Swarm Intelligence Global Market Report 2024

The swarm intelligence market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $40 million in 2023 to $60 million in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to research and development initiatives, rise of internet of things (IoT), military and defense applications, autonomous vehicles and drones, and growth of edge computing.

The swarm intelligence market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $230 million in 2028 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to expansion of IoT ecosystem, smart cities initiatives, distributed energy systems, precision agriculture, and autonomous logistics and supply chain. Major trends in the forecast period include explainable swarm intelligence, swarm robotics in construction, swarms in space exploration, swarm intelligence for environmental monitoring, and swarm learning in education.

The increasing concerns regarding security and cyber threats are expected to drive the growth of the swarm intelligence market. Security concerns and cyber threats pose risks to the security, integrity, and confidentiality of information systems, as well as disrupting digital operations. Swarm algorithms have the capability to analyze large datasets to detect abnormal patterns, which can help identify security breaches and cyberattacks in real-time. For example, American Advisors Group reported in January 2024 that 53.35 million US citizens were affected by cybercrime in the first half of 2022. Additionally, UK businesses are expected to incur an average cost of $5339 (£4200) due to cybercrime in 2022. These factors highlight the increasing importance of swarm intelligence in addressing security challenges, thus driving market growth.

Major companies in the Swarm Intelligence market are developing innovative technological products, such as drone swarming capabilities, to enhance their profitability. Drone swarming capability enables a large group of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones to fly together as a unified and coordinated entity. For example, in October 2023, Shield AI launched V-BAT Teams, offering intelligent swarming drone capabilities. This technology allows multiple V-BATs to autonomously carry out missions in electronically contested environments, providing cost-effective, round-the-clock coverage across wide geographic areas for warfighters. The scalability of the technology allows it to support hundreds or even thousands of aircraft in future deployments.

In August 2023, Saab Automobile AB, a Sweden-based car manufacturing company, acquired BlueBear, a UK-based provider of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled autonomous swarm systems, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition allows Saab to access BlueBear's expertise in autonomy, swarming, and command and control systems, enhancing its capabilities in these areas.

Major companies operating in the swarm intelligence market report are Yaskawa Electric Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd., Onfleet Inc., Festo Inc., Scalable Robotics Inc., Fritz SchäFer GmbH, Kim Technologies Limited, Swarm Technologies Inc., Swarm Systems Limited, Embodied Inc., GoFreight Inc., Hydromea SA, Valutico UK Ltd., Valutico, Shenzhen Yuejiang Technology Co. Ltd., Enswarm Ltd., EpiSys Science Inc., ConvergentAI Inc., Sentien Robotics Inc., Unanimous A.I. Inc., Swarmbotics AI, Brainalyzed, Power-Blox AG, Kumo Logic Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the swarm Intelligence market in 2023. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the swarm intelligence market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the swarm intelligence market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Swarm intelligence refers to the collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems made up of numerous interacting agents or individuals. This concept is often used to study and mimic the collective behavior of natural systems such as ant colonies, bird flocks, and bee swarms.

The main models of swarm intelligence include ant colony optimization (ACO), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and others. ACO is a population-based metaheuristic algorithm inspired by the foraging behavior of ants. It is utilized for optimization, clustering, scheduling, and routing tasks, and finds applications in robotics, drones, human swarming, transportation and logistics, robotics and automation, healthcare, and digital e-commerce in retail.

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