Flexible Automation Market Size, Share, Opportunities, And Trends By Product (CNC Machine, Industrial Robots), By Component (Hardware, Software), By Application (Packaging & Labelling, Material Handling, Others), By End-User (Automotive, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Electronics, Food & Beverage, Others), And By Geography - Forecasts From 2025 To 2030

Flexible Automation Market Size:

The flexible automation market is estimated to attain a market size of US$84.195 billion by 2030, growing at a 10.76% CAGR from US$50.510 billion in 2025, during the forecast period of 2025 to 2030.

Flexible Automation Market Trends:

The Flexible Automation Market is witnessing growth by several factors such as the rise of Industry 4.0, ongoing labor shortages, and increasing demand for customized products. Companies are adopting technologies such as collaborative robots, AI optimization, and digital twins. The combined technologies are enabling greater levels of efficiency and high-quality automated laboratory workflows across a range of industries.

This flexible automation is making research, testing, and quality control more affordable, while accelerating time-to-market and addressing critical labor shortages. The laboratory automation with the lab technicians is an increasingly sophisticated range of tasks, more consistently and with fewer errors. The flexible automation gives the option to boost capacity to produce a diverse range of products, efficiently accommodate variations in packaging design, and manage innovation. All these factors contribute to staying competitive in a rapidly changing market.

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Flexible Automation Market Overview & Scope:

The Flexible Automation Market is segmented by:

• Product: The flexible automation market by product is segmented into CNC machines and industrial robots. CNC Machines have been witnessing increasing integration with IoT for real-time monitoring. The demand for industrial robots continues to rise, especially from countries like China, Japan, the United States, and South Korea.
• Components: By component, the flexible automation market is segmented into hardware, software, and services. The customization and integration of batch management software is a growing trend among services. In the year 2023, the demand for the new professional service robots showed an increase of 30% or 205,000 units.
• Application: The flexible automation market by application is segmented into packaging & labelling, material handling, and others. Packaging & Labeling needed high-speed adaptability for varying product sizes and shapes.
• End-User Industry: By end-user, the flexible automation market is segmented into automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, electronics, food & beverage, and others. The flexible automation is used across various industries to improve efficiency and ensure quality. The automotive market is propelled by the growing demand for electric cars in the market. The healthcare and food & beverage industries are growing as per the demand for quality products, according to the regulations.
• Region: By geography, the flexible automation market is segmented into North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. These regions are further divided into countries. For instance, North America encompasses the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Europe comprises Germany, France, the UK, and other countries. Asia Pacific comprises China, Japan, India, South Korea, Indonesia, and other countries. Asia Pacific is poised to hold a prominent position in the flexible automation market, particularly due to the high industrial growth in the region.

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Top Trends Shaping the Flexible Automation Market:

1. The favorable policies and initiatives to bolster robotics adoption in industrial sectors 

• The favorable policies and initiatives are driving the overall market growth in the country. For instance, in April 2024, the Association for Advancing Automation issued five advocacy principles that will encourage the expansion of robotics installation in US industries. 

2. Increasing use of AI and machine learning

• In April 2025, Locus Robotics deployed LocusOne at Boulanger, one of France's top consumer electronics and home appliance retailers. Boulanger's LocusONE deployment demonstrated that AI-driven warehouse automation maximizes efficiency, mitigates challenges, and delivers operational agility. 

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Flexible Automation Market: Growth Drivers vs. Challenges:

Drivers:

• Increased emphasis on product quality: Manufacturers are focusing on improving productivity while reducing the overall cost of operations. Moreover, stricter regulations on drug and food safety are essential for the industry. According to Title 21 Part 11 of the FDA regulations, all manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors, as well as other FDA-regulated industries, are required to keep certain standards. These rules support the adoption of flexible automation.
• Shortage of labor: Due to labor shortage in the diverse industrial sectors, has increased demand for industrial robots. For instance, as per the US Chamber Analysis and Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, the United States observed labor shortages in diverse industries, with quit rates. The durable goods manufacturing quit rate accounted for 1.4 percent in 2025, while the unfilled job opening in durable goods manufacturing accounted for 20 percent in 2025.

Challenges:

• High Price:  The price volatility due to the supply-chain constraint is a serious challenge in the industry.

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Flexible Automation Market Regional Analysis:

• Asia-Pacific: The major economies like China, Japan, India, and South Korea dominate the Asia-Pacific region. These economies have a high rate of industrialization and have a huge consumer demand for manufactured products.
• North America: Ongoing technological innovations, followed by growing end-user demand for smart robotics and material handling machines, have established a framework for modern technologies in industrial operations, which is driving market growth in major regional economies such as the USA.

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Flexible Automation Market Competitive Landscape:

The market is fragmented, with many notable players including FANUC, ABB Ltd., Yaskawa American Inc., KUKA AG (Midea Group), OMRON Corporation, Delta Electronics, Hiwin Corporation, Denso Robotics (Denso), Engineered Automation of Maine Inc., RNA Automation Limited, and Flexli Technologies Pvt. Ltd, among others:

A few strategic developments related to the market:

• New Centre: In November 2024, Rapyuta Robotics Inc. opened demonstration centre in Illinois, USA for its Rapyuta ASRS (Automated Storage and Retrieval System). This centre allowed visitors to experience demonstrations of the system in the U.S. Rapyuta ASRS is scalable and has a unique modular design.
• New Product: In October 2024, Vanderlande announced today it would offer Hai Robotics’ Automated Case-Handling Mobile Robot-driven systems in its Tote AV portfolio in North America. Proven benefits of Hai Robotics’ ACRs included increased operational efficiency up to 4x and increased daily order throughput by 3x.
• Partnership: In February 2024, ABB Robotics and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. came together to accelerate global adoption of flexible lab automation. These companies would accelerate the adoption of robotic lab technology. 

