A cleaning robot means an auto robot that assists in the cleaning process of different areas. These areas include lawns, floors, windows, and others. With the help of cleaning robots, it becomes easier to handle and manage different tasks like mopping, UV sterilization, and other in industrial and household applications. Using cleaning robots, we can cut down human efforts and can save precious time, economy, and electricity.
These days, disabled people find cleaning robots as an ideal option for costly housekeeping services. Different technological enhancements have made robots smarter and they become able of recognizing the varying amount of dirt & dust at various places.
In the past few years, floor-cleaning robots have been dominating the cleaning robots market. This is due to the constantly growing demand for automated home appliances and a parallel surge in the prices of household labor. Moreover, the emergence of cleaning robots integrated with in-built air purifiers by companies like iRobot Corporation, and Panasonic Corporation have fuelled their demand.
For example, iRobot Corporation in March 2017 introduced the new iRobot Roomba 614 with an in-built air purifier. Moreover, the growing acceptance of these robotic vacuums in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector has resulted in the development & demand for floor cleaning robots.
The pool-cleaning robots segment procured a major industry share and would expand more due to the arrival of modern technologies by different companies in North America and the Europe region. Increasing supportive initiatives by public safety organizations towards the adoption and implementation of strict regulations for the cleaning of swimming pools are fuelling the growth of the industry.
Since 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made it mandatory to clean pools in hotels on daily basis. This, in turn, has augmented the demand for robotic vacuums. Moreover, the increasing acceptance of these devices for public swimming pools in developing nations like China and South Korea would fuel the growth and demand for pool cleaning robots.
In-house robots segment has been the major segment as cleaning robotics provide convenience to humans and help them in different cleaning works. Automated vacuums have achieved massive prominence among residential users owing to functions like compact, lightweight, and simple usage.
In-house robots are capable of doing mopping and sweeping tasks by keeping up a ledger of tasks finished. Technically, these kinds of robotic machines are integrated with modern sensors for barrier detection and water spraying. Moreover, the e-commerce sector is fuelling the demand for in-house robots using marketing and promotional activities.
The outdoor robot segment would observe high demand due to the massive adoption of robotic machines for cleaning streets in developed nations like Canada and the U.S. Moreover, the surge in the number of outdoor parties on lawns has resulted in the increasing adoption of lawn-cleaning robots.
Further, in the past few years, there has been a quick increment in the acceptance of outdoor robots at construction sites, hence propelling the growth and demand for outdoor robots. Furthermore, the growing demand for snow-cleaning robots in nations like Russia, Canada, and Switzerland would boost the demand for outdoor robots.
The self-drive segment has been the major segment of the industry. This is owing to the technologies like artificial neural networks and deep learning. The incorporation of these technologies into mopping machines is improving the efficiency of self-driven robots. Autonomous operations are extremely adopted as the industry witnessed a major surge in automation for smart appliances.
The demand for self-drive mode in robots witnesses a massive spike due to the features like accuracy, energy efficiency, speech recognition, and agility. Complicated and simple to operate consoles, mounted on the robots display provide enhanced experiences for users.
The integration of technologies like IoT and wireless sensor networks has caused a high demand for remote-controlled machines. With the help of IoT, the user becomes capable of sending orders to the cleaning robot from his mobile phone, from any place. The growing focus of the organization on the development of IoT integrated robots would boost the industry growth.
Due to the technological advancements in the robotics field, the global cleaning robots market would witness a massive growth in the next few years. In addition, the market would see profitable growth opportunities with the development of small and user-friendly robots.
The rising adoption of automation technology for cleaning tasks and a surge in labor prices are some of the determinants for the growth of the global cleaning robot market.
The Global Cleaning Robots Market size is expected to rise at a market growth of 22.9% CAGR during the forecast period.
