Agriculture Robots MarketSize and Trends

Agriculture Robots Market Taxonomy

On the basis of offering, the global agriculture robots market is segmented into:

Hardware
Software
Services

On the basis of type, the global agriculture robots market is segmented into:

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/Drones
Milking Robot
Driverless Tractors
Automated Harvesting Systems
Other Robots

On the basis of application, the global agriculture robots market is segmented into:

Harvest Management
Field Farming
Dairy Farm Management
Soil Management
Irrigation Management
Weather Tracking & Monitoring
Pruning
Others (Fruit picking, Inventory Management)

On the basis of region, the global agriculture robots market is segmented into:

North America
Europe
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Middle East
Africa

Agriculture Robots Market: Regional Insights

The global agriculture robots market is segmented on the basis of regions into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East, and Africa. The market for agriculture robots in North America accounted for the largest share of global agriculture robots market in 2016. This growth is attributed to the presence of global players in the region is another factor for growth of the market. Deere & Company, Trimble, Inc., Ag Junction, Inc., and AGCO Corporation, are the key global players present in the U.S., which is expected to have a positive impact on regional agriculture robots market.

According to International Federation of Robotics Organization (IFR), Mexico is an important emerging market for industrial robots. From 2014, robot sales doubled, to about 5,500 units in 2015, by far the highest sales volume registered in the country. In Canada, robot sales surged by 49% to about 3,500 units in 2015 with compared to 2014. In 2015, robot sales in Brazil recovered by 11% to 1,400 units compared to 2014.

In March 2018, Boumatics Robotics B.V. announced a launch of its SR2 Spraying Robot, which is designed to seamlessly integrate with any rotary system and effectively deliver post dip when milking is complete to prevent post milking infections.
In September 2019, Lely holding S.a.r.l announced a launch of its enhanced automated calf feeding system, the Lely Calm. Key improvements of the new Lely Calm are focused on optimal hygiene for calf’s health.
In November 2018, Ag Leader Technology unveiled a new guidance and steering solutions which includes a dual-antenna automated steering system to be added to its already high-end precision agriculture guidance and steering line. SteerCommand with DualTrac brings a dual-antenna offering and provides RTK accuracy and meets the needs of many farmers requiring high-accuracy automated steering at low speeds.
In October 2018, AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc., a provider of drone imagery and data analytics for the sustainable agriculture market, announced a partnership with Agribotix, and The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Bayer, to introduce an advanced aerial imagery analytics to the farmers.
In April 2017, Trimble, Inc. announced a launch of its Irrigate-IQ optimal flow variable rate irrigation (VRI) solution. This technology allows farmers to perform VRI on center pivot irrigation systems with standard pumping equipment or limited well capacity.