“Service Robots” Hit Double Digit Growth Worldwide
FRANKFURT, Germany—The market for professional service robots reached a turnover of $6.7 billion worldwide, a 12 percent increase from 2020, according to the "World Robotics 2021–Service Robots" report by the International Federation of Robotics. At the same time, turnover of new consumer service robots grew 16 percent to $4.4 billion.
“Service robots continued on a successful path proving the tremendous market potential worldwide,” says IFR President Milton Guerry. “Sales of professional service robots rose an impressive 41 percent to 131,800 units in 2020.”