Market Trends of Humanoids Industry
Technological Advancements in Humanoids is Expected to Drive the Market Growth
- With new facial recognition, speech, and emotion recognition capabilities enabled by the recent advances in AI, humanoid robots have seen an increase in applications of customer contact roles resulting from these developments. This technological leap is occurring against the backdrop of the smartphone, web, and social media becoming primary customer engagement channels.
- With a faster rate of technological development, these robots have been witnessing adoption in many fields, varying from education to entertainment. According to NASSCOM's most recent study on the AI Adoption Index, investments in India's artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are registering a CAGR of 31.8%. Further, they are expected to reach USD 881 million by 2023.
- A humanoid robot with its enhanced AI & human-like exterior makes it simple to educate people with correct and consistent information. It is likely effective for vaccination centers worldwide. With several hundred vaccines daily, a social robot is an asset in giving out repetitive information so the staff can focus on other essential tasks.
- According to Spiceworks, in North American and European organizations, IT automation technology emerged as the top choice, with 45% already utilizing it and an additional 28% planning adoption within the next 2 years. Following closely, 5G technology stood as the second most favored, with 42% currently employing it and 25% eyeing adoption in the coming 2 years.
- Furthermore, in August 2022, Xiaomi launched a unique humanoid robot called CyberOne. The company invested heavily in R&D in various areas, including software, hardware, and algorithm innovation, to make the technologically advanced robot. CyberOne is capable of perceiving 3D space and recognizing individuals, gestures, and expressions, allowing it to see and process its environment.
- In addition, CyberOne is equipped with a self-made MiAI environment recognition engine and an AI vocal emotion detection engine that allows it to recognize 85 types of environmental sounds and 45 categories of human emotions for its communication with the world.
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Asia-Pacific to Witness the Highest Growth
- Asia-Pacific has been an active player across the market. Countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, and contribute significantly to its large share. The presence of companies that are involved in developing humanoids in this region would make it one of the first to be adopted. It's also one of the few places in the world where players from major countries such as Softbank Japan, Robotics Korea, and Invento Robotics India have come up with advances in humanoid technology.
- When Japan's population grows older, and its workforce shrinks, it is installing robots in both offices and schools as well as nursing homes. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), nearly one-third of Japan's population is over 65. Also, according to the Statistics Bureau Japan, it was estimated that the number of people aged 65 years or older would reach around 36.8 million people by 2025.
- Various regional companies have developed machine learning and AI solutions that help companies at every stage of their AI and machine learning development. According to a report by Accenture, it's expected that AI has the potential in order to make up 15% of India's current gross value in 2035, or USD 957 billion. Such developments in technology may further drive the studied market growth.
- Moreover, according to IBEF, the Government recently invested INR 7,000 crore (USD 993.05 million) in the Union Budget for Artificial Intelligence. It is expected to increase the AI intensity by approximately 1.3 times, translating into spillover benefits of a 3.2% increase in India's GDP.
- Furthermore, India has been witnessing a demand for humanoids in the aerospace industry. Further, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) recently revealed a humanoid robot for its Gaganyaan mission. The organization worked on a space program to launch humans into space by 2022. However, before sending humans into space, ISRO planned to launch a humanoid robot named Vyom Mitra by the end of this year.
- Likewise, regional companies have been expanding their reach to new countries. For instance, Chinese company Ubtech has released a portable humanoid robot in South Korea that can talk, read, sing, and dance.
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