Global spending on robotics and related services



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The growth in robotic adoption is driven inter alia by increasing labor costs, shortage of skilled labor, and an increasing emphasis on repeatable quality in conjunction with a reduction in prices of robotic systems and strategic national initiatives.

Services-related spending are encompassing inter alia: applications management, education & training, hardware deployment, systems integration, and consulting.

According to International Data Corporation (IDC) the global spending on robotics and related services is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17% from more than $71 billion in 2015 to $135.4 billion in 2019.
IDC also indicates that, the worldwide robotics spending is dominated by the discrete and process manufacturing industries, which represented 33.2% and 30.2% of total spending in 2015, respectively.

The Asia/Pacific region including Japan is leading the momentum. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) can play as the second largest region with expenditures of $14.6 billion in 2015, followed by the Americas with 2015 spending totals of $9.7 billion.

As per IDC, Robotics spending will nearly double in Asia/Pacific over the 2015-2019 forecast period, making it the fastest growing region followed by the Americas.