Russia's robotics market should jump sevenfold from 2025 figure to 212 bln rubles by 2030 - study
MOSCOW. May 18 (Interfax) - Russia's robotics market should jump sevenfold from the 2025 figure to 212 billion rubles by 2030, according to a forecast presented by JSC Robotics Corporation and the Robotics Consortium, both part of PJSC AFK Sistema .
According to market participants, the greatest potential for implementing robotics lies in industries with warehouse infrastructure, namely retail, e-commerce, and transportation and logistics services; FMCG products; and heavy industry, namely automotive, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, and metalworking.
Robotics Corporation CEO Alexander Alekseyev said that the significantly higher cost of domestic robotics solutions versus foreign solutions is currently hindering widespread implementation.
"Substantial government support for robot manufacturers, integrators, and consumers, including rate subsidies, preferential lending, and cost reimbursement for implementing domestic solutions, are among the key drivers accelerating robotic application. An additional factor is the low base effect, with the application of robotics in Russia being four to six times below the global average," the study indicates.
Meantime, the supply of domestic robotics solutions is two to three times below demand.
Domestic manufacturers should be able to meet up to 50% of demand by 2030 with the appropriate support and development of their component base and robotics technologies.
JSC Robotics Corporation operates in the field of industrial and service robotics in Russia. The corporation unites enterprises to form a full-cycle operation, from the development and production of robotic solutions to implementation and maintenance.
The Robotics Consortium unites Russian developers, manufacturers, and integrators to develop the robotics market, namely Promobot, Geoscan, Robbo, Robocomponent, and others.
The T1 IT holding previously estimated that Russia's industrial robotics market increased 14% year-on-year to 7.86 billion rubles in 2025.
Industrial robots are most widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, which accounts for 35% of robots; the food industry at 25%; the automotive industry at 15%; and metallurgy at 15%.
T1 estimates that the current cost of a single robotic arm starts at 1.5 million rubles, while a fully robotic cell costs 8-30 million rubles. Implementation takes up to nine months, with recoupment in 2.5-6 years.
T1 has cited a shortage of personnel, including a lack of experts capable of assessing the impact of robotic solutions; high production costs; as well as a lack of guaranteed order volumes, among other factors, as hindering the development of industrial robotics.
