Europe Warehouse Robotics Market Size

Europe Warehouse Robotics Market Analysis

The Europe Warehouse Robotics Market size is estimated at USD 2.60 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 5.16 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 14.72% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The growth of major industries, such as e-commerce, automotive, pharmaceutical, etc., in Europe and the growing awareness driving the need for efficient warehousing and inventory management are among the significant factors driving the studied market's growth.

• Automation in warehousing offers extreme convenience by reducing errors in product deliveries and business costs. According to DHL, a 3PL company and a significant end-user of warehouse automation solutions, assisted picking robots to represent a breakthrough in efficiency, increasing the number of items picked per hour by up to 180 percent. Such trends encourage vendors in the warehousing sector to increase their investment in automation and robotics.
• The rising number of warehouses and changing market demand and consumption patterns, coupled with the rise in labor costs and availability of scalable technology solutions in Europe, have driven the market for warehouse robots across European countries. For instance, according to Eurostat, the hourly labor costs in the Euro area rose by 4 percent in the euro area and by 4.4 percent in the European Union (EU) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with the same period of the previous year.
• Further, the emergence of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the advent of a network of connected systems are helping industries perform a multitude of warehousing tasks, such as material batching, picking, ordering, packaging, warehouse security, and inspection, as well as improve the operational efficiency by huge margins. Such trends are also creating a favorable growth scenario for the studied market.
• Similar to the global trend, the e-commerce industry has also witnessed significant growth in the European region. The growing demand and trends such as instant/single-day delivery are positively impacting the studied market's development, making the e-commerce warehousing sector among the largest adopters of warehouse robots.
• Moreover, incremental advancement in technology, coupled with a sustained increase in the development of manufacturing facilities, is expected to impact the market growth rate during the forecast period.
• The market growth has been restricted by high costs, preventing mass adoption, especially in the small and medium warehouse segment. Also, the stringent regulatory requirement to use robots in the warehouse hinders market growth. However, the vendors in the market, such as Kuka Robotics, are not only providing robots for lease but have also launched a SmartFactory as a Service initiative to give their customers an option to rent out an entire robot-staffed automated plant.
• The European region was impacted significantly by the outbreak of COVID-19. Countries like Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom were among the majorly affected in terms of the number of infected patients. As several European countries imposed strict lockdown measures, the warehouse industry, already affected by high labor costs, shifted its focus on adopting automation and robotic solutions to ensure compliance with government regulations and efficiently continue its business. With robotics proving highly beneficial, the trend is expected to continue, driving the studied market's growth during the forecast period.