Five major areas of industrial robot application

Industrial robots are multi-joint manipulators or multi-degree-of-freedom machine devices widely used in the industrial field. They have a certain degree of automation and can achieve various industrial processing and manufacturing functions by relying on their own power and control capabilities. Industrial robots are widely used in various industrial fields such as electronics, logistics, and chemicals, among which the following five fields are the most widely used.

1. Robot handling applications (38%)

At present, handling is still the largest application area of ​​robots, accounting for about 40% of the total application of robots. Many automated production lines require the use of robots for loading and unloading, handling, and palletizing. In recent years, with the rise of collaborative robots, the market share of handling robots has been growing.

2. Robotic welding applications (29%)

Robotic welding applications mainly include spot welding and arc welding used in the automotive industry. Although spot welding robots are more popular than arc welding robots, arc welding robots have developed rapidly in recent years. Many processing workshops have gradually introduced welding robots to realize automated welding operations.

3. Robotic assembly applications (10%)

Assembly robots are mainly engaged in the installation, disassembly and repair of parts. Due to the rapid development of robot sensor technology in recent years, robot applications have become more and more diversified, which has directly led to a decline in the proportion of robot assembly applications.

4. Robotic spraying application (4%)

The robot spraying here mainly refers to painting, dispensing, painting and other tasks. Only 4% of industrial robots are engaged in spraying applications.

5. Machining applications (2%)

The application of robots in the machining industry is not high, accounting for only 2%, probably because there are many automated equipment on the market that can perform machining tasks. The main application areas of machining robots include parts casting, laser cutting and water jet cutting.