The initial motivation for developing robots was to replace humans in labor-intensive jobs. With the development of society, the demand for robots has become increasingly high. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the demand for supplementing labor and providing contactless services in various industries has become increasingly strong. The penetration rate of robots in different service application scenarios continues to increase, and the number of Chinese service robot related enterprises has also significantly increased. In 2021, the number of related enterprises has exceeded 100000. China's population structure and social demand have formed a super large-scale market advantage, The promotion effect on the development of service robots is obvious, and the application fields of robots are also increasing.
The integration of new generation information technology, biotechnology, new energy technology, new material technology, and robotics technology is accelerating. The application of robots in fields such as automotive manufacturing, electronic manufacturing, warehousing and transportation, medical rehabilitation, emergency rescue, public services, education, and petrochemical industry is constantly expanding.
In the field of service robots, the integration of robots and information technology is increasingly deepening, greatly improving perception, computing, and execution capabilities, making them more intelligent, precise, and flexible, and better able to meet performance requirements in application scenarios. With the continuous deepening of service robots in medical, public service and other scenarios in recent years, coupled with the explosive growth of "contactless" service demand during the epidemic, the service robot industry has been driven to form more real market demand. In the medical field, clinical applications are becoming increasingly active, and a relatively complete product system has been constructed. Among commercial service robots, logistics and warehousing, as well as hotel and tourism, are currently the industries with the highest penetration rate of robots in the service industry, with application proportions exceeding 60% among surveyed enterprise users. The government service industry has a relatively low proportion of robots in use and preparation for use, which is related to the complexity, high flexibility, and high confidentiality and security requirements of its government related work content. The traction of scenario based demand has continuously expanded the market scale of service-oriented robots. According to data from iMedia Consulting, the market size of service-oriented robots in China will reach 95.92 billion yuan in 2023, and the market share is expected to surpass that of industrial robots; In 2025, the market size will reach 185.1 billion yuan, and the development of China's service robot track will accelerate, with huge growth potential.
In the field of industrial robots, it covers numerous segmented tracks. With the deepening and broadening of application scenarios, segmented tracks are also continuously expanding. The "14th Five Year Plan for the Development of the Robot Industry" mentions that industrial robots include welding robots, vacuum (clean) robots, explosive production robots, logistics robots, collaborative robots, mobile operation robots, etc, These segmented fields have attracted the attention and participation of numerous large factories and investment institutions, and the relevant participating forces are gradually moving towards industrialization. And it has been widely used in industries such as automobiles, electronics, metal products, plastics, and chemical products. According to IFR statistics, it is expected that by 2022, the size of China's industrial robot market will reach 19.5 billion US dollars; It is expected to reach $23 billion by 2024.
In the field of special robots, the Chinese market has achieved rapid development, reaching 2.2 billion US dollars in 2022. Various types of products are constantly emerging, and the ability of special robots to respond to public safety events such as earthquakes, floods, extreme weather, mining accidents, fires, and security is evident.