Laboratory Automation Robotics Market Size, Share, Opportunities, and Trends Report Segmented By Type, Application, End-User, and Geography – Forecasts from 2025 to 2030

Laboratory Automation Robotics Market Size:

The laboratory automation robotics market is predicted to witness steady growth during the projected period.

Laboratory Automation Robotics Market Key Highlights:

• Flexible robotics systems are transforming lab capabilities
• Integration of AI and remote monitoring expands lab efficiency

The shift towards laboratory automation robotics is slowly transforming clinical diagnostics, pharmaceutical studies, and genomic laboratory approaches. The responsibility of providing quicker testing/processing times, as well as minimising errors, is now shifting toward laboratory robotics for repetitive tasks such as liquid handling, sample preparation, and high-throughput screening. It's not only about time savings, even though it is a component, but also about obtaining results that are repeatable, reducing errors due to humans, and being able to put highly skilled people to work in skilled jobs that are high value. With the growing demand for quicker results, the need to create more results, and the new ramp-up of research and development funding from biotech and pharmaceutical companies, all of these have sped up the change. With the increased interest in using automation technology, laboratories are starting to explore automation technology implementations for different applications such as genetic testing and personalised medicine, where precision must be high and time cannot be a factor to lose (since it may be patient care), whether it is of high or low-throughput. Robotic systems are taking a 'central' role in every laboratory workflow, whether they exist within a hospital, research institute, or private laboratory, and they look to preserve and grow this positioning with the evolution of laboratories.

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Laboratory Automation Robotics Market Overview & Scope

The laboratory automation robotics market is segmented by:

• Type: The market is segmented into modular laboratory automation, total laboratory automation.
• Application: The market is segmented into drug discovery, clinical diagnostics, genomics, microbiology and others. In the clinical diagnostics area, robotic systems can support rapid large scale specimens and testing with speed and consistency; for genomic research of drug discovery, robotic systems will support methods of managing samples, such as in high throughput screening experiments; for microbiology, many first of their kind applications such as sample inoculation, sample plate handling; all assisting with consistency.
• End User: The market is segmented into hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, research and academic institutes, and others. Hospitals and labs utilise robotics to accomplish testing of patients' samples quickly and with accuracy. Pharmaceutical and biotech companies employ robotic automation systems for compound screening and increased speed of R&D. Research and academic institutional laboratories use robotic systems to deliver experimental consistency and to manage large-scale experiments.
• Region: Geographically, the market is expanding at varying rates depending on the location.

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Top Trends Shaping the Laboratory Automation Robotics Market

1. Miniaturised and Modular Robotics
   There is a trend toward using small, modular robots in laboratories that can be tailored to the needs of the laboratory and expanded if needed. However, using small robots that are modular allows for a more gradual approach to automation without having to refactor laboratory work practices. It is very useful for small laboratories, laboratories with limited space, or laboratories that would like to automate some tasks but do not have the infrastructure yet to fully change their entire laboratory - this would allow them to automate a few key tasks without the full costs.
2. Cloud-based Control and Remote Monitoring
   Cloud-based control and remote observation is changing the game for laboratory automation. Remote access allows scientists to manage the experiment, troubleshoot systems and analyse results, all without physically being there. Lab automation gives access to remote observation and control, as well as access to data from anywhere. The benefit of this is that personnel can be more flexible and have reduced downtime - this is valuable, especially in multi-site research when accessing experiments remotely in the recent pandemic and now in the time of hybrid research environments.

