Technological Trends and Forecasts of the Global Collaborative Robots Market

The relevance of this study is driven by the rapid growth of collaborative robotics adoption across various industries and the need to understand long-term trends for developing an effective technological development strategy. The aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current state and development prospects of the global and Russian collaborative robotics markets, identifying key growth drivers, technological trends, adoption barriers, and assessing their impact on the transformation of industrial automation. To achieve this goal, the paper addresses the following objectives: assess the current size and structure of the global cobot market; analyze market development forecasts by region and application industry; systematize the barriers and limitations to collaborative robotics development; identify key technological trends and innovations in collaborative robotics; compare global market development forecasts; analyze, evaluate the potential and specifics of the Russian collaborative robotics market. The methodological framework of the study comprises general scientific methods of synthesis and analysis, statistical data processing, content analysis of open sources and peer-reviewed scientific publications. The object of the study is the global and Russian collaborative robotics markets operating under industrial digital transformation. The subject of the study is the set of managerial relationships, mechanisms, and methods for identifying, interpreting, and integrating key global patterns, vectors, and trajectories of scientific and technological development in the field of robotics adoption. The scientific novelty of the study lies in identifying, formalizing, and systematically highlighting new development trends in the global collaborative robot market.