The Wall Street Journal recently reported, “A new wave of robots is coming – business leaders are more excited than ever to welcome them to a laborless world,” which is a cause for concern both inside and outside the industry. According to the report, there is good reason to believe that robots will continue to evolve in the face of chronic labor shortages and changing demographics in the world due to the aging of the workforce and other factors.

are service robots applied in a variety of scenarios

Categorized according to the application areas of robots, they can be roughly classified into industrial robots and service robots, of which industrial robots are mainly manufactured by industrial users, while service robots are mainly used for personal, private and public purposes. Compared to industrial robots, the areas of application of service robots have expanded in recent years, especially in the areas of education, medical rehabilitation and home service. Meanwhile, the types of service robots are increasing, including sweeping robots, mopping robots, pan robots, attendant robots.

According to statistics, more than 1,000 companies worldwide produce service robots, which is ten times as many as industrial robotics companies. “In 2021, at least 121,000 service robots were installed, although this number was certainly underestimated.” says Dr. Susanne Bieller, Secretary General of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Between 2020 and 2021, the number of service robots installed worldwide increased by 37% annually, which is above the average annual growth of 31% for industrial robots installed over the same period.

Intelligent development upgrades service robots

The rapid development of 5G, AI and IoT further promotes the technological upgrading of the service robot industry, reduces costs and contributes to the continuous expansion of the application fields of robots.

At the same time, with the advancement of robot intelligence and automation…