Agricultural Robots Market size was valued at USD 5.3 billion in 2021 and is forecast to touch USD 19.5 billion in 2029, and the market is expected to grow at a whopping CAGR of 17.7% from 2022-2029 attributed to growing adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and emerging need for automation and surge in global population growth rates.

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Main Agricultural Robots Market Drivers

Global agricultural robots market is primarily driven by increasing population growth rates, rising concerns related labor shortage, growing need for automation in the agriculture sector and adoption of modern farming practices around the world. World population has grown exponentially in last two decades. As per United Nations (UN) estimates, world’s population is expected to add more 1.8 billion people between 2021 to 2050. As world’s population continues to rise, demand for food will increase in the future, which will put more pressure on farmers to cater the food demand. Adopting agricultural robots can help farmers to improve their yield output by automating slow and repetitive tasks.

In United states, Agriculture is one of the most affected sectors which is facing acute labor shortages. Over the years, agricultural workforce in the country has declined rapidly. Almost 74% reduction in the number of self-employed and family farmworkers was observed in U.S between 1950 to 1990. According to our research, approximately 1.4% of the workforce in the country was employed in agriculture sector in 2019. Increasing urbanization and changing demographics in the country, are negatively impacting the employment rates in agriculture sector. Youth are not attracted towards following agriculture practices and are migrating to cities for career opportunities. These trends are propelling farmers to adopt automated technologies like drones and autonomous tractors as these solutions require minimal human involvement, augmenting the growth of agricultural robots market.

Governments in various countries are providing subsidies to promote the adoption of automated technologies farmers coupled with increasing investments on multimodal systems, are accelerating the market growth. For instance, in December 2022, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which is non-departmental body of government United Kingdom partnered with Defra to fund £ 12.5 million for horticulture automation and robotics projects to promote sustainable farm practices. These projects will focus on bringing farmers, businesses, and researchers to address some of the major challenges in the agriculture sector through the development of automated technologies. However, an autonomous tractor can cost around USD 100,000 and many times does not provide adequate RoI (Return on Investment) to small farmers. In developing countries like India and Brazil, farmers are not well aware about latest technologies and don’t possess adequate skills, which are some of factors restricting the growth of agricultural robotics market.

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Offering: Segment Analysis

Based on the Offering, the market is segmented into hardware and services. Services segment is driven by growing demand for leasing models. As cost of agricultural equipment such as weeding robots and driverless tractors are high, growers prefer to opt for leasing model.

Type: Segment Analysis

Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs)/ drones are gaining traction in the market as it is cost-effective and can be used in farms of different sizes. Farmers are increasingly adopting UAVs for monitoring crops, analysing field data managing livestock. In addition, increasing application of UAVs by commercial growers, is projected to have positive impact on segment’s growth.

Based on Farming Environment, Outdoor segment is projected to expand at a higher CAGR due to increasing adoption of automated harvesting systems and drones

Majority of the field crops of fruits and vegetables are grown in outdoor environments as compared to indoor environments farmers along with increasing adoption of automated technologies, is accelerating the deployment of autonomous tractors which are equipped with GPS and automated harvesting systems in outdoor farming set-ups.

Based on Application, Field Farming segment is expected to grow at the fastest rate. 

Field farming systems helps farmers to monitor crops and water, and performing other processes such as planting and weeding, spraying. These systems play a critical role in farm automation, as these tasks are carried out by Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and UAVs.

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Based on Region, North American region is forecast to hold the largest market share.

United States agricultural robots market is driven by increasing labor cost, government regulations regarding the use of drones in commercial activities, high per capita income and development of fruit and vegetables harvesting robots. Europe agricultural robot market is driven by presence of major AG robotics companies, increasing investments by regional farm owners in automated systems and subsidies offered by governments for promoting modern farming practices.

AG robotics companies

Various notable players operating in the global agricultural robots market are Deere & Company, Trimble Inc., Agco Corporation, Agjunction, Inc., DJI, Boumatic, Lely Group, AG Leader Technology, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., and AG Eagle LLC, among others.

Key Developments: 

• • In July 2022, Yamaha Motor Company Ltd., a Japanese multinational company, announces its plans to invest Tier 4 Inc, to develop autonomous driving technology and promoting its automated transport solutions business for factory grounds.
  • In June 2022, Small Robot Company (SRC) an agriculture robotics start-up based out of United Kingdom unveils its plans to launch its agricultural robots at approximately 50 farms.
  • In August 2021, John Deere, a leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery and heavy equipment, based out of United States completes the acquisition of Bear Flag Robotics for USD 250 million. This acquisition will enable company to use Bear Flag’s technology to work in field autonomously.
  • In 2019, AGCO Corporation, major distributor of agricultural equipment, announced the launch of its next-generation telemetry solution, AGCO Connect, in North America. This product will provide customers information related to current status of their machines.
  • In 2019, Trimble Inc., introduced Farmer Core, a new entry-level Trimble Ag software, which allows farmers to connect their farming operations. This software is available online and can be used on any mobile device.

