Statistical Analysis of Robot Industry Data in the First Three Quarters of 2018

In the first three quarters of 2018, the global robotics industry market exceeded US$19.48 billion, up 13.6% year-on-year. Among them, the industrial robot market was US$10.91 billion, the service robot market was US$6.04 billion, and the special robot market was US$2.53 billion. The robot market was 5.42 billion US dollars, up 18.2% year-on-year, of which the industrial robot market was about 3.63 billion US dollars, the service robot market was about 1.14 billion US dollars, and the special robot market was about 650 million US dollars.

Figure 1 Global and China's robot market structure in the first three quarters of 2018 (US$100 million)

Specific to the various application scenarios of the robot industry, in the global industrial robot market, the sales volume of handling robots was the highest, reaching 6.65 billion US dollars, the highest proportion, reaching 61%, followed by assembly robots, the market size reached 1.75 billion US dollars. The global market for medical service robots, home service robots and public service robots is 3.38 billion US dollars, 1.63 billion US dollars and 1.03 billion US dollars respectively, of which medical service robots are the most widely used, accounting for up to 56%. Special robot level, military application robot The market size of emergency rescue robots and extreme operating robots was $1.32 billion, $410 million and $810 million, respectively.

Figure 2 Market size of robot application scenarios in the first three quarters of 2018 (global)

China's industrial robot market reached 3.63 billion US dollars, the highest proportion of handling robots, up to 65%, followed by assembly robots, accounting for 15%, which is 6 percentage points higher than welding robots. The service robot market reached 1.13 billion US dollars. Among them, the market size of home service robots, medical service robots and public service robots were respectively 450 million US dollars, 350 million US dollars and 330 million US dollars. The special robot market reached 650 million US dollars, including military application robots, extreme working robots and emergency rescue. The robot market size is $450 million, $140 million and $0.5 billion, respectively.

Figure 3 Market size of robot application scenarios in the first three quarters of 2018 (China)

Related instructions

According to the application environment of the robot, the International Robot Alliance (IFR) divides the robot into industrial robots and service robots. At this stage, considering that China has a relatively prominent demand for special robots in dealing with natural disasters, military firefighting and public safety events, We divide robots into three categories: industrial robots, service robots, and special robots. Among them, industrial robots refer to multi-joint robots or multi-degree-of-freedom robots for industrial fields. Service robots refer to a variety of services that provide humans with the necessary services in an unstructured environment. High-tech integrated advanced robots. Special robots refer to robots that replace humans in high-risk environments and special conditions.