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North American Industrial Mobile Robots (AGVs and AMRs) Growth Opportunities
Labor Challenges and Asset-light Business Models Drive Adoption of AGVs and AMRs
06-Oct-2023
Global
Market Research
PF2D-01-00-00-00
AU_2023_201
Labor shortages, inflation, and higher operational costs will force companies to accelerate the pace of advancement and explore various formulas to upgrade technology. The need to increase efficiencies, handle extreme loads, and customize solutions to customer requirements drive the development of autonomous technologies in warehouses across North America, mainly the United States. Autonomous solution development will accelerate as companies begin to right-size equipment/fleets.
Changes in customer purchase preferences stemming from supply chain challenges and inflation have led to new business models, such as Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS). Customer preferences in shifting to an asset-light operation and alleviating long-term commitment to robot fleets have been crucial to the emergence of new business models.
Logistics, serving, and disinfection are prominent AGV and AMR use cases; however, subsegments within these categories, such as palletizing and sorting, will become the primary future use cases. Hybrid systems allowing customers to use AMRs to perform multiple operations will grow in the future.
This research analyzes market growth trends of autonomous equipment in the US industrial environment, focusing on mobile robots (AGVs and AMRs) for warehousing. It evaluates contributing technologies, market favorability, and government efforts in promoting mobile robots. The report also examines existing infrastructure and upcoming market trends in the coming years.
Key Issues Addressed
- How many mobile robots (AGVs and AMRs) will be in use by 2030?
- What are the main application categories?
- Who are the top industry participants, and what are their present development and launch activities?
- What are existing and upcoming business models enabling the adoption of warehouse bots?
- What are the use case strengths for various application areas?
- What are the end-user perspectives on automating warehouses and their automation preferences?
Author: Krishna Achuthan
Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Industrial Mobile Robot (AGVs and AMRs) Industry
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
Operating Capacity of Autonomous Off-highway Equipment
Scope of Analysis
Top Competitors
Industrial Mobile Robots: Market Overview
Industrial Mobile Robot Segmentation
Industrial Mobile Robots: Regulatory Framework
Autonomous Industrial Equipment: Global Snapshot
Industrial Mobile Robots: Global vs North America Overview
Industrial Mobile Robot Technology: Infrastructure-assisted Systems
Industrial Mobile Robot Technology: Sensor and Optically Guided Systems
Key Trends in Warehouse Automation
Industrial Mobile Robots: New Business Models
Case Study: RaaS
Gamification in Warehouse Automation
Growth Drivers: AGVs
Growth Restraints: AGVs
Growth Drivers: AMRs
Growth Restraints: AMRs
Growth Metrics
Unit Sales Forecast
Unit Sales Forecast by Country
Unit Sales Forecast by Category (North America)
Unit Sales Forecast by Category (United States)
Unit Sales Forecast by Category (Canada)
Equipment in Operation Forecast
Equipment in Operation Forecast by Country
Forecast Assumptions and Methodology
Forecast Analysis
Industrial Mobile Robots: Distribution Channels
Value Chain Participants
Competitive Landscape: Warehouse Automation
Competitive Landscape: Companies to Watch
Competitive Landscape: Companies to Watch (continued)
Case Study: Amazon Automating Every Stage of Fulfillment
Case Study: Amazon Robotics (Kiva): Warehouse Robots
Case Study: Canvas Technologies—Enabling Safe Co-working Space for Humans and Robots
End Customer Perspectives: Warehouse Equipment Survey
End Customer Perspectives: Warehouse Equipment Survey (continued)
Industrial Mobile Robotics: Application Areas and Use Cases
Hassle Map: Warehouse Automation
Competitive Environment
Growth Opportunity 1: Demand Uptake in Key Functional Areas
Growth Opportunity 1: Demand Uptake in Key Functional Areas (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2: Application Areas Driving Demand
Growth Opportunity 2: Application Areas Driving Demand (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3: Emerging Business Models Driving Adoption
Growth Opportunity 3: Emerging Business Models Driving Adoption (continued)
Warehouse Automation: Conclusions and Future Outlook
Your Next Steps
Why Frost, Why Now?
List of Exhibits
List of Exhibits (continued)
Legal Disclaimer
List of Figures
- Operating Administrations and Regulatory Framework for AGVs and AMRs, United States, 2022
- Industrial Equipment Market: Total Industrial Robot Unit Sales by Country, Global, 2021
- Industrial Equipment Market: Total Industrial Robot Unit Sales, Global, 2018–2021
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation Market Breakdown by Technology, Global, 2022
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: AGV/AMR Unit Sales by Application, North America, 2022
- Annual Percent Change in Wholesale Trade Labor Productivity, United States, 2005–2022
- Warehouse Automation: Digital Technologies Enabling Gamification, Global, 2022–2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Growth Drivers—AGVs, North America, 2023–2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Growth Restraints—AGVs, North America, 2023–2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Growth Drivers—AMRs, North America, 2023–2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Growth Restraints—AMRs, North America, 2023–2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Growth Metrics—AGVs and AMRs, North America, 2022
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Unit Sales, North America, 2022‒2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Unit Sales by Country, North America, 2022–2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Unit Sales by Category, North America, 2022–2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Unit Sales by Category, United States, 2022–2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Unit Sales by Category, Canada, 2022–2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Equipment in Operation, North America, 2022‒2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Equipment in Operation by Country, North America, 2022‒2030
- Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation Market Share by Revenue, Global, 2022
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