Segments Covered in the Report:

The global agriculture robots market has been segmented on the basis of offering, type, farming environment, farm produce, application, and region. Based on the offering, the market is hardware, software, and services. The hardware segment is further categorized into automation & control systems and sensing & monitoring devices. The automation & control systems segment is further categorized into guidance & steering, displays, cameras, GPS/GNSS systems, flow & application control devices, mobile devices/handheld computers, and others. The sensing & monitoring devices segment is further categorized into soil sensors, yield monitors, climate sensors, water sensors, and others. The software segment is further categorized into the cloud-based software and local/web-based software. The services segment is further categorized into managed services, system integration & consulting, assisted professional services, connectivity services, and maintenance & support services. The managed services segment is further categorized into data services, farm operation services, and analytics services. Based on the type, the market is segmented into milking robots, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)/drones, driverless tractors, automated harvesting systems, and others. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)/drones segment is further categorized into rotary blade drones, fixed-wing drones, and hybrid drones. Based on the farming environment, the market is segmented into indoor and outdoor. Based on the farm-produce, the market is segmented into field crops, fruits & vegetables, dairy & livestock, and others. Based on the application, the market is segmented into field farming, harvest management, soil management, dairy & livestock management, pruning management, irrigation management, inventory management, weather tracking & monitoring, and others. The field farming segment is further categorized into plant scouting, crop monitoring, and crop scouting. The dairy & livestock management segment is further categorized into livestock monitoring, dairy farm management, and precision fish farming. The soil management segment is further categorized into nutrient monitoring and moisture monitoring.

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Market Segmentation

Global Agricultural Robots Market by Offering

• • Hardware
    • Automation & Control Systems
      • Guidance & Steering
      • Displays
      • Cameras
      • GPS/GNSS Systems
      • Flow & Application Control Devices
      • Mobile Devices/Handheld Computers
      • Others
    • Sensing & Monitoring Devices
      • Soil Sensors
      • Yield Monitors
      • Climate Sensors
      • Water Sensors
      • Others
  • Software
    • Cloud-Based Software
    • Local/Web-Based Software
  • Services
    • Managed Services
      • Data Services
      • Farm Operation Services
      • Analytics Services
    • System Integration & Consulting
    • Assisted Professional Services
    • Connectivity Services
    • Maintenance & Support Services

Global Agricultural Robots Market by Type

• • Milking Robots
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)/Drones
    • Rotary Blade Drones
    • Fixed-Wing Drones
    • Hybrid Drones
  • Driverless Tractors
  • Automated Harvesting Systems
  • Others

Global Agricultural Robots Market by Farming Environment

• • Indoor
  • Outdoor

Global Agricultural Robots Market by Farm Produce

• • Field Crops
  • Fruits & Vegetables
  • Dairy & Livestock
  • Others

Global Agricultural Robots Market by Application

• • Field Farming
    • Plant Scouting
    • Crop Monitoring
    • Crop Scouting
  • Harvest Management
  • Soil Management
    • Nutrient Monitoring
    • Moisture Monitoring
  • Dairy & Livestock Management
    • Livestock Monitoring
    • Dairy Farm Management
    • Precision Fish Farming
  • Pruning Management
  • Irrigation Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Weather Tracking & Monitoring
  • Others

Global Agricultural Robots Market by Region

• • North America Agricultural Robots Market (Option 1: As a part of the free 25% customization)
    • By Offering
    • By Type
    • By Farming Environment
    • By Farm Produce
    • By Application
    • US Market All-Up
    • Canada Market All-Up
  • Europe Agricultural Robots Market (Option 2: As a part of the free 25% Customization)
    • By Offering
    • By Type
    • By Farming Environment
    • By Farm Produce
    • By Application
    • UK Market All-Up
    • Germany Market All-Up
    • France Market All-Up
    • Spain Market All-Up
    • Rest of Europe Market All-Up
  • Asia-Pacific Agricultural Robots Market (Option 3: As a part of the free 25% Customization)
    • By Offering
    • By Type
    • By Farming Environment
    • By Farm Produce
    • By Application
    • China Market All-Up
    • India Market All-Up
    • Japan Market All-Up
    • Rest of APAC Market All-Up
  • RoW Agricultural Robots Market (Option 4: As a part of the free 25% Customization)
    • By Offering
    • By Type
    • By Farming Environment
    • By Farm Produce
    • By Application
    • Brazil Market All-Up
    • South Africa Market All-Up
    • Saudi Arabia Market All-Up
    • UAE Market All-Up
    • Rest of world (remaining countries of the LAMEA region) Market All-Up

Global Agricultural Robots Leading Market Players (Option 5: As a part of the free 25% Customization – Profiles of 5 Additional Companies of your Choice)

• • Trimble Inc.
  • Deere & Company
  • DeLaval
  • AGCO Corporation
  • BouMatic
  • DJI
  • AgJunction
  • Lely Group
  • AG Leader Technology
  • Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
  • AG Eagle LLC