Market Trends of Social Robots Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Social Robots Market according to our research experts:
Healthcare Sector to Hold Significant Market Share
- Social robots assist care homes by reducing loneliness, connecting with doctors, monitoring activities, and supporting caregivers. In February 2021, Vic Foundation partnered with Research Manitoba for a new telepresence robot project to minimize the burden on these caregivers and support individuals living with dementia.
- In July 2021, Choose Home Care Act of 2021 was introduced by the Senate in the United States with support from a broad range of stakeholders in-home health care and consumer organizations, including the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, the Partnership for Quality Home Health Care, LeadingAge, AARP, the National Council on Aging, among others.
- According to WHO, neurological disorders are projected to increase to 103 million in 2030, approximately a 12% increase. The increase in neurological disorders is leading to the growth of rehabilitation robots. Such robots ensure the movement in rehabilitation exercises is repeated in the same way each time, training the brain to enable muscles to carry out the activities alone. By 2025, the government healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP is said to reach 2.5%, according to the IBEF.
- In August 2022, Researchers at the University of New Hampshire received a five-year grant totaling USD 2.8 million from the NIH (National Institutes of Health) to test and develop social assistive robots to aid in the care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in the comfort of their own homes. For instance, if a patient does not take the medication in time, a sensor strategically placed by their pill bottle would track the lack of movement, indicating the patient did not take their medicine and alert the assistive robot. The robot would then initiate a vocal reminder to the patient. After a few attempts, the robot would alert a remote human caregiver who could intervene if the patient did not respond by taking their medicine.
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North America to Witness Significant Growth
- With the rapid shift in consumer behavior during the pandemic, there is a lot of dependence on digitization, and automation in North America, resulting in the acceleration of robotic automation. The companies operating in this sphere, such as KUKA AG, also witnessed similar trends, propelling social robots' growth in the North American region.
- In addition, the growth in advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and others, in different end-user verticals also creates new opportunities for adopting social robots.
- The adoption of social robots has been witnessed in various regional educational institutions as they help capture students' attention. In recent times, Van Robotics, a US-based provider of tutoring robots that provides its robots in 30 states in the United States, announced that students are using eight Abii robots at two Charleston County School District (CCSD) schools.
- The robots are designed to help students in grades 1 through 6 through one-on-one intervention. Students each get a unique login, and the robots provide personalized instruction. Moreover, the robots detect attention spans and refocus children by dancing and singing. The robots have helped gain students' attention and make them feel better as companions.
- The aging population in the region is also putting strain on the healthcare setting due to the rapidly growing demand from the public to keep up with societal needs. According to the United States Census Bureau, the share of the old-age population accounted for 16.9% in 2020 and is expected to reach 22% in the next few years. Also, according to the Canadian government, seniors in Canada will number over 9.5 million in the next few years and makeup 23% of Canadians.
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