The global harvest automation robot market was valued at USD 914.95 million and is anticipated to reach USD 1093.37 million in 2024 from USD 4546.83 million by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 19.5% from 2024 to 2032.
The automated harvest robot is a robot that is used in agriculture in order to harvest crops. Agricultural robots are also called agribots or agbots. This robot is automated and is helpful for farming.
The Harvest automation robots are knee-high, wheeled machines. Each robot has a gripper for grasping pots, a deck for carrying pots, and an array of sensors to keep track of where it is and what’s around it and other agricultural data. These robots are fully or semi-automated and can be applicable for outdoor and indoor harvesting, such as greenhouse crops. It helps the farmers raise the efficiency of the crop and also reduces the need for manual labor, thus saving on costs. Presently, robots are used to pick fruits, arrange rows of small plants, etc., but in the coming years, they can be used for tilling, sowing, harvesting, and other farm work. Even the weeding (control of pests and diseases) will be taken care of by these agricultural robots. The benefits of these harvest automation robots are fueling the growth of the market in the period between 2022 and 2027
The driving force of the harvest automation robot market is the rising demand for smart farming and intelligent agricultural equipment. Conventional farming is costlier as it is a labor-intensive affair, and due to the labor crisis, many countries around the globe are demanding harvest automation robots in order to overcome this challenge.
The farmers in North America are adopting smart and intelligent agricultural equipment in order to grow effectively and efficiently, and also, the high spending power of the farmers is driving the growth of automated harvest robots. Additionally, the increasing awareness of the benefits of smart and advanced farming techniques among farmers of developing and developed nations across the globe is fueling the demand for harvest automation robots in the market.
Furthermore, the growing demand for food security with the growing population is increasing the demand for harvest automation robots to meet the rising demand for food as these automated harvesting robots are much more effective and efficient, which helps in yielding large crops at a time. These robots not only help in the cultivation of the crops but also monitor and collect feasible data for crop growth. The key players are investing in the Research and Development of more advanced feature harvesting robots, which is driving the growth of the Harvest Automation Robots during the forecast period between 2022 and 2027.
Though harvest automation is beneficial for farmers there are some challenges, such as the high adoption cost of the harvesting robots, which presents a huge barrier to entry for farmers, especially in developing countries. Moreover, the technical breakdown also represents the high cost to fix such problems for such specialized equipment, which are the factors that restrain the growth of the market.
The Global Harvest Automation Robot Market has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19 has greatly affected the agriculture sector due to shortage of labor, farmers has faced many problems such as deterioration of crops, a stockpile up of crops and disruption of the supply chain. The disrupted supply chain has led to the economic loss of the farmers, which directly led to the decline in the demand for automated harvest robots due to economic loss. On the other hand, due to pandemic restrictions and protocols, global factories have struggled a lot to assimilate the harvest robots due to the unavailability of the workforce, which has disrupted the supply chain of automated harvest robots, further affecting the market. But the economy and industries is recovery in a fast pace, therefore it is expected that the demand of the harvest automation market will increase in order to overcome labor crisis challenge.
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REPORT METRIC |
DETAILS |
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Market Size Available |
2023 to 2032 |
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Base Year |
2023 |
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Forecast Period |
2024 to 2032 |
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CAGR |
19.5% |
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Segments Covered |
By Type, Harvest Type, Application, and Region. |
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Various Analyses Covered |
Global, Regional & Country Level Analysis, Segment-Level Analysis, DROC, PESTLE Analysis, Porter’s Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Landscape, Analyst Overview on Investment Opportunities |
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Regions Covered |
North America, Europe, APAC, RoW |
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Market Leaders Profiled |
Agrobot, Dogtooth Technologies Limited, FFRobotics, Green Robot Machinery Pvt. Ltd, Harvest Automation Inc, HARVEST CROO, CERESCON B.V., Energid Technologies Corporation, Four Growers, Metomotion, and Others. |
Based on type, the Global Harvest Automated Robot Market is segmented into fully autonomous and semi-autonomous. The fully automated is estimated to hold a significant market share during this period owing to the increasing demand for fully automated harvest robots. However, the cost of fully automated solutions is high as compared to semi-automated ones. The demand for agricultural products is rapidly growing, but the labor crisis is limiting the agriculture sector. Therefore, the demand for fully automated harvest robots will increase in the near future.
