Global Healthcare Robotics Market, by Product Type (Systems (Surgical Robots, Rehabilitation Robots, Non-invasive Radiosurgery Robots, Hospital and Pharmacy Robots, and Others) and Instruments & Accessories), by End User (Hospitals, Pharmacies, Rehabilitation Centers, and Home Care Settings), and by Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa), is estimated to be valued at US$ 9,520 million in 2021 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 14.8% over the forecast period (2021-2028), as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights.
Key players operating in the market are focusing on inorganic strategies such as mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and collaborations and this is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period.
For instance, in October 2019, Stryker Corporation, a U.S. based multinational medical technologies corporation, acquired Mobius Imaging, LLC, a leader in point-of-care imaging technology. This acquisition is expected to increase product portfolio of Stryker in orthopedics, spine, and neuro-technology.
Global Healthcare Robotics Market– Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
COVID-19 outbreak was first reported on December 31, 2019, in Wuhan, China. According to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Weekly Epidemiological Update by the World Health Organization, over 261,435,768 cases and 5,207,634 deaths due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported up till November 30, 2021, across the globe.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected several markets across the globe by hampering the demand and supply in healthcare sector. COVID-19 has raised the demand for medical robots in the healthcare industry. These robots are utilized in various medical applications such as mental and physical rehabilitation, surgery, prosthetics, and diagnostics. Utilization of medical robots will minimize threat of infection to doctors and medical staff by avoiding person to person contact. Robots are suitable to take care of patients in the current COVID-19 situation by replacing or minimizing workload of healthcare professionals in hospitals.