Robotics and Autonomous Systems Sector Industry RTIC0091
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UK Robotics & Autonomous Systems Industry

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What is Robotics and Autonomous Systems?

Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) sector encompasses companies that specialise in developing and implementing robotic and autonomous technologies across a variety of industries.

Companies in this sector focus on creating, deploying, and maintaining robotic systems that perform tasks autonomously or with minimal human intervention. Our Real-Time Industrial Classification (RTIC) highlights businesses involved in both consumer and industrial applications of robotics.

Key areas include Agriculture, Healthcare, Consumer Robotics, Energy, and Infrastructure. Developed in collaboration with Department for Science, Innovation & Technology policy experts and industry specialists, this RTIC reflects the latest advancements in robotics and their commercial applications.

Robotics and Autonomous Systems sector summary

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Here are the key facts about the Robotics and Autonomous Systems sector. The sector has a turnover of £32.2bn currently, has received £7.7bn of investment and the sector is growing at 3.0% per year.

2,404
COMPANIES CONSIDERED
£32.2bn
TOTAL TURNOVER
91,965
TOTAL EMPLOYEES
£7.7bn
TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDING
£549.7m
TOTAL INNOVATE UK GRANT FUNDING
3.0%
AVERAGE COMPANY GROWTH PER YEAR

Robotics and Autonomous Systems verticals

Our industry data goes deep. See the top verticals and specialisms making waves in the UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems industry today.

Our Robotics and Autonomous Systems RTIC is made up of 30 individual verticals. The top verticals in this sector include Integrators, and Manufacturing. You can find out more about the verticals by downloading our RTIC report, or by signing up for a free trial of The Data City platform.

  • Sector Code Description Records
  • RTIC0091 Robotics and Autonomous systems 2404 companies

    Companies involved in the Robotics and Autonomous Systems sector. This RTIC has been developed through a collaboration between DSIT policy experts, analysts, and external subject matter experts. Feedback with cross-Whitehall colleagues and industry specialists was consulted during the development, providing quality assurance. To understand the taxonomy or the caveats associated with the RTIC do get in touch with the DSIT RAS team or with Datacity. The current RTIC will have future updates, if and when there are new sources that are brought to the attention of the DSIT RAS team or DSIT deem the list to need a substantive update due to time elapsed or if there are new subsectors to include. To suggest updates, please email The Data City.

    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: AI Software

      Covers specialised AI service and module provision related to Robotics and Robotic operations.

      95 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Agriculture : Weeding Seeding and Harvesting

      Robot systems used to manage arable land and crops including pest control and fertilisation.

      30 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Agriculture: Milking Animals

      Robot systems used to manage and tend animal livestock covering all aspects of animal husbandry and the supply of robot specific services.

      87 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Agriculture: Vertical Farming

      Robot systems used in all aspects of crop production in vertical farms. Covers equipment supply and robot related service provision.

      85 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Consumer: Cleaning

      Robotics and automation used to provide domestic assistance in everyday tasks. [consider adding value]

      16 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Consumer: Educational

      Robotics used for educational purposes and in training.

      7 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Consumer: Mowing

      Robotics and automation used to provide domestic assistance in everyday tasks. [consider adding value]

      9 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Consumer: Retail & Hospitality

      Robotics used in hospitality and retail, in shops, malls, retail parks, hotels, conference and exhibition venues. Covering cleaning, delivery, advertising, marketing, promotions, guest relations, hotel services, navigation services and stock monitoring and control.

      20 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Consumer: Sports and Entertainment

      Robotics used in sports and entertainment services. Covering sports and recreational activities and the use of robotics in entertainment venues.

      13 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Energy: Nuclear

      Robotics and automation used in the nuclear supply chain covering development, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and waste management activities. Covers robotics related service provision and relevant inspection and monitoring support services.

      18 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Energy: Oil Gas ,Grid & Other

      Robotics and automation used in the production and distribution of oil and gas products including the services related to oil and gas infrastructure including inspection, drilling, extraction, processing and decommissioning.

      199 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Energy: Recycling

      Robotics and automation used in waste management and recycling. Covering sorting machinery and robotic systems for the recycling industry

      15 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Energy: Renewables

      Robotics used in the production of renewable energy either land or sea based. Including robotics related service provision and the development of renewable energy infrastructure.

      156 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Healthcare: Assistive

      Robots used to provide assistance to patients or assistance for clinical staff in interacting with patients. Covers both at home and clinical environments.

      7 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Healthcare: Diagnostic

      Robots used in non-surgical procedures covering non-invasive sample taking, internal and external diagnostics and patient positioning for diagnostics.

      3 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Healthcare: Pharma

      Robots and automation used in pharmaceutical laboratories, in sample testing laboratories, pharma industry manufacturing and in pharmacy logistics within a clinical environment.

      118 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Healthcare: Rehab

      Robots used to provide rehabilitation and patient assessment services. Includes exoskeletons and rehabilitation services for recovery from surgery and trauma

      11 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Healthcare: Surgical

      Robots used in invasive procedures with varying degrees of autonomy or guided by a clinician. Covers surgical procedures and invasive sample taking.

      18 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Infrastructure: Construction

      Robots used in the construction of infrastructure, on land, underground, on sea and undersea. Covers building and demolition, preparation of building materials, land clearance and preparation for construction, and construction of bridges, tunnels and other elements of transport, industry and energy infrastructure

      40 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Infrastructure: Inspection and Maintenance

      Robots used in the inspection and maintenance of infrastructure in transport, energy and industry. Covers the inspection and maintenance of bridges, tunnels, chimneys, pipes, cables etc. and the provision of robotics related services. Includes facilities on land and at sea.

      50 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Integrators

      Covers the service providers around the integration of robotics into end user environments across all sectors.

      645 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Logistics / warehousing

      Mobile robots operating within warehouses and in logistics operations, e.g. in factories, supermarkets, delivery centres etc. Covers robot suppliers, whole system suppliers and warehouse operators with robotics as a core capability

      167 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Manufacturing

      Robotics used in the manufacture of goods including the manufacture of parts, sub assembles and full product assembly. Robotics used in the manufacturing of goods, including food, and the production of materials. Includes circular economy

      523 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Mobility: CAV / Self-driving vehicles

      Land based robots that carry people or goods either on the national road network, or on private road networks or off-road. Covers vehicle suppliers and related professional service providers.

      69 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Mobility: Maritime

      Robots operating on or under the water, either at sea or within inland waterways. Covers robot suppliers, operators and those delivering professional services based on robots working on or under water.

      227 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Mobility: Unmanned Aerial Systems / Drones

      Robots that fly, whether operating in general airspace or in enclosed spaces. Covers drone suppliers, suppliers of drone components and professional operators as well as those delivering services based on drone technology.

      448 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Packaging

      Robots and automation used in packaging, particularly focusing on fast moving consumer goods

      203 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: RAS Component Suppliers

      Robotics component and sub-system suppliers, technology developers and robotics industry service suppliers including robotics manufacturing services.

      116 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Security

      Robots used in any military-based use case across land, sea and air. Covers all aspects from logistics to operational use and includes military related service provision relevant to military robotics.

      86 companies
    • Robotics and Autonomous systems: Space

      Robotics and automation used within the space sector either in orbit or in planetary exploration. Covers manufacture of space infrastructure and vehicles and the space-based servicing and delivery of services using robotic systems

      54 companies

Robotics and Autonomous Systems industry growth

Based on a growth rate of 3.0%, we expect that this sector could be worth £35.9bn by 2026. Below you can see our forecast of the growth of the sector.

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