‘Steady’Growth of 5-7% Forecast for Global Industrial Robot Market
全球工业机器人市场预计将稳定增长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.

全球经济波动和供应链中断对工业机器人市场产生了巨大影响，导致项目延迟和自动化项目支出减少。尽管如此，长期预测仍保持稳定，电动汽车 (EV) 制造和新能源相关应用将推动全球对工业机器人的需求，预计到 2027 年该行业将增长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最近发布了工业机器人市场的最新预测，与2022年版本的报告相比，这是最重大的修订。市场情报专家预计，从2023年开始，短期内投资信心将持续低迷，导致最终用户推迟对工业机器人项目的大规模资本投资。从长远来看，新的电动汽车生产线和内部物流等服务行业的需求将进一步推动市场，导致平均增长率达到5-7%，远高于疫情爆发前的水平。

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.

继2020年受疫情影响放缓后，工业机器人市场在2021年大幅增长，同比增长34.9%。2022年市场略有降温，但仍在扩张，单位出货量增长11.9%，收入增长14.9%。随着企业转向自动化作为缓解劳动力短缺的一种方式，疫情帮助推动了对机器人行业的需求。许多公司现在正在投资工业自动化，以便在未来发生危机时增加员工队伍的稳定性。

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，中国占全球工业机器人市场39.1%的收入份额和55.4%的出货量份额。Interact Analysis预测，从2024年起，中国市场将占工业机器人出货量的60%以上。欧洲、中东和非洲区域工业机器人市场是世界第二大市场，占2022年总出货量的14.8%。俄罗斯与乌克兰的冲突仍是欧元区增长前景的一大威胁，不仅因为能源价格上涨，还因为它打击了商业信心，这可能会影响就业和投资决策。据估计，2022年美国工业机器人市场价值28亿美元，占全球收入的19.8%，出货量为55，268台。

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的研究经理Maya Xiao评论道:“有趣的是，由于原材料成本、零部件短缺和供应链中断，2022年工业机器人的平均售价出现近10年来的首次上涨。尽管如此，我们预测未来5年平均价格将会下降。

“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.”

“物料搬运和焊接行业对工业机器人的需求增加已经并将继续对平均销售价格产生影响。因此，对重型型号的需求再次增加，这改变了机器人市场的有效载荷分布。然而，总体而言，我们预计未来 5 年内价格每年将下降 3%。”