The stock of operational robots around the globe has hit a new record of about 3.9 million units, and is set to continue expanding in 2024, fueling by five automation trends being tracked by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
Those trends include artificial intelligence, collaborative robots, mobile manipulators, digital twins, and humanoid robots, according to Frankfurt, Germany-based IFR.
“The five mutually reinforcing automation trends in 2024 show that robotics is a multidisciplinary field where technologies are converging to create intelligent solutions for a wide range of tasks,” IFR President Marina Bill said in a release. “These advances continue to shape the merging industrial and service robotics sectors and the future of work.”
Details on the five trends follow:
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