India Industrial Robotics Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

India Industrial Robotics Market Overview

India Industrial Robotics Market size was valued at $2.5 Billion in 2030, and it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 15.1% during 2024-2030. The advent of numerous sorts of techniques committed to production control and the introduction of automation solutions are the key components of present production improvement policies. In addition, the increasing awareness of industrial robots has resulted in their deployment ranging from manufacturing to the healthcare industry. Moreover, this market is majorly driven by a surge in labor charges worldwide, which in turn has forced manufacturers to replace human labor with machines. Asia and Europe are the key growth regions of the world, with leading players, namely ABB, Fanuc, KUKA, Kawasaki, and the Yaskawa Electric Corporation being based out in the region. Collaborative Robots (Cobots) are revolutionizing the industry by working alongside humans without the need for safety cages. This trend is gaining momentum due to the increasing demand for automation in smaller factories and their expanding role in diverse industries. Cobots enhance flexibility, efficiency, and safety in manufacturing processes. Simultaneously, advancements in AI and IoT are driving a paradigm shift in industrial robotics. AI empowers robots to learn and adapt, making them more intelligent and versatile. The integration of IoT enables robots to communicate with each other and other systems, fostering enhanced collaboration and efficiency. This synergy is propelling the industrial sector towards Industry 4.0, where smart manufacturing processes redefine automation standards. As a result, the India Industrial Robotics Market is evolving with the widespread adoption of Cobots and the integration of AI and IoT, ushering in a new era of intelligent and collaborative automation. Hence these benefits are analyzed to drive the market in the forecast period 2024-2030.

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Report Coverage

The report: “India Industrial Robotics Market Forecast (2024-2030)”, by IndustryARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the India Industrial Robotics Market.

By Category: Articulated Robot, Cylindrical Robot, Linear Robots, Cartesian & Gantry, Parallel Robot, SCARA Robot, Spherical Robots, Dual arm, Others

By Configuration: Mounted, Cobots/ Collaborative Robots)

By Components: (Manipulator, Sensor Devices, Robot Tooling, RCU - Robot Controller Unit

By payload: Up to 5KG, 5.1 to 10 KG, 10.1 to 15 KG, and More than 15 Kg

By End User: Automotive and Autoparts, Electrical & Electronics, Food and Beverages, Metal Fabrication and Palletization, Medical, Chemical, and Life Sciences, Others

Key Takeaways

• Parallel robots are estimated to grow at a CAGR of 11.8% market. These Robots will be formed by connecting parallelograms to a common base and are also referred to as spider-like robots. 

• Robotic automation enables to achieve innovation in a quick and impactful way which can drive quantifiable benefits to the industrial automation industry. 

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Category - Segment Analysis

Parallel robots are estimated to grow at a CAGR of 11.8% market. These Robots will be formed by connecting parallelograms to a common base and are also referred to as spider-like robots. These robots are mostly used in the food industry, pharmaceuticals, and electronic industries. As they can do delicate/precise movements. Similarly, these robots will use three servo motors and are very high in speed and perfectly suited for light-duty tasks within small working zones. These are the main reasons which tends to be used for high-speed sorting and packaging in the food, pharmaceutical, and electronic industries. In addition, the delta robot market is anticipated to be driven by the trend of miniaturization in the manufacturing industry, moreover, smaller sizes of objects lead to increased challenges of various micro-assembly tasks, expected to increase the demand for delta robots. Moreover, technologically advanced machine vision 3D cameras are being integrated with delta robots to enhance their efficiency and accuracy. In addition, Delta robots with vision systems can perform lethargic, dull, and monotonous tasks at high speed and accuracy with minimum imperfections and scrap. This will improve the performance of delta robots and increase their adoption in end-user industries. Additionally, several companies are investing heavily in research and development activities for these robots. In 2022, Omron expanded its i4H SCARA lineup with food-grade robots, catering to the food and beverage and packaging industry. These new additions prioritize safe handling, ensuring compliance with the industry's stringent hygiene standards. Similarly, companies such as ABB, KUKA AG, and so on are investing heavily in the development of advanced robots in the forecast period 2024-2030.

End User - Segment Analysis

Electrical & Electronics is the fastest-growing segment in the India Industrial Robotics Market and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 9.4%. The Electronics sector has also been slowly emerging as a major end-user for the India Industrial Robotics Market with its higher adaptability due to growing digitalization. Since accuracy and precision are of important factors in an electronic production plant, thus due to ease of use, the electronics sector has been proactively adopting industrial robots, boosting its market growth. With the growing shift towards automation of manufacturing processes, industries like electrical and electronics have been widely deploying industrial robots to perform high-precision tasks, thus improving productivity standards. The usage of industrial robots helps electrical and electronics companies to automate almost every manual task while adding value to their business growth. Thus, growing adoption has been causing a positive impact on the market growth of industrial robots. With growing development of the electronics sector due to rising demands for electronic devices by consumers has been also acting as a major driver toward higher requirements for industrial robots. As industries are shifting towards smart technologies, industrial robots are gaining much popularity in the electronics sector due to their capabilities of performing tasks like integration and assembling of various small-sized components within electronic devices such as mobile phones, computers, and many others more efficiently within less time intervals. Since electronics manufacturers have to work under tight profit margins, industrial robots act as a cost-effective solution for improving the automation standards in their industry. Industrial Robots are used in applications ranging from cutting metal housings to assembling miniature components on boards, to applying adhesives and polishing surfaces, thus performing quality inspections and packing of finished products, at lower costs. Moreover, in the electrical and electronics sector, industrial robots are utilized mainly in assembly, screw tightening, electronic parts insertion as well as inspection processes as the robots are highly capable of sustaining harsh working environments. Such growing deployments help the industry to continue with their production process with quality preservation even at times of lack of skilled labor. Additionally, with innovations in the field of industrial robotics, lightweight and smaller robots are facing high demands in this sector.

