‘Steady’Growth of 5-7% Forecast for Global Industrial Robot Market
全球工業機器人市場預計將穩定增長5-7%

Global economic volatility and supply chain disruptions are having a huge impact on the market for industrial robots, which has led to project delays and decreased spending on automation projects. Despite this, long-term projections remain steady, with electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and new energy related applications fueling global demand for industrial robots and growth of 5-7% forecast for the sector out to 2027.

全球經濟波動和供應鏈中斷對工業機器人市場產生了巨大影響，導致項目延遲和自動化項目支出減少。盡管如此，長期預測仍保持穩定，電動汽車 (EV) 制造和新能源相關應用將推動全球對工業機器人的需求，預計到 2027 年該行業將增長5-7%。

Interact Analysis has recently published updated forecasts for the industrial robot market, and they mark the most significant revisions compared to the 2022 version of the report. From 2023 onwards, the market intelligence specialist predicts investment confidence will continue to be low in the short term, causing end-users to delay large capital investments on industrial robotics projects. In the long term, demand from new EV manufacturing lines and from service sectors such as intra-logistics will further fuel the market, resulting in an average growth rate of 5-7% which is much higher than the pre-covid period.

Interact Analysis最近發布了工業機器人市場的最新預測，與2022年版本的報告相比，這是最重大的修訂。市場情報專家預計，從2023年開始，短期內投資信心將持續低迷，導致最終用戶推遲對工業機器人項目的大規模資本投資。從長遠來看，新的電動汽車生產線和內部物流等服務行業的需求將進一步推動市場，導致平均增長率達到5-7%，遠高于疫情爆發前的水平。

Following a slow 2020 due to the pandemic, the industrial robot market enjoyed substantial growth in 2021, witnessing a year-on-year increase of 34.9%. The market cooled slightly in 2022 but still expanded, registering 11.9% unit shipment and 14.9% revenue growth. The pandemic helped to fuel demand for the robotics industry as companies turn to automation as a way of alleviating labor shortages. Many companies are now investing in industrial automation in order to add stability to their workforce should future crises occur.

繼2020年受疫情影響放緩后，工業機器人市場在2021年大幅增長，同比增長34.9%。2022年市場略有降溫，但仍在擴張，單位出貨量增長11.9%，收入增長14.9%。隨著企業轉向自動化作為緩解勞動力短缺的一種方式，疫情幫助推動了對機器人行業的需求。許多公司現在正在投資工業自動化，以便在未來發生危機時增加員工隊伍的穩定性。

In 2022, China accounted for a 39.1% revenue share and 55.4% shipment share of the global industrial robot market. Interact Analysis forecasts that the Chinese market will account for over 60% of industrial robot unit shipments from 2024. The EMEA market for industrial robots was the second largest in the world accounting for 14.8% of total shipments in 2022. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is still a significant threat to Eurozone growth prospects not only because of energy price increases but also because it pushes down business confidence, which could affect employment and investment decisions. The American market for industrial robots was estimated to be worth $2.8Bn in 2022, accounting for 19.8% of global revenues, with 55,268 units shipped.

2022年，中國占全球工業機器人市場39.1%的收入份額和55.4%的出貨量份額。Interact Analysis預測，從2024年起，中國市場將占工業機器人出貨量的60%以上。歐洲、中東和非洲區域工業機器人市場是世界第二大市場，占2022年總出貨量的14.8%。俄羅斯與烏克蘭的沖突仍是歐元區增長前景的一大威脅，不僅因為能源價格上漲，還因為它打擊了商業信心，這可能會影響就業和投資決策。據估計，2022年美國工業機器人市場價值28億美元，占全球收入的19.8%，出貨量為55，268臺。

Maya Xiao, research manager at Interact Analysis, commented, “Interestingly, in 2022 the average selling price of industrial robots increased for the first time in the last 10 years, as a result of raw material cost, component shortages and supply chain disruptions. Despite this, we forecast that average prices will decrease over the next 5 years.

Interact Analysis的研究經理Maya Xiao評論道:“有趣的是，由于原材料成本、零部件短缺和供應鏈中斷，2022年工業機器人的平均售價出現近10年來的首次上漲。盡管如此，我們預測未來5年平均價格將會下降。

“The increased demand for industrial robots from the material handling and welding sectors has had, and will continue to have, an impact on average selling prices. As a result of this, demand for heavy-duty models has once again increased, which has altered the payload distribution of the robot market. However, overall, we expect to see a 3% annual decline in prices over the next 5 years.”

“物料搬運和焊接行業對工業機器人的需求增加已經并將繼續對平均銷售價格產生影響。因此，對重型型號的需求再次增加，這改變了機器人市場的有效載荷分布。然而，總體而言，我們預計未來 5 年內價格每年將下降 3%。”