Environmental Disinfection Robot Market by Technology, Type, and Geography - Forecast and Analysis 2023-2027

The environmental disinfection robot market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 30.88% between 2022 and 2027. The size of the market is forecast to increase by USD 531.72 million. The growth of the market depends on several factors, including changes in cleaning protocols to prevent HAIs, reduction in component and software costs, and increased investment in healthcare robotics. 

This report extensively covers market segmentation by technology (UV-C and HPV), type (autonomous mobile robots and automated guided robots), and geography (Europe, North America, APAC, Middle East and Africa, and South America). It also includes an in-depth analysis of drivers, trends, and challenges. Furthermore, the report includes historic market data from 2017 to 2021.

What will be the size of the Environmental Disinfection Robot Market During the Forecast Period?

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Parent Market Analysis

Technavio categorizes global environmental disinfection robots as a part of the global industrial machinery market. The parent, the global industrial machinery market, covers companies engaged in manufacturing industrial machinery and components covering presses, machine tools, compressors, pollution control equipment, elevators, escalators, insulators, pumps, roller bearings, and other metal fabrications.  Our research report has extensively covered external factors influencing the parent market growth during the forecast period.

Environmental Disinfection Robot Market: Key Drivers, Trends, Challenges, and Customer Landscape

The changes in cleaning protocols to prevent HAIs (Healthcare-Associated Infections) are notably driving the market growth, although factors such as criticism regarding false advertising claims may impede the market growth. Our researchers analyzed the data with 2022 as the base year, along with the key drivers, trends, and challenges. A holistic analysis of drivers will help companies refine their marketing strategies to gain a competitive advantage.

Key Environmental Disinfection Robot Market Driver

The changes in cleaning protocols to prevent HAIs are notably driving the market growth. The growth of the market can be attributed to the increase in awareness about the harmful effects of HAIs. These infections can occur during admission, examination, treatment, or rehabilitation. They can spread from sources such as patients, visitors, hospital equipment, surroundings, and hospital staff.

As the awareness about HAIs is increasing, the emphasis on terminal cleaning in hospitals, especially those involved in acute care, along with improvement in patient care, is expected to affect the market growth significantly. While healthcare facilities mainly rely on products such as disinfectants for terminal cleaning, they are increasingly modifying their cleaning protocols to combat HAIs that are caused due to various multidrug-resistant organisms, pathogens, and spores such as Clostridium difficile infection (C. diff). Furthermore, patients are also becoming equally aware of the dangers of HAIs.  Healthcare facilities that have adopted these robots are involved in marketing activities such as social media campaigns and commercials to highlight the use of such technologies. This is to leverage the advantages of investing in these robots, as they are a key differentiator. Therefore, these factors are expected to drive the growth of the market in focus during the forecast period.

Significant Environmental Disinfection Robot Market Trend

Integration and training-related services are emerging trends in the market. Vendors are increasingly collaborating with end-users to devise disinfection protocols taking into consideration various parameters such as the room layout, patient turnover, and the types of pathogens that are prevalent in the facility. Vendors provide additional services such as preventive maintenance calls along with the replacement of parts such as UV lamps and protective films for touch screens. 

Also, the robots are capable of uploading information to an online portal for tracking the studied data and placing the healthcare staff. To provide a more holistic experience to customers, vendors are also incorporating services such as training and on-site technicians for using environmental disinfection robots and providing routine maintenance and repairs. They are also taking initiatives to educate communities about the efforts to reduce HAIs. They are even helping hospitals to become leaders in HAI reduction techniques, which is helping them attain recognition, such as antimicrobial stewardship. Hence, these factors are expected to drive the growth of the market focus during the forecast period.

Major Environmental Disinfection Robot Market Challenge

Criticism regarding false advertising claims is a major challenge impeding market growth. Many claims have been made by vendors about the effectiveness of environmental disinfection robots against pathogens. These assertions have been discredited by numerous independent peer-reviewed research papers in key research journals to show that UV-C-based robots do not meet minimum federal government performance standards. The claims can allegedly impact the life, health, and safety of the public and can lead to great losses.

