Gantry Industrial Robots Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034

The global market for gantry industrial robots reached a value of D 3.52 Billion in 2024. The industry is further expected to grow at a CAGR of about 6.50% in the forecast period of 2025-2034 to reach a value of around USD 6.61 Billion by 2034.

Asia Pacific to be a Significant Regional Market for Gantry Industrial Robots

The Asia Pacific region is expected to dominate the gantry industrial robots market during the forecast period. The market in this region is expected to be majorly driven by the demands from end-user industries of automotive, manufacturing, and electrical and electronics industry verticals. The consistent growth in electrical and electronics industry sales help in broadening the scope of several companies to integrate cartesian robots. Further, growing industrialisation has been significantly supported by the manufacturing industry initiatives implemented by the governments of respective Asia Pacific countries that favour a seamless growth of advanced robotics, such as cartesian robots. Besides, the rising focus of manufacturers on the expansion and manufacturing of gantry industrial robots is expected to propel the market development. China is considered to be the largest automotive manufacturer globally. Along with Japan and South Korea, China accounts for most of the production of automotive vehicles in the Asia Pacific region. Hence, gantry industrial robots are expected to have the largest share in the Asia Pacific region.

Market Segmentations

Gantry industrial robots are machines with manipulators that are mounted on aerial systems and can move in parallel planes. These robots, also known as cartesian or linear robots, pick and place payloads, but with modernisation, their uses have expanded to include additional tasks as well. Since they work with an X, Y, and Z coordinate system, gantry robots are easy to programme in terms of motion.

The major applications of the market are:

• Handling
• Palletizing
• Welding
• Others

The various industries involved in the market are:

• Packaging
• Automotive
• Pharmaceuticals
• Food and Beverage
• Semiconductors and Electronics
• Heavy Engineering Machinery
• Aerospace and Railway
• Others

The regional markets for the gantry industrial robots market can be divided into:

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East and Africa

Increase in the Use of Automation in a Various Applications Augmenting the Market Growth

The global gantry industrial robots industry is driven by an increase in the use of automation in a wide variety of applications, including manufacturing, electrical and electronics, and other sectors. The reduction of machine complexities and the adoption of intelligent systems in automation may propel the industry growth. These factors may drive the gantry industrial robots market growth. The increasing applications of robots and exponential investments by automotive players and venture capitalists are expected to propel the market development. Also, prominent companies operating in the market are announcing novel software to enhance product quality and boost brand image. For example, KUKA AG unveiled its iiQKA.OS in April 2021. It offers a new ecosystem and provides access to various equipment, services, apps, programs, and components. This factor may enable companies to boost the product’s adoption.

The gantry industrial robot market is also expected to grow due to the increased acceptability of gantry and cartesian systems due to their improved programming and communication interfaces. Along with this, growing urbanisation and an increase in the deployment of cartesian systems that can be designed for collaborative applications are both expected to augment the market growth.

Key Players in the Global Gantry Industrial Robots Market

The report gives a detailed analysis of the following key players in the global gantry industrial robots industry, covering their competitive landscape, capacity, and latest developments like mergers, acquisitions, and investments, expansions of capacity, and plant turnarounds:

• Liebherr-International Deutschland GmbH
• ABB Ltd.
• Kuka AG
• Parker Hannifin Corp
• Sage Automation Inc.
• Others

The comprehensive report provides an in-depth assessment of the market based on the Porter's five forces model along with giving a SWOT analysis.