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Flexible Automation Market Scope:

Report Metric	Details
Flexible Automation Market Size in 2025	US$50.510 billion
Flexible Automation Market Size in 2030	US$84.195 billion
Growth Rate	CAGR of 10.76%
Study Period	2020 to 2030
Historical Data	2020 to 2023
Base Year	2024
Forecast Period	2025 – 2030
Forecast Unit (Value)	USD Billion
Segmentation	Product Components Application End-User Industry Geography
Geographical Segmentation	North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific
List of Major Companies in the Flexible Automation Market	FANUC ABB Ltd. Yaskawa American Inc. KUKA AG (Midea Group) OMRON Corporation
Customization Scope	Free report customization with purchase

 

Flexible Automation Market Segmentation: 

By Product

• CNC Machine
• Industrial Robots

By Component

• Hardware
• Software
• Services

By Application

• Packaging & Labelling
• Material Handling
• Others

By End-User

• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Manufacturing
• Healthcare
• Electronics
• Food & Beverage
• Others

By Region

• North America
  • USA
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• South America
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Others
• Europe
  • Germany
  • UK
  • France
  • Spain
  • Others
• Middle East & Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Others
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Others

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

2. MARKET SNAPSHOT

2.1. Market Overview

2.2. Market Definition

2.3. Scope of the Study

2.4. Market Segmentation

3. BUSINESS LANDSCAPE 

3.1. Market Drivers

3.2. Market Restraints

3.3. Market Opportunities 

3.4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

3.5. Industry Value Chain Analysis

3.6. Policies and Regulations 

3.7. Strategic Recommendations 

4. TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK 

5. FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION MARKET BY PRODUCT

5.1. Introduction

5.2. CNC Machine

5.3. Industrial Robots

6. FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION MARKET BY COMPONENT

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Hardware

6.3. Software

6.4. Services

7. FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION MARKET BY APPLICATION

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Packaging & Labelling

7.3. Material Handling

7.4. Others

8. FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION MARKET BY END-USER

8.1. Introduction

8.2. Automotive

8.3. Aerospace

8.4. Manufacturing

8.5. Healthcare

8.6. Electronics

8.7. Food & Beverage

8.8. Others

9. FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

9.1. Introduction

9.2. North America

9.2.1. By Product

9.2.2. By Component

9.2.3. By Application

9.2.4. By End-User

9.2.5. By Country

9.2.5.1. USA

9.2.5.2. Canada

9.2.5.3. Mexico

9.3. South America

9.3.1. By Product

9.3.2. By Component

9.3.3. By Application

9.3.4. By End-User

9.3.5. By Country

9.3.5.1. Brazil

9.3.5.2. Argentina

9.3.5.3. Others

9.4. Europe

9.4.1. By Product

9.4.2. By Component

9.4.3. By Application

9.4.4. By End-User

9.4.5. By Country

9.4.5.1. Germany

9.4.5.2. United Kingdom

9.4.5.3. France

9.4.5.4. Spain

9.4.5.5. Others

9.5. Middle East and Africa

9.5.1. By Product

9.5.2. By Component

9.5.3. By Application

9.5.4. By End-User

9.5.5. By Country

9.5.5.1. Saudi Arabia

9.5.5.2. UAE

9.5.5.3. Others

9.6. Asia Pacific

9.6.1. By Product

9.6.2. By Component

9.6.3. By Application

9.6.4. By End-User

9.6.5. By Country

9.6.5.1. China

9.6.5.2. Japan

9.6.5.3. South Korea

9.6.5.4. India

9.6.5.5. Indonesia

9.6.5.6. Others

10. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ANALYSIS

10.1. Major Players and Strategy Analysis

10.2. Market Share Analysis

10.3. Mergers, Acquisitions, Agreements, and Collaborations

10.4. Competitive Dashboard

11. COMPANY PROFILES

11.1. FANUC 

11.2. ABB Ltd. 

11.3. Yaskawa American Inc. 

11.4. KUKA AG (Midea Group) 

11.5. OMRON Corporation 

11.6. Delta Electronics 

11.7. Hiwin Corporation 

11.8. Denso Robotics (Denso) 

11.9. Engineered Automation of Maine Inc.

11.10. RNA Automation Limited 

11.11. Flexli Technologies Pvt. Ltd 

12. APPENDIX

12.1. Currency 

12.2. Assumptions

12.3. Base and Forecast Years Timeline

12.4. Key benefits for the stakeholders

12.5. Research Methodology 

12.6. Abbreviations 

FANUC 

ABB Ltd. 

Yaskawa American Inc. 

KUKA AG (Midea Group) 

OMRON Corporation 

Delta Electronics 

Hiwin Corporation 

Denso Robotics (Denso) 

Engineered Automation of Maine Inc.

RNA Automation Limited 

Flexli Technologies Pvt. Ltd