Drivers – India Industrial Robotics Market

Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence Automation Spending Driving the Growth of Industrial Robots

The Robotics process automation landscape has changed in the past couple of years and has evolved from an emerging factor for the industrial robotics industry. Robotic automation enables to achieve innovation in a quick and impactful way which can drive quantifiable benefits to the industrial automation industry. Across the globe, automation companies are investing lots of capital to develop and innovate new technology in research and development. In 2023, ABB committed to investing $280 million in Sweden's Västerås to boost its European Robotics hub, catering to rising demand for AI-driven collaborative and industrial robots. The expanded campus, aligned with ABB's local production strategy, aims to enhance capacity by 50%, meeting evolving market needs amid supply chain challenges across the global market including India. Similarly, companies such as Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Ellison, and so on are investing heavily for the development of industrial robots in the forecast period. Some of the key factor affecting robotic process automation includes process with higher automation potential, with higher headcount reduction that offer a great cost saving to the manufacturers. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) recurring costs including licensing, hosting, and monitoring vary significantly by vendor and type of solution, the lower the recurring cost for RPA, the higher the cost saving. Various service providers are implementing RPA tools in various areas of end-user processes focusing on achieving consistency, risk reduction, and cost reduction factors.

Rising Labor Costs Amidst the Aging Workforce to Boost the Industrial Robots Demand

The labor cost is highly significant in the total industrial operating cost, making generally 62%-65% of the total cost. In majority of the cases, manual jobs typically consist of two categories of staff: direct and indirect where industries cover an area of more than 200,000 square feet. Direct staff is responsible for executing the process while indirect staff is for the back-end support for direct staff. The presence of both direct and indirect staff coupled with department managers presents a crucial cost in operating a warehouse. As average hourly earnings will rise further amidst the rising global inflation with weekly hours to remain constant or decline in the coming years, the operating costs are bound to advance. Apart from this, the developing nations have seen constant growth in the aging workforce resulting in issues related to safety, quality control, and productivity. Thus, the automation of industries has become a notable means to tackle the rising wages and workforce age. This has resulted in industrial operators relying upon robotics to provide a convenient and efficient way of reducing operational costs while simultaneously maintaining productivity at optimum levels. 

Challenges – India Industrial Robotics Market

Limited Flexibility of Robots for Handling Skus Posing Challenge for Industrial Robotics

The dawn of electronic commerce enabled by the increasing accessibility to mobile devices has resulted in consumers shopping online from a multitude of merchandisers. As the delivery to the consumer in working time of 3-5 days is crucial for retailers, it has resulted in multi-varied stock-keeping units (SKUs) and caseloads. This scenario often becomes challenging in the Food & Beverage sector where companies need to address the consumer demand at a much faster pace. The robots utilized in the process industries are simply robots used in manufacturing operations that only require limited flexibility in handling pallets. Although over time, robots have developed to handle the SKUs with greater precision and accuracy but still require a great deal of evolution in handling mixed SKUs with consistent speed and accuracy without damaging the product. Hence these kinds of challenges hamper the market growth in the forecast period 2024-2030.

India Industrial Robotics Market Landscape

Product launches, acquisitions, Partnerships, and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the India Industrial Robotics Market. Industrial Robotics' top 10 companies include 

• Fanuc

• KUKA AG

• ABB Group

• Yaskawa Electric Corporation

• EPSON

• Kawasaki Heavy Industries

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

• Omron Adept Technology

• Staubli

• Denso Corporation

In November 2023, ABB Robotics introduced the IRB 930 SCARA robot, enhancing pick-and-place and assembly tasks in electronics, automotive, and renewable energy sectors. With a 10% increase in throughput and 200% stronger push-down capability, it optimizes productivity and quality, addressing evolving industry needs for heavier workpieces and force-intensive operations.

In November 2023, Yaskawa Electric Corporation has unveiled the MOTOMAN NEXT series, pioneering adaptive robotics in the industrial sector. With five models boasting payloads ranging from 4kg to 35kg, these robots possess autonomous adaptivity, a groundbreaking feature for making environment-based judgments, driving innovation in industrial automation

In April 2023, Doosan Robotics introduced the NSF-certified E-SERIES, a line of collaborative robots tailored for the food and beverage sector. This launch expands their product range with 13 new offerings, marking a significant milestone in the cobot market.

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