The report “Airport Robots Market Information by Application and Region – Forecast Until 2027” prepared by Market Research Future (MRFR) was shared with the public. This report covers Airport Robots Market Insights and Industry Analysis by Application (Landside, Terminal), Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa and Latin America), Competitive Market Size, Shares and Trends.
Airport robot market
Airport robots appear as a state-of-the-art concept implemented at various airports around the world. It is anticipated that robots will soon replace human airport workers in the airport operations environment. Meanwhile, various airports are running tests to provide entertainment, information and recommendations to customers. Also, with the rapid advancement of technology, an increasingly robotic future for airports seems like a sure-fire outcome. The use of robotic technology at airports looks set to increase steadily, with certain models requiring the presence of a human before they can become fully autonomous.
The market started to grow with cleaning robots
The increasing use of aerodrome security robots for security applications is highly sensitive as it requires manual labor which increases overall costs. However, the use of robots reduces safety costs while increasing efficiency. Airports around the world are under pressure to become more efficient as air travel begins after a year of decline. Many customers describe airports with delays, costs and inconvenient experiences, all of which are becoming increasingly inconvenient as the world becomes more sensitive due to digitalisation. Due to the increasing use of airport robots for cleaning services and security applications, the worldwide airport robots market has seen significant growth in recent years.
The progress of the aerodrome robot market, albeit gradual, is heavily influenced by the high manufacturing cost of the machines. Expensive production is expected to hinder the expansion of the market and can be considered as a major limitation in the global market. Because robots are a significant investment, airports must develop efficient, high-performance use cases to take advantage of them. This aspect is anticipated to be a major constraint for the overall development of the airport robots market.
As the airport robot environment progresses, so increase the competition and rivals in the market: Companies such as ABB Ltd, LG Electronics Inc., SoftBank Corp., Stanley Robotics, SITA, YUJIN ROBOT Co., Ltd., Universal Robots A/S, ECA GROUP, Avidbots Corp, and Cyberdyne Inc. are growing rapidly in the sector right now.
Effect of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the global airport robotics industry significantly. Additionally, worldwide flight cancellations due to government travel requirements and restrictions during the COVID-19 lockdowns have had a tremendous impact on the market. In order to prevent unwanted accidents at airports around the world, autonomous robots that are expected to assist airport security workers have started to be tested. Additionally, automated clean-up methods continue to be used in the changing airport environment as government requirements change in response to the emergence of new COVID-19 releases.
Regional expectations are rising
With the presence of major competitors in the industry and the increasing automation of airports, North America looks set to lead the airport robotics market as it has the busiest airports in the world. Therefore, the government is expected to increase spending to ensure security measures. Recently, Amazon approved and began operating a $1,5 billion aviation hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. In 2019, Amazon started the construction of its 800.000 ft2 complex, which includes kilometers of conveyor belts and other upgraded features.
The country’s early adoption of airport automation technologies has recently begun testing of a 5G robot at Hans Christian Andersen Airport for perimeter fence security checks. TDC NET’s Ericsson-powered 5G, which was trialled in collaboration with the Danish Institute of Technology, was used to connect the robot. ‘Spot’, the institute’s four-legged mobile robot designed by robotics company Boston Dynamics, has been connected to TDC NET’s nationwide commercial 5G network as part of the deal. Spot had previously completed the Institute’s missions over Wi-Fi only. However, using Wi-Fi can restrict the accessible connection range, so the robot operator had to be within 30m of the robot.
Due to the increasing adoption of automation technology at airports, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to have a high compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during the projection period. Increasing defense spending by countries such as Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is growing the demand for robots in the Middle East and Africa region.
