The growth of the robotics end-effector market is projected to be fueled by the escalating demand for collaborative robots. These robots are a type of robotic automation designed to operate in harmony with human workers in a mutual workspace. The increase in demand is majorly due to the consumer industry's significant need for these robots. To illustrate, Enterprise Engineering Solutions, a US-based tech service provider, anticipated in April 2022 that by the end of 2025, collaborative robots will account for around 34% of all robot sales. Furthermore, in August 2022, Construction Week, one of India's largest construction and contracting news portals, reported that total cobot sales reached an all-time high of 31,325 units in 2021. The cobot market is predicted to surpass $2 billion by 2026. Consequently, the expanding demand for collaborative robots is propelling the growth of the robotics end-effector market.
What Is The Segmentation Of The Global Robot End Effector Market?
The robot end-effector market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Grippers, Welding Guns, Clamps, Suction Cups, Tool Changers, Other Types
2) By Robot Type: Traditional Industrial Robots, Collaborative Robots
3) By Application: Handling, Welding, Assembly, Processing, Dispensing, Other Applications
4) By Industry: Automotive, Electrical And Electronics, Metals And Machinery, Food And Beverages, Other Industries
Subsegments:
1) By Grippers: Mechanical Grippers, Soft Grippers, Magnetic Grippers
2) By Welding Guns: MIG Welding Guns, TIG Welding Guns, Laser Welding Guns
3) By Clamps: Pneumatic Clamps, Hydraulic Clamps
4) By Suction Cups: Vacuum Cups, Bellows Cups
5) By Tool Changers: Automatic Tool Changers, Manual Tool Changers
6) By Other Types: Cutting Tools, Painting Guns, Assembly Tools
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What Emerging Trends Are Shaping The Robot End Effector Market Landscape?
Primary businesses in the robotics end-effector market are concentrating their efforts on introducing next-gen robotic end-effectors equipped with active compliant technology. They aim to improve accuracy, flexibility, and safety across a range of industrial uses by enabling robots to modify their grip and movements in accordance with alterations in the environment or the delicacy of objects. Active compliant technology signifies a robotic system's ability to alter its force and motion in response to external stimuli or environmental shifts. For example, in November 2022, FerRobotics GmbH, a company located in Austria, presented the AOK 501 Orbital Sander and AAK 501 Angular Grinder. These latest robotic end-effectors, geared toward grinding, sanding, and polishing tasks, leverage Active Compliant Technology for delicate contact force management. This ensures the tools exert the precise pressure required for prime results, reducing the chance of surface damage while enhancing quality.
Who Are the Key Players In The Robot End Effector Market?
Major companies operating in the robot end-effector market include:
• ABB Ltd
• DESTACO a Dover Company
• KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
• Piab AB
• Robotiq Inc.
• Zimmer Group Holding GmbH
• SCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG
• Schmalz GmbH
• Millibar Inc.
• Festo AG & Co. KG
• Weiss Robotics GmbH & Co. KG
• TÜNKERS Maschinenbau GmbH
• Soft Robotics Inc.
• JH Robotics Inc.
• TSD Manufacturing Inc.
• Bastian Solutions Inc.
• ATI Industrial Automation
• Applied Robotics Inc.
• EMI Corp.
• FIPA GmbH
• Grabit Inc.
• Intelligente Peripherien für Roboter GmbH
• Mecademic Inc.
• Motion Controls Robotics Inc.
• New Scale Robotics Inc.
• OnRobot A/S
• PHD Inc.
• Robot System Products AB
• Robot Tooling & Automation Australia Pty Ltd
• Robotunits GmbH
What Are The Regional Insights Into The Robot End Effector Market?
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the robotics end-effector market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the robot end-effector market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
