Autonomous mobile robots market seen topping $7B by 2030

The Business Research Company says the autonomous mobile robots market is on track to surpass $7 billion by 2030, driven by warehouse automation, labor shortages and smart manufacturing. Asia-Pacific is projected to lead regional growth, while the U.S. is expected to remain the largest single-country market.

Why it matters: - Autonomous mobile robots are moving from niche automation tools into a broader industrial infrastructure layer for warehouses, factories and logistics networks. - The market’s growth signals rising demand for systems that reduce manual handling, improve throughput and support labor-constrained operations. - The report projects strong expansion across hardware, software and services, showing that AMR adoption is no longer just about robots, but about full automation ecosystems.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released its Autonomous Mobile Robots Global Market Report 2026 – Market Size, Trends, And Forecast 2026-2035 on Oct. 26, 2026. - The report projects the autonomous mobile robots market will surpass $7 billion by 2030. - The report estimates the market will grow at a 13% compound annual growth rate through 2030. - Asia-Pacific is forecast to be the largest regional market by 2030 at $3.1 billion. - The United States is forecast to be the largest national market by 2030 at $1.8 billion.

The details: - Asia-Pacific’s AMR market is projected to rise from $1.5 billion in 2025 to $3.1 billion in 2030, a 16% CAGR. - The report ties Asia-Pacific growth to e-commerce fulfillment, last-mile delivery, warehouse automation, labor shortages, smart factories and Industry 4.0 investments. - The U.S. market is projected to grow from $1.0 billion in 2025 to $1.8 billion in 2030, a 12% annual rate. - U.S. demand is being pushed by semiconductor fabrication, high-precision electronics manufacturing, retail distribution centers, omnichannel fulfillment, hospital logistics and defense and aerospace modernization. - Hardware is expected to remain the largest component segment, reaching 58% of the market, or about $4 billion, by 2030. - Hardware growth is linked to navigation sensors, LiDAR, machine vision cameras, rugged platforms, advanced batteries, energy-efficient drives, modular chassis and actuators. - The report says the AMR market includes goods-to-person picking robots, self-driving forklifts, autonomous inventory robots and unmanned aerial vehicles. - Battery categories in the market include lead, lithium-ion, nickel-based and others. - End users span defense and security, warehouse and logistics, energy and power, automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, mining and minerals. - The hardware segment is expected to add $2 billion between 2025 and 2030. - The software segment is projected to add $1 billion over the same period. - The services segment is projected to add $0.4 billion. - The report says warehouse and logistics automation will add about 1.5% annual growth to the market. - Labor shortages are expected to add about 1.2% annual growth. - Smart manufacturing trends are expected to add about 1.0% annual growth. - More than $3.4 billion in combined growth is projected across hardware, software and services by 2030.

Between the lines: - The report suggests the market is shifting from standalone robots toward integrated fleets tied to warehouse management, enterprise resource planning and industrial data systems. - Competitive advantage is increasingly linked to AI-driven navigation, computer vision, fleet orchestration and safety compliance rather than robot hardware alone. - The top 10 companies held 23% of revenue in 2025, which points to a fragmented but consolidating market. - High entry barriers remain, including robotics engineering complexity, R&D intensity and integration demands across industrial sites. - ABB Ltd. led global sales in 2025 with a 4% share, according to the report. - ABB’s portfolio includes AMRs, industrial robots, navigation and fleet management software and intralogistics systems. - The report lists major competitors including Teradyne, Geekplus, KUKA, OMRON, GreyOrange, SoftBank Robotics, Locus Robotics, Fortna, HAHN Robotics and others. - A March 2026 announcement from Hyundai Motor Group Robotics LAB introduced the “MobED Alliance,” a modular AMR platform aimed at speeding large-scale deployments. - The report frames ecosystem-based commercialization as a key trend, with partners and application modules helping expand use cases.

What's next: - The report expects continued demand from e-commerce, manufacturing automation, logistics modernization and smart factory deployments. - Further gains are likely as robotics fleets become more connected to warehouse software, predictive maintenance tools and remote diagnostics. - The report says interoperability across multi-site manufacturing networks will remain an important growth area. - Companies are expected to keep investing in AI, computer vision and warehouse system integration to improve throughput and flexibility. - Additional market intelligence products from The Business Research Company include forecast dashboards, market attractiveness scoring and TAM analysis.

The bottom line: - AMRs are becoming a core automation category, with the fastest growth concentrated in warehouses, factories and logistics networks that need more throughput and less manual labor.