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Laboratory Automation Robotics Market Growth Drivers vs. Challenges

Drivers:

• Need for Faster Diagnostics and R&D Turnaround: Due to the necessity for fast, accurate testing in clinical diagnostics, biotech, and pharma, the need for laboratory automation has become a priority. Automated robots would relieve human error associated with tasks like liquid handling, sample preparation, and DNA extraction; hundreds of samples could be processed quickly and accurately. The necessity for speed, reliability, and accuracy in clinical diagnostics is important, especially in pandemic scenarios, drug development, or personalised medicine. In these cases, a time-limited result can be the difference between better patient outcomes or the unknown when pursuing research. By reducing bottlenecks and repetitive human labour, automation gives consistency and reproducibility to tasks performed in any high-throughput or regulation-driven laboratory setting.
• Shortage of Skilled Lab Technicians: Many laboratories around the world are struggling to hire talent in their labs especially for the routine and repetitive tasks, or hazardous tasks; as the need for testing and research grows, it is becoming increasingly difficult to scale using only humans. The gap demands automation to be integrated into laboratory workflow in order to reduce repetitive costs associated with pipetting, sample tracking logistics, plate handling, etc., and allow scientific professionals to focus on research or analytical tasks requiring professional knowledge. In any clinical setting, automating workflow will not only improve throughput but also reduce burnout and human error in clinical settings when staff are frequently overworked. Overall, robotics and automation will be accepted as necessary, as opposed to a luxury, when looking towards sustaining laboratory efficiency.

Challenges:

• High deployment costs and integration hurdles for advanced training systems: North America remains a dominant force in the laboratory automation robotics market, driven by its advanced healthcare infrastructure, strong biotech and pharma industries, and high R&D spending. The United States leads in adopting lab robotics due to its focus on precision medicine, regulatory support for automation in diagnostics, and ongoing investments in clinical trials and academic research. The presence of major robotics manufacturers and collaborations between tech companies and life science institutions further accelerate regional growth. Additionally, the region’s early adoption of AI-integrated lab systems ensures continuous modernisation, positioning North America as both a user and innovator in this space.

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Laboratory Automation Robotics Market Regional Analysis

• North America: North America continues to play a pivotal role in the laboratory automation robotics market. It has an advanced healthcare system, thriving biotech and pharma sectors, high R&D spending, and last but not least, an ultra-competitive environment. The United States has led the way in adopting lab robotics given the rise of precision medicine; an increase in regulatory support for automation´s application in diagnostics; the amount of money being spent on conducting clinical trials; a renaissance of academic and R&D spending by major universities and colleges; and the involvement of just about all major robotics manufacturers and collaborations between tech firms and life science entities. Moreover, a greater adoption of laboratory automation robotics and the industry 4.0 era is magnetic - since they were the first to implement commercial AI lab automation integrated systems, they have ensured their lab systems continue to stay modernised in practice, use and innovation. North America is fortunate enough to experience this duality as a market user and market innovator!

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Laboratory Automation Robotics Market Scope:

Report Metric	Details
Growth Rate	CAGR during the forecast period
Study Period	2020 to 2030
Historical Data	2020 to 2023
Base Year	2024
Forecast Period	2025 – 2030
Forecast Unit (Value)	USD Billion
Segmentation	Type Application End-User Geography
Geographical Segmentation	North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific
List of Major Companies in the Laboratory Automation Robotics Market	Thermo Fisher Scientific Siemens Healthineers Beckman Coulter (Danaher Corporation) Tecan Group PerkinElmer
Customization Scope	Free report customization with purchase

 

Laboratory Automation Robotics Market Segmentation:

• By Type
  • Modular Laboratory Automation
  • Total Laboratory Automation
• By Application
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Diagnostics
  • Genomics
  • Microbiology
  • Others
• By End-User
  • Hospitals and Diagnostic Laboratories
  • Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies
  • Research and Academic Institutes
  • Others
• By Geography
  • North America
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Others
  • Europe
    • United Kingdom
    • Germany
    • France
    • Italy
    • Others
  • Middle East and Africa
    • Saudi Arabia
    • UAE
    • Others
  • Asia Pacific
    • Japan
    • China
    • India
    • South Korea
    • Taiwan
    • Others

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Siemens Healthineers

Beckman Coulter (Danaher Corporation)

Tecan Group

PerkinElmer

Agilent Technologies

Hudson Robotics

Roche Diagnostics

Hamilton Company

Bio-Rad Laboratories