North American Industrial Mobile Robots (AGVs and AMRs) Growth Opportunities

North American Industrial Mobile Robots (AGVs and AMRs) Growth Opportunities


Labor Challenges and Asset-light Business Models Drive Adoption of AGVs and AMRs

Labor shortages, inflation, and higher operational costs will force companies to accelerate the pace of advancement and explore various formulas to upgrade technology. The need to increase efficiencies, handle extreme loads, and customize solutions to customer requirements drive the development of autonomous technologies in warehouses across North America, mainly the United States. Autonomous solution development will accelerate as companies begin to right-size equipment/fleets.

Changes in customer purchase preferences stemming from supply chain challenges and inflation have led to new business models, such as Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS). Customer preferences in shifting to an asset-light operation and alleviating long-term commitment to robot fleets have been crucial to the emergence of new business models.

Logistics, serving, and disinfection are prominent AGV and AMR use cases; however, subsegments within these categories, such as palletizing and sorting, will become the primary future use cases. Hybrid systems allowing customers to use AMRs to perform multiple operations will grow in the future.

This research analyzes market growth trends of autonomous equipment in the US industrial environment, focusing on mobile robots (AGVs and AMRs) for warehousing. It evaluates contributing technologies, market favorability, and government efforts in promoting mobile robots. The report also examines existing infrastructure and upcoming market trends in the coming years.

KEY ISSUES ADDRESSED

How many mobile robots (AGVs and AMRs) will be in use by 2030?
What are the main application categories?
Who are the top industry participants, and what are their present development and launch activities?
What are existing and upcoming business models enabling the adoption of warehouse bots?
What are the use case strengths for various application areas?
What are the end-user perspectives on automating warehouses and their automation preferences?


  • Strategic Imperatives
    • Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
    • The Strategic Imperative 8™
    • The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Industrial Mobile Robot (AGVs and AMRs) Industry
    • Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
    • Operating Capacity of Autonomous Off-highway Equipment
    • Scope of Analysis
    • Top Competitors
  • Growth Environment
    • Industrial Mobile Robots: Market Overview
    • Industrial Mobile Robot Segmentation
    • Industrial Mobile Robots: Regulatory Framework
    • Autonomous Industrial Equipment: Global Snapshot
    • Industrial Mobile Robots: Global vs North America Overview
  • Market Overview and Trend Analysis
    • Industrial Mobile Robot Technology: Infrastructure-assisted Systems
    • Industrial Mobile Robot Technology: Sensor and Optically Guided Systems
    • Key Trends in Warehouse Automation
    • Industrial Mobile Robots: New Business Models
    • Case Study: RaaS
    • Gamification in Warehouse Automation
    • Growth Drivers: AGVs
    • Growth Restraints: AGVs
    • Growth Drivers: AMRs
    • Growth Restraints: AMRs
  • AGVs and AMRs: Growth Opportunity Analysis
    • Growth Metrics
    • Unit Sales Forecast
    • Unit Sales Forecast by Country
    • Unit Sales Forecast by Category (North America)
      • Table Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Unit Sales by Category, North America, 2022–2030
    • Unit Sales Forecast by Category (United States)
      • Table Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Unit Sales by Category, United States, 2022–2030
    • Unit Sales Forecast by Category (Canada)
      • Table Industrial Mobile Robot Market: Warehouse Automation—AGVs and AMRs Unit Sales by Category, Canada, 2022–2030
    • Equipment in Operation Forecast
    • Equipment in Operation Forecast by Country
    • Forecast Assumptions and Methodology
    • Forecast Analysis
  • AGVs and AMRs: Value Chain and Competitive Landscape
    • Industrial Mobile Robots: Distribution Channels
    • Value Chain Participants
    • Competitive Landscape: Warehouse Automation
    • Competitive Landscape: Companies to Watch
    • Case Study: Amazon Automating Every Stage of Fulfillment
    • Case Study: Amazon Robotics (Kiva): Warehouse Robots
    • Case Study: Canvas Technologies—Enabling Safe Co-working Space for Humans and Robots
  • Warehouse Automation: End Customer Perspectives and Use Case Analysis
    • End Customer Perspectives: Warehouse Equipment Survey
    • Industrial Mobile Robotics: Application Areas and Use Cases
    • Hassle Map: Warehouse Automation
    • Competitive Environment
  • Growth Opportunity Universe
    • Growth Opportunity 1: Demand Uptake in Key Functional Areas
    • Growth Opportunity 2: Application Areas Driving Demand
    • Growth Opportunity 3: Emerging Business Models Driving Adoption
    • Warehouse Automation: Conclusions and Future Outlook
  • Next Steps
    • Your Next Steps
    • Why Frost, Why Now?

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