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Citi GPS: Global Perspectives & Solutions February 2015<br />

The Market for Industrial Robotics<br />

Industrial Robotics – Big Opportunity in China, the US and<br />

Japan<br />

Graeme McDonald<br />

Japanese Machinery & Shipbuilding Analyst<br />

Natalia Mamaeva<br />

Head of European Engineering Research<br />

Klaus Bergelind<br />

European Machinery Analyst<br />

Despite rapid growth the adaptation rates of<br />

robotics remains relatively low. In the US, for<br />

example, only ~10% of companies that<br />

would benefit from automated production<br />

have installed any robots so far<br />

Global manufacturing labour costs today account for $6 trillion annually and further<br />

adaptation of automation could represent considerable cost savings; according to<br />

McKinsey, in developed countries, across occupations such as manufacturing,<br />

packing, construction, maintenance, and agriculture, 15-25% of industrial worker<br />

tasks could be automated cost-effectively (based on estimated 2025 wage rates)<br />

and in developing countries (on average) 5-15% of manufacturing worker tasks<br />

could be automated across relevant occupations by 2025. McKinsey estimates a<br />

potential economic impact of $600 billion to $1.2 trillion per year by 2015 based on<br />

cost savings using the estimated annual cost of advanced robots compared with the<br />

annual employment cost of an equivalent number of workers.<br />

Industrial robotics in particular has been one of the higher growth segments<br />

amongst automation. However, despite the rapid growth, the adaptation rate of<br />

robotics world-wide remains relatively low. The Robotic Industries Association (RIA)<br />

estimates that only ~10% of US companies, for example, that would benefit from<br />

automated production have installed any robots so far. Figure 23 and Figure 24<br />

show the value and volume of shipments of robotics in North America and we see<br />

an ample opportunity for continued investments in this field.<br />

Figure 23. Value of robot shipments in North America<br />

Figure 24. Volume shipments of robots in North America<br />

(US$mn)<br />

500.0<br />

450.0<br />

400.0<br />

350.0<br />

300.0<br />

250.0<br />

200.0<br />

150.0<br />

100.0<br />

50.0<br />

0.0<br />

Q1: 05<br />

Q1: 06<br />

Value(LHS)<br />

Q1: 07<br />

Q1:08<br />

Q1:09<br />

Q1:10<br />

Q1:11<br />

Q1:12<br />

Q1:13<br />

Q1:14<br />

(YoY)<br />

80%<br />

60%<br />

40%<br />

20%<br />

0%<br />

-20%<br />

-40%<br />

-60%<br />

(Units)<br />

9,000<br />

8,000<br />

7,000<br />

6,000<br />

5,000<br />

4,000<br />

3,000<br />

2,000<br />

1,000<br />

0<br />

Q1: 05<br />

Q1: 06<br />

Q1: 07<br />

Q1:08<br />

YoY<br />

(RHS)<br />

Q1:09<br />

Q1:10<br />

Q1:11<br />

Q1:12<br />

Units<br />

(LHS)<br />

Q1:13<br />

Q1:14<br />

(YoY)<br />

80%<br />

60%<br />

40%<br />

20%<br />

0%<br />

-20%<br />

-40%<br />

-60%<br />

Source: Citi Research, Robotic Industries Association<br />

Source: Citi Research, Robotic Industries Association<br />

By 2025 there will be 25 million industrial<br />

robots sold worldwide, up by 15 million,<br />

growing at an average annual growth rate of<br />

25-30% from 2013...this will require<br />

investments totalling about $900 billion to<br />

$1.2 trillion<br />

According to McKinsey, the number of industrial robots installed globally by 2025<br />

will rise to 25 million, up 15 million from the current level, implying 25% to 30%<br />

average annual growth in robot sales, which is considerably higher than the<br />

average growth rate over the past two decades. This in turn would require<br />

considering investments totalling about $900 billion to $1.2 trillion. It is worth noting<br />

that McKinsey’s definition of industrial robots is much broader than the one<br />

presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The IFR which tracks<br />

units of industrial robots sold globally, measures articulated, SCARA, cylindrical,<br />

parallel and linear robots. Therefore the size of the addressable market differs<br />

considerably.<br />

© 2015 Citigroup

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