One in ten US households will have a robot house keeper by 2020 - Which-50

Ten per cent of American households will own a housekeeping robot by 2020, with global unit shipments reaching 48 million in 2020, up from 15.7 million this year, according to a new study by Juniper Research. Urbanisation and a reduction in available time for household chores were cited as key drivers behind the growth. This was reflected at CES 2017 where nearly half of the robotics marketplace was dedicated to this class of consumer robot. In addition, a swathe of large-scale vendors, including Dyson, Samsung and LG have unveiled housekeeping robots, demonstrating a viable commercial proposition. The new research, Consumer Robotics: Investment, Disruptors & Future Prospects 2017-2021, predicted that consumer appetite for social robots will be more limited and not gain traction until 2021.