Welcome to the presentation ofWorld Robotics 2021
28 October 2021, live stream#WorldRobotics

For you on the panel

Milton Guerry
IFR President

Dr. Christopher Müller
Director Statistical Dpt.

Dr. Werner Kraus
Vice Chair IFR ServiceRobot Group

Dr. Susanne Bieller
General Secretary

President Schunk USA

International Federationof Robotics

Head of Dpt. Robot andAssistive Systems,
Fraunhofer IPA

International Federationof Robotics

Press Conference World Robotics 2021 | 28 Oct 20212International Federation of Robotics
Non-profit organization since 1987

IFR represents more than 2,000 organizations from 25 countries

Robot manufacturers, national robotics associations, universities, start-ups worldwide

Annual global robotics turnover $50 billion (robot systems including software & peripherals)

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What is a robot – and what is not?

 “Robot” defined by International Standards Organization ISO

 No robots:
software (“bots”, AI, Robotic Process Automation-RPA)
remote-controlled drones, UAV, UGV, UUVvoice assistants
autonomous cars
ATMs, smart washing machines, etc.
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Two types of robots

Industrial robots
Image: Fanuc

Service robots

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3 Presentation of World Robotics 2021

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Industrial robots - top findings

2020: Robot Sales Climb Again
Inspiring finish of a challenging year
New robots
 383,500 units (+0.5%)
 Third highest number in history CAGR 2015-2020: +9%
Robot stock 3.0 million units (+10%)
 CAGR 2015-2020: +13%
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Electronics now major customer of industrial robots

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Collaborative robots: +6%

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Asia grows while Europe and the Americas decline

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China increases its lead

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Global average robot density grows by 12%

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Trends and Forecast

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Forecast

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Short-term market determinants Global economic recovery:
 Strong order intake in 2021, carrying over to2022
 Catch-up effects
 Government incentives (e.g.
“NextGenerationEU”)
 Continued demand from electronics industry
 High demand for electronic products andcomponents
 Infrastructure investments (5G)

 Growing demand for steel and metal products

 Covid-19 restrictions still hamper globalbusiness activities
 Travel restrictions / quarantine requirements
 Local outbreaks interrupt supply chains Downside of the economic rebound: Scarcity
of raw materials and intermediate products
 New shutdowns in the automotive industry
 Longer lead times / growing order backlog

 Still a lot of uncertainty in the global economy
that influences investment plans Including political headwinds

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Market trends• Localization and regionalization of supply chains• Closer to the customer• More resiliant (logistics, politics)• Lower total costs of ownership• Robots-as-a-Service / Pay-as-you-use models• Growing supply of low-cost robots• “Batch size 1”: Customized product variations for a growing number of products• Robots support customization at the unit costs of serial production.
• Fully digitalized production from order intake to delivery.

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Technological trends• Advancements in adjacent technolgies• Cloud computing, 5G networks, new machine vision, and artificial intelligence• expand the range of applications• improve performance (speed and quality)• Human-robot collaboration is still in its infancy• Sustainability• Robots are crucial for cost-efficient production of green technology (e.g. solar panels)• Robotic production reduces the share of rejects, thus lowers the carbon footprint by improving the inputoutput ration• Modern robots use less energy•••

Lightweight construction of moving robot components
Intelligent power-management, e.g. smart parking positions
New, energy-optimized end-of-arm tools, e.g. grippers with almost no energy consumption

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2020: Still growing strongly
New professional service robots*
 131,800 units (+41%)
 Turnover: USD 6.7 billion (+12%)
New consumer service robots
 19 million units (+6%)
 Turnover: USD 4.4 billion (+16%)

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*All numbers based on a sample of 235 companies and 3 association reports32Service Robotics – TOP 5 Application trends
 AMR and delivery robots
flexible solutions
 Cleaning and disinfection+ 50 companies due to Covid-19

Image: Effidence

Image: Bluebotics

 Medical and rehabilitationindividual support
 Social robots
telepresence – particularly during Covid-19

Image: Cyberdyne Automated restaurant
staff support, reduce personal contact due to Covid-19

Image: Ava Robotics

Image: Miso Robotics

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AMR and delivery robots:
flexible solutions

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Cleaning and disinfection:+ 50 companies

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Medical and rehabilitation:individual support

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telepresence – particularly during Covid-19

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Automated restaurant
staff support, reduce personal contact due to Covid-19

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Main professional applications

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More than 1,000 service robot suppliers worldwide

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80% of service robot supplier are small-medium sized enterprises (SME with <=500 employees)

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Outlook Platforms as market place
Image: Xito

 Safety, security, privacy
Image: Mojin
Robotics/Deniz Saylan

 Robots enter the open world
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Thank you for your attention.

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