South Korea Industrial Robotics Market

South Korea Industrial Robotics Market Size Report – In a Glance

As per the survey report on South Korea industrial robotics market, the market is expected to foresee a CAGR value of 9.3% during 2025-2035, and further generate a market size of USD 6.8 billion by the end of 2035. In 2025, the market size was value at USD 2.5 billion revenue.

• The South Korea industrial robotics market’s growth is driven by rising demand for automation in industries to improve performance.
• KDMI analyst’s growth analysis foresees expansion of manufacturing sector and government support for smart cities development as the growth drivers for South Korea industrial robotics market.

South Korea Industrial Robotics Market Analysis

Industrial robotics refers to integration of automated technology in industrial spaces to perform repetitive and dangerous tasks. These robots help industries to improve work productivity and enhance efficiency. Also, the human-errors are reduced with increased safety in industries by integrating automated systems. Industrial robotics is categorized into articulated robots, cartesian robots, SCARA robots, and others which serve different purpose in industries. The South Korea industrial robotics market growth is driven by rising investment in automation by government and other organizations. According to the data, Korea is the 4th largest manufacturing robot industry. Between 2024 to 2027, the industrial robotics market is estimated to grow at an average annual rate of 3.6%. This industrial growth shows the demand for automation in industries and which contributes to the demand for robots. Mitsubishi Electric, DENSO, and Universal Robots are some of the significant participants in the South Korea industrial robotics market.

South Korea Industrial Robots Market Growth Drivers and Restraints

Growth Drivers

• Expansion of manufacturing sector and government’s support for smart factories – The South Korea industrial robotics market is experiencing potential growth due to the expansion of manufacturing hubs and supportive government policies for converting traditional factories into smart factories. South Korea is one of the top countries to adopt advancement and innovation in manufacturing sector and in industries like electronics, automotive, and semiconductors. The government support in building and developing technological, innovative infrastructure in the country has contributed to the growing adoption and implementation of robotic solutions in the industries. The government’s aim to build smart cities and smart infrastructure that comply with the need for improved industrial operations, reduced human errors, and enhanced safety and security.
• Rising demand for automation and labor shortage issues – The South Korea’s industrial robotics market is influenced by growing demand for automation due to labor shortage in industries, as the country’s aging population is rapidly growing. As the aging population is increasing, the labor costs are rising, due to which industries are adopting robotics technology to ensure efficiency, consistency, and productive activities in industrial spaces and driving the growing requirement of automated systems in industries to overcome labor costs. Advanced robots are integrated with various features like artificial intelligence, machine management systems, and others which encourages industries to integrate automated technology.

Restraints

• High initial investment costs – The South Korean industrial robotics market faces challenge due to high investment costs associated with the development, installation, integration, implementation, and maintenance costs in adopting robotic technology in industries. The installation, integration, and implementation process are complex and require higher investment, which discourages small and medium industries to adopt because of its budget constraints. Moreover, the expansion of large-scale industries will severely impact profit and growth margin of SMEs and results in slowdown growth of industrial robotics market.

South Korea Industrial Robotics Market Segmentation

Our experts at KD Market Insights have segmented the South Korea industrial robotics market research report as:

Analyst’s Observation on South Korea Industrial Robotics Market Recent Developments

Over the years, the experts at KD Market Insights have been observing the recent developments associated with South Korea industrial robotics market trends. Our expert’s market forecast analysis has recorded the market players adopting plentiful of key strategies including new product launches, mergers & acquisitions, and collaborations.

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have launched their industrial wearable robot, the X-ble Shoulder. This newly launched robot was first deployed across the aerospace division with the aim to assemble and maintain operations for commercial airlines, military aircrafts, urban air mobility vehicles, drones, and satellite launch systems. The goal of launching X-ble Shoulder is to help in preventing injury and improve efficiency for workers.

Quasi Robotics has entered into agreement with Electrix Co Ltd, and this partnership is aimed to enhance and deliver next-gen delivering intralogistics automation in South Korea. Electrix is a trusted solution provider over the decades and it is aiming to improve operations by adding Quasi Robotics to its portfolio.

South Korea Industrial Robotics Market Competitive Landscape

Some of the significant participants who top the South Korea industrial robotics market share:

• ABB
• YASKAWA
• FANUC
• KUKA
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries
• DENSO
• NACHI-FUJIKOSHI
• EPSON
• Durr
• Universal Robots
• Omron Adept
• b+m Surface Systems