World Robotics 2021 – Service robots report released

The market for professional service robots reached a turnover of 6.7 billion U.S. dollars worldwide (sample method) – up 12% in 2020. At the same time, turnover of new consumer service robots grew 16% to 4.4 billion U.S. dollars. This is according to World Robotics 2021 – Service Robots report, presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). "Service robots continued on a successful path proving the tremendous market potential worldwide," says IFR President Milton Guerry. "Sales of professional service robots rose an impressive 41% to 131,800 units in 2020."