Robotics

Drones Market: Military and Defense Product 2025

Glimpse of the Future - Innovate UK 2025

Drones have transitioned from experimental tools into essential infrastructure across agriculture, logistics, energy, security, and public-sector operations. According to the newly released IDTechEx report "Drones Market 2026-2036: Technologies, Markets, and Opportunities", the global drone market, including consumer, commercial, and defense platforms, is projected to grow from approximately US$69 billion in 2026 to US$147.8 billion by 2036, corresponding to a 7.9% CAGR.

Drones Market: Technologies, Markets and Opportunities 2026-2036

IDTechEx forecasts that the global sensor market will reach $250B in annual revenue by 2036, as global mega-trends in AI, future mobility, wearables, edge computing, and automation drive renewed growth opportunities. Next generation sensor technology innovations in quantum sensors, ADAS sensors, image sensors, MEMS, photonic integrated circuits, and printed sensor markets will be key to realizing the highest growth opportunities over the next decade.

Prolynk provides a modular collaborative robot (Cobot) platform targeted to the manufacturing sector. IDTechEx interviewed the company at SEMICON Europa 2025.

Despite a year of critical material supply disruptions, technology mega-trends in decarbonization, electrification, automation and AI continue to fuel demand for high-performance rare earth magnets. IDTechEx forecasts that rare earth magnet demand will reach 332 ktpa by 2036 and breaks down usage and adoption trends in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and robotics growth markets.

Service Robots 2026-2036: Technologies, Players, and Markets

Robotics are becoming increasingly integrated into all main aspects of driving and the automotive sector as a whole. This article covers some of the main uses for robotics in vehicle operation and manufacturing processes, including radar for safety, and humanoid robots for assembly.

Rare Earth Magnet Market Developments in 2025

IDTechEx's Sensors report provides extensive analysis of the global sensor market, including 58 company profiles and insights collected from over 20 related sensor reports. Summarizing IDTechEx's extensive sensors report portfolio, this research contains over 35 sensor technology SWOT analyses, 24 technology readiness level roadmaps, material requirements and supplier information across future mobility, IoT, wearables, biomedical, edge computing, environmental sensing and more.

Humanoid Robotics - Structural components and covering

High-Performance Materials For Humanoid Robots

ABB cobots—such as YuMi, GoFa, and SWIFTI—represent the company's leadership in collaborative robotics for industrial automation and flexible factory environments. ABB's cobots emphasize safety, ease of programming, integrated sensing, and advanced motion control to serve both large manufacturers and SMEs across a range of applications.

XPeng's IRON humanoid robot is a next-generation, highly anthropomorphic robotics platform designed to showcase advances in biomechanics, artificial intelligence, and robotics commercialization. The IRON project leverages XPeng's expertise in mechatronics, AI, and autonomous systems, intending to converge its automotive and robotics technologies into a scalable business model focused on industrial and retail deployment

'Robotics' takes on many different forms today. This article explores the way cars could pre-empt a driver's needs and make coffee-stop decisions en route, to humanoid robots operating in warehouses and cobots assisting humans in production lines.

DroneX Expo London 2025

Overview of lights-out factories