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Introduction to Culinary Robots

Kitchen robots are a strategically new concept that encourages the use of different types of robots for food preparation. These robots are designed specifically for use in food preparation and are made of food-grade materials that do not contaminate food. Kitchen robots can be single-armed, such as a SCARA robot, or they can be collaborative robots with multiple functions. Kitchen robots are usually equipped with advanced technologies such as machine learning, which operates on a pattern-based learning algorithm fed from outside.

Market overview

The global kitchen robot market is thriving amidst rising concerns over food safety and hygiene, increasing trends towards automation in end-user industries including the food and beverage industry, growing demand for robotics as a service, growing demand for robotics as a service, technological innovations in food robotics, rising demand for collaborative robots followed by rising use of machine vision and artificial intelligence technologies. The market is also thriving due to growing retail and food service sales across the globe, which is increasing the need for food chain operators to improve the speed of their efficiency for faster food delivery, which is also expected to fuel the growth of the global kitchen robot market. According to statistics from the Joint Census Bureau, in the United States, the retail and food service industry sales increased from US$ 4,283,737 million in 2010 to US$ 6,023,408 million in 2018.

The global kitchen robot market was valued at USD 86,170 thousand in 2019 and is projected to reach USD 322,568 thousand by the end of 2028, growing at a CAGR of 16.09% during the forecast period, i.e., 2020-2028.

Key growth indicators by region in 2019–2028

The global kitchen robots market is segmented into regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Middle East & Africa. Among these regions, the North America market registered the largest share of 51% with a value of US$ 43946.7 thousand in 2019 and is expected to reach a value of US$ 175251.2 thousand by the end of 2028, registering a CAGR of 16.90% during the forecast period. Factors such as the increasing emergence of commercial and residential end-user applications such as pizza, sandwich, and burger making, smoothie making, and others in the US and Canada are primarily expected to drive the growth of the kitchen robots market in North America. Additionally, the presence of several major fast food chains where kitchen robots can be deployed and rising restaurant sales are expected to fuel the market growth in the region. According to statistics from the National Restaurant Association of America, 2020 is expected to see record sales of $899 billion, with more than 1 million restaurants opening by the end of 2020 .

The study also takes into account the year-on-year growth, supply and demand dynamics and forecasts future opportunities in North America (US, Canada), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Rest of Latin America), Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Benelux [Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg], NORDIC [Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland], Poland, Russia, Rest of Europe), Asia Pacific (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Rest of Asia-Pacific), Middle East and Africa (Israel, GCC [Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman], North Africa, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa).

Brief overview of market segmentation

End user

The global kitchen robot market is segmented based on end user into residential and commercial. The commercial end user segment registered the largest share and had a value of US$ 77693.2 thousand in 2019. Further, this segment is expected to reach a value of US$ 295169.5 thousand by the end of 2028 at a CAGR of 16.28% during the forecast period. In today’s competitive and highly evolved business environment, the emergence of robots in the market is becoming important for various commercial end user applications. The key factors behind the emergence of robots for commercial use include reduced human intervention, increased work efficiency, automatic control of cooking parameters, customization as per customer requirements, consistency, and others. Growing concerns in commercial end user applications regarding availability of labor and cooks, increasing food wastage, rising CO2 emissions, and other factors have increased the need for the adoption of kitchen robots. The commercial end-user segment is further divided into fast food restaurants, fine dining restaurants, cafes, contract caterers, ghost kitchens, food trucks, convenience stores, retail/grocery stores, and small/regional FMs. The fast food restaurant segment registered the highest market share of 23.94% in 2019 and is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 17.44% during the forecast period.

Market Drivers and Problems

Growth indicators

Growing demand for professional service robots among end users

According to statistics from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), global robot installations increased by 6% to 422,271 units in 2018, valued at US$16.5 billion, and are further expected to reach around 583,520 units by the end of 2022, growing at an average annual rate of 12% between 2020 and 2022.

The growing trend of industrial automation in several end-user industries, as well as the growing trends of Industry 4.0 along with the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) , supported by advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), have led to the increased adoption of robots in end-user industries. Moreover, in the food service industry, there is a growing demand for professional service robots, supported by the benefits they provide such as significant uptime exceeding 100,000 hours, cloud connectivity, and more. Robots are expected to become an important part of the food preparation process due to their innovative features such as visual recognition, fault prediction, and more. Moreover, technological advancements and developments in the food industry have contributed to a significant increase in the number of robotic installations over the years. The potential of robots to facilitate the food preparation process in kitchens in the food industry adds to the potential of the robotics market. Moreover, tightening food safety regulations across the industry are expected to boost the global kitchen robot market in the coming years. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 600 million people worldwide fall ill after consuming contaminated food. Furthermore, statistics also state that 420,000 people die every year due to consuming contaminated food.

Growing Innovation in Food Robotics

There is a growing need among food manufacturers to deliver high-quality food products using food robotics due to the numerous benefits associated with the use of robots in the food industry. For example, Moley, a UK-based robotics company that creates robots for use in the kitchen, has announced the world’s first robotic kitchen, which integrates innovative and advanced functional robots into a professional kitchen. The robot has the talent and skills comparable to professional chefs. The prototype was unveiled at the International Robotics Exhibition, and the consumer version of the innovative solution is scheduled to be launched by the end of 2020. Similarly, Wilkinson Baking Company offers an automated bread production solution called Mini Bakery. The computerized solution mixes, bakes, and cools the bread on its own. The mini bakery also informs employees when the bread needs to be sliced. This breadbot is full of innovative features such as automation, continuous ingredient measurement, compactness, and more. Such factors are expected to propel the growth of the global kitchen robots market during the forecast period.

Restrictions

High maintenance and replacement costs

One of the major factors hindering the global culinary robotics market is the high cost of installing kitchen robots. High capital expenditure associated with the cost of robots, as well as maintenance, programming, and integration are some of the key factors associated with the cost metrics that hinder the implementation of cooking robots in various commercial settings. Moreover, in some cases, customized integration of cooking robots is required, which further increases the cost of cooking robots. Since small and medium enterprises mainly deal with utilities in small volumes, the return on investment is a huge concern. In addition, fluctuations in the economy across the world and the shortage of skilled labor that can understand the results of production are some of the additional factors that are expected to hinder the growth of the global kitchen robots market.

Competitive environment

Some of the wealthiest leaders in the global kitchen robot market include Café X, Miso Robotics, Mechanical Chef, Moley Robotics, Picnic, Admatic Solutions (RoboChef), The Wilkinson Baking Company, Chowbotics, Karakuri Ltd., Creator, and Briggo Inc.