To ensure that false claims are not made and that there are merits in using UV-C-based robots, it is essential that the testing and documentation processes associated with the technology are efficient. It is essential to ensure that the standardization in testing is maintained so that there is no inconsistency in testing techniques and the comparison between different products is made with efficacy. Hence, these factors are expected to hinder the growth of the market in focus during the forecast period.

Key Environmental Disinfection Robot Market Customer Landscape

The report includes the adoption lifecycle of the market, covering from the innovator’s stage to the laggard’s stage. It focuses on adoption rates in different regions based on penetration. Furthermore, the report also includes key purchase criteria and drivers of price sensitivity to help companies evaluate and develop their growth strategies.

Global Environmental Disinfection Robot Market Customer Landscape

Who are the Major Environmental Disinfection Robot Market Vendors?

Vendors are implementing various strategies, such as strategic alliances, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, geographical expansion, and product/service launches, to enhance their presence in the market.

Akara Robotics Ltd. - The company operates under one segment. The company under this segment focuses on researching robotics, artificial intelligence, applied microbiology, and user-centered design. The key offerings of the company include environmental disinfection robot solutions. 

The report also includes detailed analyses of the competitive landscape of the market and information about 15 market vendors, including:

• Altoros Americas LLC
• Ecolab Inc.
• Fetch Robotics Inc.
• Finsen Technologies Ltd.
• Green Instruments AS
• Mediland Enterprise Corp.
• MetraLabs GmbH
• MTR Corp. Ltd.
• OTSAW Digital Pte Ltd
• Professional Disposables International Inc.
• Regency Robotics Inc
• Shanghai Kinlong Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd.
• SKYTRON LLC
• Steriliz LLC
• The Clorox Co.

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of vendors has been conducted to help clients understand the wider business environment as well as the strengths and weaknesses of key market players. Data is qualitatively analyzed to categorize vendors as pure play, category-focused, industry-focused, and diversified; it is quantitatively analyzed to categorize vendors as dominant, leading, strong, tentative, and weak.

What is the Fastest-Growing Segment in the Environmental Disinfection Robot Market?

The market share growth by the UV-C segment will be significant during the forecast period. The segment has been growing as more hospitals, and other healthcare facilities are increasingly changing their cleaning protocols and investing in advanced technologies to protect themselves from HAIs. The UV-C light covers the entire germicidal UV band with high-intensity pulses that travel fast and are effective against pathogens due to their intensity.

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The UV-C segment was valued at USD 42.43 million in 2017 and continued to grow until 2021.  As deploying UV-C technology and integrating them in workflows is relatively easier for end-users, the adoption of these robots has increased over the years. While disinfection robots with UV-C technology have a high upfront cost, end-users incur lower costs in integration, which includes training, maintenance, and upgrades. These robots use shorter cycle times and do not require end-users to incur any additional charges in hiring technical professionals to operate them. Many end-users are increasingly investing in UV-C technology. Another major driver of the market over the years has been the increase in efforts made by hospitals against diseases such as Ebola, which led to the adoption of disinfection robots using UV-C technology in military medical centers in the US and African nations. During the forecast period, the product will also experience an increase in market penetration in emerging nations in APAC, such as China, India, and Thailand, where the investment in healthcare robotics is likely to increase due to the surge in trends such as healthcare tourism. Moreover, as the market gains traction, vendors are expected to incorporate more innovations in their offerings, including advanced motion sensors, along with software with real-time analytical support to track the number of pathogens present and killed. These factors are expected to drive the growth of the UV-C segment hence propelling the growth of the market in focus during the forecast period.

Which are the Key Regions for the Environmental Disinfection Robot Market?

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APAC is estimated to contribute 35% to the growth of the global market during the forecast period. Another region offering significant growth opportunities to vendors is Europe. Technavio’s analysts have elaborately explained the regional trends and drivers that shape the market during the forecast period.

Europe has a positive outlook due to the rising demand for healthcare facilities and the increasing investments in new technologies to improve operational efficiency. The market in Europe is expected to grow due to the demand from Western European countries such as the UK, Spain, and Germany. In certain countries, such as Switzerland, there is a deficit of staff to handle the demand for healthcare facilities, which is expected to be managed through the adoption of robotics. This is expected to drive the demand for products such as environmental disinfection robots.

