Agricultural Robots Market by Type (Driverless Tractors, Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAV), Milking Robots, Automated Harvest Robots, and Others), by Applications (Dairy Management, Irrigation Management, Harvest Management, Soil Management, Inventory Management, and Others), by Component (Hardware, Software and Services), by Farming Type (Indoor Farming and Outdoor Farming), and by End Use (Field Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Livestock, and Others)- Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2022 – 2030

Market Definition:

The global Agricultural Robots Market size valued to USD 7.57 billion in 2021, is expected to garner USD 35.93 billion by 2030, with a growing CAGR of 18.9% from 2022-2030.

Agricultural robots are robots that are specifically designed for agriculture industry. They are commonly known as agribots or agbots. The basic mechanical design of an agriculture robot consists of an end effector, manipulator, and grippers. These robots are deployed to automate several tasks for farmers such as mowing, seeding, spraying, pruning and among other tasks. Agricultural robots offers several benefits such as it boosts the production efficiency, lower the production costs and reduce the dependency on manual labor as it can be operated continuously during any season.

Market Dynamics and Trends:

Increasing demand for automation in agricultural sector owing to increasing global population and the need for higher productivity of crops is driving the agricultural robots market. Also, shortage of agricultural labors in developed countries owing to stringent immigration laws and declining agricultural employment is driving the demand for agricultural robots. For instance, according to the world bank, global agriculture employment is decreasing every year, the population employed in agriculture declined from 29% in 2015 to 27% in 2019. Moreover, continuous reduction of agricultural and harvesting lands owing to growing industrialization and infrastructural projects is increasing the adoption of agricultural robots to maximize efficiency and production.

However, high cost associated with agricultural robots and limited knowledge and awareness among the farmers in developing countries are the factors restraining the market growth.  On the contrary, introduction of autonomous agricultural robots such as autonomous crop-harvesting robots and autonomous tractors that uses machine vision and sensors to avoid obstacles while navigating in the fields is expected to create ample growth opportunities for the market in the coming years.

Market Segmentations and Scope of the Study:

The agricultural robots market share is segmented on the basis of type, application, component, farming type, end use and geography. On the basis of type, the market is divided into driverless tractors, UAV, milking robots, automated harvest robots, and others. Based on application, the market is classified into dairy management, irrigation management, harvest management, soil management, inventory management, and others. On the basis of component, the market is divided into software, hardware, and services. Based on farming type, the market is categorized into indoor farming and outdoor farming. Based on end use, the market is divided into field crops, fruits & vegetables, livestock, and others. Geographic breakdown and analysis of each of the previously mentioned segments include regions comprising North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW.

Geographical Analysis:

North America holds the major share of agricultural robots’ market, and is expected to continue its dominance during the forecast period. This is attributed to factors such as high adoption of robots in dairy farms for various purpose including feeding, milking as it reduces labor cost, increases production and quality of the milk. Moreover, presence of key market players in this region such as Clearpath Robotics, Harvest Automation, and Deere & Company further boost the market growth. For instance, in November 2019, Autonomous Solutions Inc. announced a partnership program with Danfoss.  Under this partnership Autonomous Solutions will be able to use Danfoss PLUS+1 platform in automating vehicles for agriculture.

On the other hand, Asia pacific is expected to show a steady rise in the agricultural robots’ market due to the rapidly increasing use of drones in agricultural sector as drones can help to monitor cultivation process and crop-spraying process that further improve agronomic sustainability and farm yields. Moreover, growing use of robots for harvesting purpose to cope up with the high demand owing to the large population in countries such as China is driving the agricultural robots’ market. Harvesting and picking are widely adopted robotic application in the region due to the accuracy and speed that the robots can achieve in improving the yield size and reducing waste from crops bolsters the market growth in this region.

Competitive Landscape:

Various market players operating in the agricultural robot market includes Autonomous Solutions Inc, Clearpath Robotics, Delaval, Gea Group, Harvest Automation, John Deere, Lely Holding S.A R.L., Agco, Trimble and Boumatic Robotics. These market players are indulging in various joint venture strategies and launching numerous products across various regions to maintain their dominance in the high purity aluminum market. For instance, in December 2021, Clearpath Robotics announced a partnership with Sygnal Auto. Under this partnership Clearpath Robotics sold and provided support for drive-by-wire (DBW) control systems of Sygnal globally. Sygnal DBW system is a drive-by-wire control system that allows seamless electronic control over a vehicle’s accelerator, brake and steering, which enables testing for autonomous vehicle applications and technologies.

Moreover, in October 2021, Delaval launched an automated batch milking system that offers flexible automatic milking solution for large farms by using Delavals existing robots DeLaval VMS V300 and V310. These robots are equipped with cameras and high-performance robotic milking arm called DeLaval InSight.

Furthermore, in August 2021, John Deere announced the acquisition of Bear Flag Robotics for 250 million USD. This acquisition helped John Deere to accelerate the development and delivery of automation in farm using Bear Flags robotic technology.  

KEY BENEFITS:

• The agricultural robots market report provides the quantitative analysis of the current market and estimations through 2022-2030 that assists in identifying the prevailing market opportunities to capitalize on.

• The study comprises a deep dive analysis of the agricultural robots market trend including the current and future trends for depicting the prevalent investment pockets in the market.

• The information related to key drivers, restraints and opportunities and their impact on the agricultural robots market is provided in the report.

• The competitive analysis of the market players along with their market share in the agricultural robots market.

• The SWOT analysis and Porters Five Forces model is elaborated in the study.

• Value chain analysis in the market study provides a clear picture of the stakeholders’ roles.

KEY MARKET SEGMENTS:

By Type

• Driverless Tractors

• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

• Milking Robots

• Automated Harvest Robots

• Others

By Application

• Dairy Management

• Irrigation Management

• Harvest Management

• Soil Management

• Inventory Management

• Other Applications

By Component

• Hardware

• Software

• Service

By Farming Type

• Indoor Farming

• Outdoor Farming

By End Use

• Field Crops

• Fruits & Vegetables

• Livestock

• Others

By Geography

• North America

  • U.S.

  • Canada

  • Mexico

• Europe

  • UK

  • Germany

  • France

  • Italy

  • Rest of Europe

• Asia-Pacific

  • China

  • India

  • Japan

  • Rest of Asia-Pacific

• RoW

  • Latin America

  • Middle East

  • Africa

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