Drones are big business today, but they may not compare to mobile robots over the next few years.
Mobile robots, including autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) commonly found on warehouse floors, swarming robotics and smart robots, will lead the way according to Gartner’s recent report, Hype Cycle for Mobile Robots and Drones, 2023.
Gartner’s research found that many organizations using mobile robots are expected to expand their fleets over the next three years as they battle rising labor challenges and high impact technologies mature, allowing for the creation of an accelerated market in need of “smart, autonomous and mobile robots and drones.”
Conversely, the hype cycle report said that drones will be utilized in more targeted ways, such as inspection drones or delivery drones in remote areas.
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