Nursing Robots Global Market Report 2025

The nursing robots market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $1.21 billion in 2024 to $1.46 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.5%. The growth in the historic period is due to pilot programs in hospitals, media, and public awareness, development of user-friendly interfaces, research and academic contributions, and standardization and regulatory frameworks.

The nursing robots market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.04 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.1%. The forecast period growth will be driven by the continuous aging of the global population, the broadening adoption in home care environments, improvements in mobility and dexterity, personalized patient interactions, and the integration of training and education programs. Key trends anticipated in the coming years include wearable robotic exoskeletons, natural language processing (NLP), AI-based diagnostic capabilities, 5G network integration, and touch-sensitive interface technology.

The growing shortage of nursing staff is anticipated to drive the expansion of the nursing robots market in the coming years. Nursing staff are healthcare professionals who deliver patient care and support across various healthcare environments, including hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes. This shortage is escalating as burnout among healthcare workers leads to early resignations, reduced working hours, and a decline in the number of professionals staying in the field. Nursing robots assist by managing repetitive or physically strenuous tasks such as lifting patients, delivering medical supplies, and monitoring vital signs, which helps reduce the burden on nurses and allows them to concentrate on essential patient care activities. For example, in May 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO), based in Switzerland, reported that the global nursing workforce consists of approximately 29 million nurses and 2.2 million midwives, with a projected shortfall of 4.5 million nurses and 310,000 midwives by 2030. Consequently, the increasing nursing staff shortage is fueling the demand for nursing robots.

Key companies in the nursing robot market are prioritizing technological advancements like telerobots to improve patient care and ease the strain on healthcare workers. A telerobot is a sophisticated remotely operated robotic system that introduces novel capabilities, marking a significant step forward in robotic technology. For instance, in June 2023, Touchlab, a deep-tech company based in Scotland, launched Välkky, a pioneering nurse-assisting telerobot, at Laakso Hospital in Helsinki, Finland. The three-month pilot program was designed to evaluate how cutting-edge robotics could support healthcare professionals and enhance patient care. Välkky is equipped with distinctive features such as ultra-thin electronic skin for tactile sensing, real-time remote control through haptic technology, the ability to carry out routine healthcare duties, and built-in safety systems to ensure secure interactions with patients.

In June 2024, Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, a medical technology company headquartered in Germany, acquired Asensus Surgical Inc. for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition is intended to strengthen Karl Storz’s digital surgery capabilities by incorporating Asensus’s advanced robotic and AI-driven surgical systems into its current endoscopy and operating room technologies. Asensus Surgical Inc., based in the United States, is a medical device company specializing in nursing robots.

Major players in the nursing robots market are Toyota Motor Corporation, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, KUKA Robotics Corporation, Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, Nikkei Inc., NCS Group, RIKEN, SoftBank Robotics Group Corp., Softeq Development Corporation, Shine Technology Co Ltd., DocCheck Community GmbH, Shenzhen Zuowei Technology Co Ltd., Diligent Robotics Inc., SARA Robotics & Automation Services, Hansen Medical Inc., Chang Robotics Co Ltd., CT Asia Robotics Co Ltd., Takayama Shoji Co Ltd., Club First Roboptics Co Ltd., and Hstar Technologies.

North America was the largest region in the nursing robots market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in nursing robots report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

The countries covered in the nursing robots market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Nursing robots are robotic systems or machines created to assist nurses and caregivers with healthcare-related duties, including patient monitoring, mobility support, medication reminders, and basic care tasks. These robots are used in hospitals to help medical staff with routine responsibilities such as lifting patients and delivering medications.

The primary categories of nursing robots include humanoid robots, assistive robots, and autonomous robots. Humanoid robots are designed to resemble and replicate human physical structure and behavior. These robots are utilized in various product types such as independent support robots, daily care and transportation robots, medication dispensing robots, and others. Applications range across elderly care, post-surgical care, mental health support, patient monitoring and assistance, and rehabilitation and physical therapy. They are used by different end users including hospitals and clinics, home care environments, nursing homes, and others.

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The nursing robots market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as patient monitoring, mobility assistance, medication delivery, hygiene support, and emotional companionship through automated robotic systems. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The nursing robots market also includes sales of products such as robotic exoskeletons, telepresence robots, robotic assistants, automated medication dispensers, and patient care robots. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods, such as installation, software updates, training, and maintenance support.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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