Construction Robotics Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2034

This report describes and explains the construction robotics market and covers 2019-2024, termed the historic period, and 2024-2029, 2034F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.

The global construction robotics market reached a value of nearly $3.02 billion in 2024, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.40% since 2019. The market is expected to grow from $3.02 billion in 2024 to $6.23 billion in 2029 at a rate of 15.58%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.26% from 2029 and reach $12.69 billion in 2034.

Growth in the historic period resulted from the rising smart city initiatives, growth in residential and commercial construction, rising labor costs and rising sustainability goals in construction. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were regulatory and standardization barriers and geopolitical tensions.

Going forward, the increasing focus on workplace safety, increasing government initiatives, growing demand for modular and prefabricated construction and rising infrastructure development project will drive the growth. Factor that could hinder the growth of the construction robotics market in the future include high initial investment and ownership costs and technological complexity and integration challenges and impact of trade war and tariff.

North America was the largest region in the construction robotics market, accounting for 39.31% or $1.18 billion of the total in 2024. It was followed by Asia Pacific, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the construction robotics market will be Asia Pacific and Middle East where growth will be at CAGRs of 18.76% and 17.99% respectively. These will be followed by South America and Africa where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 15.37% and 15.00% respectively.

The global construction robotics market is concentrated, with large players operating in the market. The top 10 competitors in the market made up 26.14% of the total market in 2024. ABB Ltd. was the largest competitor with 5.31% share of the market, followed by Komatsu Ltd. with 4.51%, Caterpillar Inc. with 4.21%, KUKA AG with 2.95%, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co. Ltd. with 2.12%, Shimizu Corporation with 1.61%, Obayashi Corporation with 1.57%, Kajima Corporation with 1.49%, Husqvarna Group with 1.22% and Yaskawa Electric Corporation with 1.14%.

The construction robotics market is segmented by type into demolition, bricklaying, 3D printing, surveillance, concrete structural erection, finishing work, doors and windows installation and other types. The demolition market was the largest segment of the construction robotics market segmented by type, accounting for 30.23% or $914.47 million of the total in 2024. Going forward, the 3D printing segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the construction robotics market segmented by type, at a CAGR of 29.00% during 2024-2029.

The construction robotics market is segmented by sales type into new sales and aftermarket. The new sales market was the largest segment of the construction robotics market segmented by sales type, accounting for 67.35% or $2.03 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the new sales segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the construction robotics market segmented by sales type, at a CAGR of 17.15% during 2024-2029.

The construction robotics market is segmented by end-user into residential, industrial and commercial. The industrial market was the largest segment of the construction robotics market segmented by end-user, accounting for 42.09% or $1.27 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the residential segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the construction robotics market segmented by end-user, at a CAGR of 17.85% during 2024-2029.

The top opportunities in the construction robotics market segmented by type will arise in the 3D Printing segment, which will gain $1.15 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the construction robotics market segmented by sales type will arise in the new sales segment, which will gain $2.45 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the construction robotics market segmented by end-user will arise in the residential segment, which will gain $1.24 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The construction robotics market size will gain the most in the USA at $922.06 million.

Market-trend-based strategies for the construction robotics market include focus on integration of artificial intelligence to enhance automation, improve decision-making, optimize construction workflows and increase overall efficiency and safety on job sites, focus on increasingly investing in the development of advanced rebar tying robots to boost productivity, enhance worker safety, and minimize reliance on manual labor, focus on developing innovative products such as drywall finishing robots to enhance finishing precision, reduce manual labor and improve overall efficiency and consistency in interior construction tasks, focus on developing innovative solutions, including intelligent automation platforms and focus on developing innovative robots, such as rebar installing robots to enhance automation in construction tasks.

Player-adopted strategies in the construction robotics market include focus on strengthening business operations through strategic partnerships.

To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the construction robotics companies to focus on integrating artificial intelligence to enhance automation and efficiency, focus on developing advanced rebar tying robots to improve productivity and safety, focus on developing specialized robotics for precision and efficiency in interior construction, focus on intelligent automation to address labor shortages and enhance efficiency, focus on developing specialized robotics to improve automation and precision, focus on the 3D printing segment for growth, focus on new sales segment for accelerated growth, expand in emerging markets, focus on diversifying and localizing distribution channels, focus on value-based and flexible pricing strategies, focus on targeted digital and industry-specific promotion, focus on building customer education and thought leadership and focus on the residential segment for strategic growth.