Code: MTA8781 | Publication Date: Sep 2025 |
The market is driven by the growing need for subscription-based deployment models and flexible automation across industries, as well as by the quick adoption of these models in retail and logistics, the development of AI and perception, and the rising popularity cases in the hospitality and healthcare industries.
Robotics as a Service is witnessing rapid acceptance of mobile robots for picking, put-wall sortation, and AMR-based material flow. Vendors are switching to outcome-based pricing, which is based on tasks finished, throughput, or uptime. Platforms for fleet orchestration and interoperability are making it possible to have mixed fleets across locations. In dynamic environments, edge AI and on-robot analytics are enhancing navigation, safety, and adaptability. Remote monitoring and cybersecurity hardening are becoming standard practices to support multi-site deployments. Sustainability considerations are influencing lighter designs, longer duty cycles, and energy-efficient charging.
Ecosystems are forming around plug-and-play apps, allowing faster workflow rollout and updates. High-dexterity manipulation and grasping are moving from pilots to production, expanding RaaS into piece-picking and kitting. With 24/7 support SLAs, autonomous delivery and indoor service robots are becoming more and more common in hotels, hospitals, and campuses. AMRs are being packaged as end-to-end services that include computer vision-driven inventory scanning and shelf analytics. Turnkey solutions with predictive maintenance and guaranteed performance are being delivered through collaborations between software providers, 3PLs, and robot OEMs.
Some of the leading companies include: