Increased Use of Robotics in Manufacturing Industry Is Expected To Increase Demand for Industrial Robotics

 

Industrial robotics is an advanced technology used to perform repetitive or dangerous tasks with a high degree of accuracy. Industrial robots are programmable, automated, and capable of movement on three or more axes. Product inspection, testing, pick and place, palletizing, assembly, painting, ironing, and welding are some of the applications of industrial robotics, all accomplished with high endurance, speed, and precision.

Industrial robots offer many benefits such as improved manufacturing, improved quality, cost reduction, increased rate of operation, etc. Robotic software is used to build robots with high accuracy, reliability, and flexibility. Manufacturing robots (such as Cartesian robots, delta robots, and articulated robots) or traditional industrial robots have been in the market for more than 50 years. The metal, electronics, and automotive industries are responsible for the deployment of industrial robots due to their high volume of production.

Moreover, compared to traditional industrial robots, collaborative robots are not the optimal choice because they do not have the speed, accuracy, reach, and payload capacity. The demand for industrial robots is increasing with the increasing usage of industrial robotics in the manufacturing industry, evolving robotics and artificial intelligence industry, and increasing demand for automation activities in the industry. However, the high cost of industrial robotics may hamper the adoption or demand of industrial robotics.

Germany is the fifth largest robot market in the world. There are 105 industrial robotics startups in Germany. In 2017, the number of robots sold in Germany rose by 7% to a new record of 21,404 units. Moreover, in 2017 there were approximately 297,200 industrial robots in Japan. Industrial Robotics has also gained much popularity owing to the availability of resources to develop such robots. There has been an increase in the number of industrial and research firms that focus solely on this field. The availability of large capital and infrastructural requirements have further added to the popularity of robotics.