Hospital Robots Market Report 2026

The hospital robots market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $2.26 billion in 2025 to $2.59 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to shortage of healthcare staff, increasing surgical procedure volumes, rising need for infection control in hospitals, early adoption of robotic-assisted surgery, growing demand for automation in pharmacies and labs.

The hospital robots market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.6 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in smart hospitals, rising demand for contactless healthcare solutions, expansion of minimally invasive surgical procedures, growing focus on operational efficiency and staff safety, advancements in autonomous and intelligent robotic systems. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing deployment of robots for non-clinical hospital tasks, rising adoption of robotic assistance in surgery and rehabilitation, growing use of robots for infection control and disinfection, expansion of pharmacy and laboratory automation, increasing focus on workforce augmentation and safety.

Increasing healthcare automation is expected to drive the growth of the hospital robot market in the coming years. Healthcare automation involves leveraging technology and software to streamline and enhance various processes within the healthcare industry. Hospital robots play a key role in this automation by assisting surgeons during minimally invasive procedures in operating rooms. For example, in September 2024, the World Economic Forum, a Switzerland-based international non-governmental organization, reported that the robotic-assisted surgery market is projected to grow significantly, reaching over $14 billion by 2026, up from just over $10 billion in 2023. Thus, the rise in healthcare automation is fueling the expansion of the hospital robot market.

Key players in the hospital robot market are increasingly focusing on introducing hospital delivery robots equipped with elevator technology to boost market revenue. Elevator technology allows hospital robots to move efficiently and swiftly between floors. For instance, in June 2023, US-based robotics company Relay Robotics Inc. launched RelayRx for healthcare, a hospital delivery robot designed to address nursing shortages. These robots transport hospital supplies, including test specimens, drugs, and equipment, ensuring safe delivery through busy hospital environments with enhanced navigation and chain-of-custody security. Using Relay’s proprietary elevator technology, the robot can connect areas like the pharmacy and blood bank with patient rooms in an average of seven minutes.

In August 2024, KARL STORZ, a Germany-based medical device company specializing in endoscopy and surgical instruments, completed its acquisition of Asensus Surgical, Inc., a US-based surgical robotics firm. This acquisition enables KARL STORZ to expand its minimally invasive surgery portfolio, integrate advanced robotic-assisted surgical technologies, and strengthen its position in the global surgical solutions market. Asensus Surgical, Inc. develops digital and robotic-assisted surgical systems aimed at improving precision, efficiency, and clinical outcomes in minimally invasive procedures.

Major companies operating in the hospital robots market are Intuitive Surgical Inc, Medtronic Plc, Johnson and Johnson, Stryker Corporation, Siemens Healthineers, ABB Group, KUKA AG, Aethon Inc, Omnicell Inc, Blue Ocean Robotics, SoftBank Robotics, PAL Robotics, Cyberdyne Inc, Stereotaxis Inc, Medrobotics Corporation, Renishaw Plc, Yujin Robot Co Ltd, Globus Medical Inc, Accuray Incorporated, Brainlab AG, Hocoma AG, ReWalk Robotics Ltd, Smith and Nephew.

North America was the largest region in the hospital robots market in 2025. The regions covered in the hospital robots market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the hospital robots market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Tariffs are impacting the hospital robots market by increasing the cost of imported robotic components, sensors, actuators, and precision electronics used in medical and service robots. These effects are most pronounced in capital-intensive segments such as surgical robots, autonomous mobile robots, and sterilization robots, particularly in regions like North America and Europe that rely on global robotics supply chains. Higher costs may slow adoption in budget-constrained hospitals; however, tariffs are also encouraging localized manufacturing, regional supply diversification, and modular robot design, supporting long-term resilience and cost optimization in the market.

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A hospital robot, also known as a medical robot, is employed in healthcare settings to assist medical professionals and enhance patient care. These robots support surgical procedures, carry out mobile tasks, automate pharmacy operations, enable telepresence and remote caregiving, assist with disinfection, improve blood collection processes, aid in rehabilitation, and help with administrative functions.

The primary types of hospital robots include autonomous mobile robots, disinfecting or sterilization robots, laboratory robots, and pharmacy robots. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are robotic systems capable of performing tasks and navigating their surroundings without constant human supervision or direct control. Their applications span laparoscopy, pharmacy operations, orthopedic surgery, external beam radiation therapy, physical rehabilitation, neurosurgery, and more. These robots are utilized by various end-users, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, rehabilitation facilities, and others.

The hospital robot market consists of sales of surgical assist robots, care robots, telepresence robots and telemedicine robots. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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