Based on Harvest Type, the Global Harvest Automated Robot Market is segmented into Fruit Harvesting, Vegetable Harvesting, Grain, and Other. The fruit harvesting segment is expected to grow at the fastest rate of 20.7% owing to the rising demand for fruits for businesses such as syrups, juices, and jellies, among others. Intelligent fruit harvesting has become a renewed area of research in recent years. Due to increasing demand for better solutions for selective automated fruit harvesting, companies are increasing their interest in this segment and putting their continuous efforts into bringing new solutions into the market, which further boosts the growth of the harvest automated robot market in the near future.
Based on Application, the Global Harvest Automated Robot Market is segmented into Outdoor and Greenhouse. The outdoor segment is dominating the market owing to the widespread outdoor agriculture sector. The greenhouse segment is anticipated to grow at the fastest rate due to the increasing setup of greenhouses around the globe. Also, an increasing number of companies are designing indoor harvest automation robots in order to monitor indoor crops such as houses.
North America has accounted for the largest market share of the global harvest automation robot market due to the rising area under the cultivation of fruits and vegetables in this region. The population in this region is highly focused on health; thus, the demand for fruits and vegetables is high, which is why the demand for automated harvesting robots is increasing in order to meet the rising demand. Moreover, the huge adoption of advanced farming technologies is driving the growth of the market. The spending power of the farmers is high in this region, which will lead to an increase in the demand for harvest-automated robots during the forecast period.
Asia-Pacific is expected to hold the highest growth rate during the forecast period due to rising labor costs and reducing number of people which is engaged in agriculture, which is leading the demand for automated harvest robots in the market. Moreover, the increasing need for food by the increasing population needs faster, more advanced, and error-free agriculture in order to meet food demand. Also, the governments of various countries in this region are taking important initiatives to digitalize agriculture in order to produce healthy crops. Researchers are also engaged in providing long-term and low-tech alternatives in terms of mechanisms and efficient automation of agriculture, which is driving the growth of the market in the forecast period.
Europe also showed steady growth during this period owing to the increasing labor crisis and the increasing adoption of robust technology in this region.
In the Middle East & Africa region, Saudi Arabia is going to be the largest market for harvest automation robots due to its large set of greenhouses, which will increase the demand for indoor automated robots.
In Latin America, Brazil holds the highest market share because the agriculture sector represents more than 4 percent of the value added to Brazil’s gross domestic product. Argentina is going to account for the largest market for automated harvest robots for fruit harvesting, which will boost the growth of harvest automation robots in the market.
Agrobot had the largest share of the world’s harvest automation robot market in terms of sales revenue.
Some of the leading companies operating in the Global Harvest Automation Robot Market are Agrobot, Dogtooth Technologies Limited, FFRobotics, Green Robot Machinery Pvt. Ltd., Harvest Automation Inc, HARVEST CROO, CERESCON B.V., Energid Technologies Corporation, Four Growers, Metomotion, some of the market players dominate the global harvest automation robot market.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The global automation robot market was worth USD$ 640.5 million in 2021 and is estimated to reach US$ 765.4 million in 2022
The global automation robot market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.5% from 2022 and 2027 to reach USD$ 1865.2 million in 2027
The growing concern towards advance farming and an increase in the demand of automated solution in order to overcome labor crisis.
The vegetable and fruit segment is dominating in the market owing to the increasing demand of fruit and vegetable with respect to health. Also, currently these harvest automation robots are very much efficient in picking fruits and vegetable.
There is an increase in new product developments through R&D, expansions and mergers & acquisitions by the key players such as Agrobot, Dogtooth Technologies Limited, FFRobotics, Green Robot Machinery Pvt. Ltd.
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