Robots have become an integral part in almost every industry. Robots are capable of performing various tasks very effectively and efficiently. Robots have also been used in waste management systems. Robotic arm is a programmed device, which is capable of performing tasks that could be performed by human hand. Robotic arm is widely used in waste management system to separate waste according to type of waste such as industrial waste, plastic waste, and residential waste. By using robots further processes on waste like recycling can be carried out.

Market scope and structure

COVID-19 scenario analysis:

• The demand for waste sorting robotsis expected to decrease in the year 2020, owing to low demand from different industries due to lockdown imposed by government of many countries.
• COVID-19 pandemic has shut-down production of various products in the waste sorting robotsindustry, mainly owing to prolonged lockdown in major global countries. This has hampered growth of the waste sorting robotsmarket significantly from last few months, as is likely to continue during 2020.
• COVID-19 has already affected sales of equipment and machinery in the first quarter of 2020 and is expected to cause a negative impact on the market growth throughout the year.
• The major demand for equipment and machinery was previously noticed from giant manufacturing countries including the U.S., Germany, Italy, the UK, and China, which is badly affected by the spread of corona virus, thereby halting demand for equipment and machinery.
• Further, potential impact of the lockdown is currently vague and financial recovery of companies is totally based on its cash reserves. Equipment and machinery companies can afford a full lockdown only for a few months, after which the players would have to modify their investment plans.
• Equipment and machinery manufacturers must focus on protecting their workforce, operations, and supply chains to respond toward immediate crises and find new ways of working after COVID-19 infection cases start to decrease.

Top impacting factors:

Waste sorting robots are the automatic machines which are used for waste sorting. Waste sorting robots have changed the method of sorting of waste.  Rather than using conventional method of sorting of the waste, robotic arm has been implied in many countries across the world. Along with the waste sorting these robots can be used for recycling of the products from the waste. In the metallurgical industry, waste sorting robots are proved to be very useful as materials such as organic elements, earth minerals and metals are separated from the waste. 

The use of robotic arm has proved to be very effective in waste management process. The robotic arm performs all the processes which are included in the separation or sorting of the waste. Robotic arm first detects the type of waste and then selects that waste. After this process, it locates the place for that specific type of waste and puts that waste in that place. The robot for waste management system is so designed that the robot which is consist of two hands is capable of sorting 4000 selection per hour, which is more than the number of sorting a human can do. Large amount of waste is produced from different industries, businesses and also from the residential areas.

New product launch to flourish the market:

Many companies in waste sorting robot market are developing and introducing new products to the market. These new products are technologically more advanced than the previous range of their products. These new products are more efficient and effective in their performance and are widely used in the industry.

In July 2019, AMP robotics, one of key players in artificial intelligence and robotic system has launched new AI dual robotic system named as AMP Cortex dual robot (DRS) system. This robotic system has been designed so that the waste management system could work more effectively. This AI dual robotic system is capable of performing different tasks involved in the waste management system. In this robotic system, AMP neuron has been used which is an artificial intelligence (AI) platform. AMP neuron can recognize the shapes, sizes and colors of the waste by using machine learning and computer vision. Then it signals the robot to pick the waste and put that waste into the place designed for that type of waste.

Key driving factors for the growth of waste sorting robots market:

Considering the increasing amount of waste in many countries across the globe an effective waste management system must be present for proper disposal or recycling of that waste. Many countries uses robots for the sorting of the waste. The efficiency of the robot is much more than the human. This could be the key driving factor for the growth of waste sorting robots market.

Also, the wasting sorting robots are capable of working for many hours unlike the humans. Hence, many companies are using robots for effective waste management. Therefore, the demand for waste sorting robots is expected to rise during the forecast period.

Key restraining factors for the growth of waste sorting robots market:

Robotic system consists of different components such as sensors, controllers and batter. The cost of these components is high which in turns increases the cost of overall robotic system. Hence, this could restrain many companies from using robots. They prefer conventional sorting methods over the waste sorting robots

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Key benefits of the report:

• This study presents the analytical depiction of the waste sorting robots market along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets.
• The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with detailed analysis of the market share.
• The current market is quantitatively analyzed from 2020 to 2027 to highlight the market growth scenario.
• The report provides a detailed waste sorting robots market analysis based on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years.