New research from MarketsandMarkets claims that robots using cloud technologies will see market growth at a CAGR of 28.1 per cent from 2017 to 2022.
According to the report, Cloud Robotics Market by Component (Software and Services), Service Model (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS), Application, Deployment Model (Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud), End-User (Verticals and Third-Party Users), and Region – Global Forecast to 2022, the market will grow from $2.2 billion (£1.6 billion ) in 2017 to $7.5 billion (£5.4 billion ) in 2022.
MarketsandMarkets says the spread of cloud technology, combined with broad spectrum use of wireless technologies, the growth of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI) development and machine learning offerings will be the biggest drivers for the cloud robotics space.
Platform as a Service (PaaS) will be the fastest growing segment “because it enables enterprises to develop, run and manage software and tools without the hassle of maintaining and updating the hardware and software infrastructure”.
“…enterprises of all sizes are globally adopting the PaaS segment because of its simplicity, scalability and reliability. In addition to this, PaaS applications have a high adaptability rate, due to their latest features, such as easy upgradation,” MarketsandMarkets said.
Manufacturing will be the largest vertical in 2017. It pointed to the industry using robotic technology to drive operational efficiencies and cut costs.
The report added: “Manufacturers are benefiting from robot simulations, which are increasing the efficiency of production processes, quality control, predictive maintenance and product innovation. It helps companies in reducing the production time, as well as the costs associated with it.”
In addition to IBM, Microsoft, Google and Amazon Robotics, MarketsandMarkets also names U.S. firms CloudMinds, Hit Robot Group and Tend, Canada’s C2RO, UK’s Ortelio, Japan’s Rapyuta Robotics and Singapore’s V3 Smart Technologies as key players to watch.
