Robotic Mapping and Navigation Market Report 2025

This robotic mapping and navigation market report delivers an in-depth analysis of the market’s key characteristics, including size, growth potential, and segmentation. It provides a detailed breakdown of the market across major regions and leading countries, highlighting historical data and future growth projections. The report also examines the competitive landscape, market share insights, emerging trends, and strategic developments shaping the market.

The robotic mapping and navigation market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $12.91 billion in 2024 to $15.7 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rise in need for advanced mapping and navigation systems, rise of AI-powered navigation, rise in demand for autonomous delivery systems, emergence of improved surveillance system, and increase in use of commercial drone technology.

The robotic mapping and navigation market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $33.95 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing use of intelligent and adaptable robots, growing adoption of sensor technology, rising use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, increasing use of autonomous systems, and increasing digital transformation. Major trends in the forecast period include integration of advanced AI for improved autonomous decision-making, development of more compact and energy-efficient Lidar sensors, enhanced multi-sensor fusion for better environmental perception, breakthroughs in real-time 3D mapping technologies, adoption of collaborative robots with dynamic path-planning capabilities, advancements in edge computing for faster data processing, and innovations in low-cost, high-precision GPS alternatives.

The growing demand for drones is anticipated to drive the expansion of the robotic mapping and navigation market. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), can be operated remotely by humans or autonomously through onboard computers. The increasing demand for drones is attributed to benefits such as faster and more efficient deliveries, enhanced flexibility and scalability, contactless delivery, environmental advantages, and cost savings. Robotic mapping and navigation technologies enable drones to accurately plan their routes and avoid obstacles, ensuring effective and safe deliveries even in complex environments. For instance, a report released by the Government of the United Kingdom in July 2022 projected that by 2030, over 900,000 drones will be operating in UK airspace, potentially generating around £22 billion ($24.2 billion) in net cost savings for businesses and public services through the adoption of drone technology. Hence, the rising demand for drones is set to propel the robotic mapping and navigation market.

Leading companies in the robotic mapping and navigation market are focusing on developing advanced technologies such as visual simultaneous localization and mapping (VSLAM) to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and reliability of autonomous navigation systems across various applications, including robotics, drones, and autonomous vehicles. Advanced VSLAM technology is designed to enhance the real-time navigation and obstacle avoidance capabilities of autonomous robots. It integrates multiple sensors to generate precise 3D maps for efficient path planning and accurate localization. For example, in March 2023, Pudu Robotics Inc., a China-based robotics company, introduced PUDU VSLAM+, an upgraded VSLAM technology featuring a pure visual SLAM approach. This technology provides cost-effective and flexible navigation without the need for external markers and improves stability and adaptability by recognizing features on roofs and vertical spaces up to 30 meters high. This advancement represents a significant progress in SLAM technology, crucial for enabling autonomous robots to navigate and interpret their surroundings effectively.

In October 2023, Rockwell Automation Inc., a US-based provider of industrial automation and digital transformation technologies, acquired Clearpath Robotics Inc. for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition represents Rockwell’s strategic initiative to expand its portfolio by integrating Clearpath's expertise in robotic mapping and navigation solutions. Clearpath Robotics Inc., a Canada-based company, specializes in offering services and solutions for robotic mapping and navigation.

Major companies operating in the robotic mapping and navigation market are Intel Corporation, DENSO Corporation, Nvidia Corporation, Omron Corporation, Zebra Technologies Corporation, Yaskawa Electric Corporation, KUKA AG, iRobot Corporation, Nuro Inc., Boston Dynamics Inc., Locus Robotics Corp, Seegrid Corporation, Mobile Industrial Robots, Velodyne Lidar Inc., Clearpath Robotics Inc., Aethon Inc., Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz Ltd., Vecna Robotics Inc., Robomow Inc., InVia Robotics Inc., Starship Technologies Ltd., Robotnik Co., BlueBotics SA, SMP Robotics Systems Corp., Ruvu Robotics.

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

Robotic mapping and navigation involve processes where a robot creates a map of its environment and uses it to navigate effectively. These capabilities are crucial for autonomous robots, allowing them to understand their surroundings, avoid obstacles, and reach specific destinations without human intervention.

The main types of robotic mapping and navigation include industrial robots and service robots. Industrial robots are automated machines designed for use in manufacturing and production environments. Various navigation technologies employed include laser or lidar, vision guidance, and others. These technologies are utilized in diverse applications such as hospitals and healthcare, manufacturing, logistics and warehouses, military settings, and more.

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The robotic mapping and navigation market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as mapping solutions, path planning and navigation, and autonomous navigation. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The robotic mapping and navigation market ultrasonic sensors, inertial measurement units, and GPS modules. 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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