Some of the vendors in the region are focusing on raising funds for the development of environmental disinfection robots. For instance, in December 2019, Blue Ocean Robotics announced that it had raised close to USD 12 million from Danish investors. The company also announced its plans to use its funding to continue the development of service robots for the healthcare industry. Thus, owing to such factors the segment is expected to grow during the forecast period.

The spread of COVID-19 in Europe in 2020 impacted various countries significantly, including the UK, Germany, and Italy. The outbreak compelled some vendors to develop disinfection robots that can help limit the spread of the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus in the region. Denmark-based UVD Robots, a subsidiary of Blue Ocean Robotics, is one of the major vendors that developed disinfection robots for various countries in an effort to fight the pandemic. As Italy, France, Spain, and the UK were among the countries most severely affected by the pandemic in Europe, they increasingly adopted environmental disinfection robots. Additionally, the implementation of mass COVID-19 vaccination drives in 2021 and the subsequent restoration of supply chains for environmental disinfection robots further boosted the growth of the market in 2021. Also, increasing demand from end-user industries also accelerated the growth of the regional market. Therefore, these factors will boost the growth of the regional market during the forecast period.

Segment Overview

The report forecasts market growth by revenue at global, regional & country levels and provides an analysis of the latest trends and growth opportunities from 2017 to 2027. 

• Technology Outlook (USD Million, 2017 - 2027)
  • UV-C
  • HPV

• Type Outlook (USD Million, 2017 - 2027)
  • Autonomous mobile robots
  • Automated guided robots

• Region Outlook (USD Million, 2017 - 2027)
  • North America
    • The U.S.
    • Canada
  • Europe
    • U.K.
    • Germany
    • France
    • Rest of Europe
  • APAC
    • China
    • India
  • Middle East & Africa
    • Saudi Arabia
    • South Africa
    • Rest of the Middle East & Africa
  • South America
    • Chile
    • Brazil
    • Argentina

Environmental Disinfection Robot Market Scope
Report Coverage	Details
Page number	159
Base year	2022
Historic period	2017-2021
Forecast period	2023-2027
Growth momentum & CAGR	Accelerate at a CAGR of 30.88%
Market growth 2023-2027	USD 531.72 million
Market structure	Fragmented
YoY growth 2022-2023(%)	27.08
Regional analysis	Europe, North America, APAC, Middle East and Africa, and South America
Performing market contribution	APAC at 35%
Key countries	US, China, Japan, Germany, and UK
Competitive landscape	Leading Vendors, Market Positioning of Vendors, Competitive Strategies, and Industry Risks
Key companies profiled	Akara Robotics Ltd., Altoros Americas LLC, Ecolab Inc., Fetch Robotics Inc., Finsen Technologies Ltd., Green Instruments AS, Mediland Enterprise Corp., MetraLabs GmbH, MTR Corp. Ltd., OTSAW Digital Pte Ltd, Professional Disposables International Inc., Regency Robotics Inc, Shanghai Kinlong Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd., SKYTRON LLC, Steriliz LLC, Surfacide, The Clorox Co., TMI Robotics Technology Co. Ltd., UVC Cleaning Systems Inc., and Xenex Disinfection Services LLC
Market dynamics	Parent market analysis, Market growth inducers and obstacles, Fast-growing and slow-growing segment analysis, COVID-19 impact and recovery analysis and future consumer dynamics, and Market condition analysis for the forecast period.
Customization purview	If our report has not included the data that you are looking for, you can reach out to our analysts and get segments customized.

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What are the Key Data Covered in this Environmental Disinfection Robot Market Report?

• CAGR of the market during the forecast period
• Detailed information on factors that will drive the growth of the environmental disinfection robot market between 2023 and 2027
• Precise estimation of the size of the environmental disinfection robot market size and its contribution to the market in focus on the parent market
• Accurate predictions about upcoming trends and changes in consumer behavior
• Growth of the industry across Europe, North America, APAC, Middle East and Africa, and South America
• A thorough analysis of the market’s competitive landscape and detailed information about vendors
• Comprehensive analysis of factors that will challenge the growth of environmental disinfection robot market vendors

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