Nursing Robots Global Market Report 2026

Nursing robots are robotic systems or machines created to assist nurses and caregivers with healthcare-related duties, including patient monitoring, mobility support, medication reminders, and basic care tasks. These robots are used in hospitals to help medical staff with routine responsibilities such as lifting patients and delivering medications.

The primary categories of nursing robots include humanoid robots, assistive robots, and autonomous robots. Humanoid robots are designed to resemble and replicate human physical structure and behavior. These robots are utilized in various product types such as independent support robots, daily care and transportation robots, medication dispensing robots, and others. Applications range across elderly care, post-surgical care, mental health support, patient monitoring and assistance, and rehabilitation and physical therapy. They are used by different end users including hospitals and clinics, home care environments, nursing homes, and others.

Tariffs are impacting the nursing robots market by increasing costs for imported robotic components, sensors, and ai modules. Segments such as autonomous delivery robots and humanoid caregiving robots are particularly impacted, with regions like Asia-Pacific, including China and Japan, experiencing higher import duties. This has led to elevated production costs and delayed deployments. Positively, tariffs are encouraging local manufacturing, investment in domestic robotics R&D, and the development of cost-effective alternatives for hospitals and home care providers.

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The nursing robots market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $1.46 billion in 2025 to $1.76 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to high dependency on manual caregiving, limited availability of robotic solutions, growing geriatric population, rising healthcare workforce shortages, increasing hospital patient loads.

The nursing robots market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.64 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.0%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to advancements in ai-enabled caregiving robots, integration with iot and cloud systems, rising demand for home care robotics, expansion of rehabilitation robotics solutions, increased investment in autonomous delivery and monitoring robots. Major trends in the forecast period include integration of robotics in elderly care, growing adoption of autonomous medication management systems, expansion of post-surgical care robotics, increasing use of patient monitoring and assistance robots, rising implementation of rehabilitation and physical therapy robots.

The growing shortage of nursing staff is anticipated to drive the expansion of the nursing robots market in the coming years. Nursing staff are healthcare professionals who deliver patient care and support across various healthcare environments, including hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes. This shortage is escalating as burnout among healthcare workers leads to early resignations, reduced working hours, and a decline in the number of professionals staying in the field. Nursing robots assist by managing repetitive or physically strenuous tasks such as lifting patients, delivering medical supplies, and monitoring vital signs, which helps reduce the burden on nurses and allows them to concentrate on essential patient care activities. For example, in May 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO), based in Switzerland, reported that the global nursing workforce consists of approximately 29 million nurses and 2.2 million midwives, with a projected shortfall of 4.5 million nurses and 310,000 midwives by 2030. Consequently, the increasing nursing staff shortage is fueling the demand for nursing robots.

Key companies in the nursing robot market are prioritizing technological advancements like telerobots to improve patient care and ease the strain on healthcare workers. A telerobot is a sophisticated remotely operated robotic system that introduces novel capabilities, marking a significant step forward in robotic technology. For instance, in June 2023, Touchlab, a deep-tech company based in Scotland, launched Valkky, a pioneering nurse-assisting telerobot, at Laakso Hospital in Helsinki, Finland. The three-month pilot program was designed to evaluate how cutting-edge robotics could support healthcare professionals and enhance patient care. Valkky is equipped with distinctive features such as ultra-thin electronic skin for tactile sensing, real-time remote control through haptic technology, the ability to carry out routine healthcare duties, and built-in safety systems to ensure secure interactions with patients.

In June 2024, Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, a medical technology company headquartered in Germany, acquired Asensus Surgical Inc. for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition is intended to strengthen Karl Storz's digital surgery capabilities by incorporating Asensus's advanced robotic and AI-driven surgical systems into its current endoscopy and operating room technologies. Asensus Surgical Inc., based in the United States, is a medical device company specializing in nursing robots.

Major companies operating in the nursing robots market are Toyota Motor Corporation, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, KUKA Robotics Corporation, RIKEN, SoftBank Robotics Group Corp., Shine Technology Co Ltd, Shenzhen Zuowei Technology Co Ltd, Diligent Robotics Inc, SARA Robotics And Automation Services, Hansen Medical Inc, Chang Robotics Co Ltd, CT Asia Robotics Co Ltd, Club First Roboptics Co Ltd, Hstar Technologies, ABB Robotics, Yaskawa Electric Corporation, FANUC Corporation, Kawasaki Robotics, PAL Robotics, Ubtech Robotics Corp, Ecovacs Robotics, Pudu Robotics

North America was the largest region in the nursing robots market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the nursing 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 nursing robots market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain

The nursing robots market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as patient monitoring, mobility assistance, medication delivery, hygiene support, and emotional companionship through automated robotic systems. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The nursing robots market also includes sales of products such as robotic exoskeletons, telepresence robots, robotic assistants, automated medication dispensers, and patient care 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, such as installation, software updates, training, and maintenance support.

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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Scope

• Markets Covered:1) By Robot Form: Humanoid Robots; Assistive Robots; Autonomous Robots
• 2) By Product Type: Independent Support Robots; Daily Care And Transportation Robots; Medication Dispensing Robots; Other Product Types
• 3) By Application: Elderly Care; Post-Surgical Care; Mental Health Support; Patient Monitoring And Assistance; Rehabilitation And Physical Therapy
• 4) By End User: Hospitals And Clinics; Home Care Settings; Nursing Home; Other End Users
• Subsegments:
• 1) By Humanoid Robots: Social Assistance Robots; Caregiving Robots; Communication Robots; Monitoring And Surveillance Robots
• 2) By Assistive Robots: Physical Assistance Robots; Mobility Aid Robots; Rehabilitation Robots
• 3) By Autonomous Robots: Autonomous Delivery Robots; Autonomous Medication Management Robots; Autonomous Monitoring Robots; Autonomous Disinfection Robots
• Companies Mentioned: Toyota Motor Corporation; Panasonic Holdings Corporation; KUKA Robotics Corporation; RIKEN; SoftBank Robotics Group Corp.; Shine Technology Co Ltd; Shenzhen Zuowei Technology Co Ltd; Diligent Robotics Inc; SARA Robotics And Automation Services; Hansen Medical Inc; Chang Robotics Co Ltd; CT Asia Robotics Co Ltd; Club First Roboptics Co Ltd; Hstar Technologies; ABB Robotics; Yaskawa Electric Corporation; FANUC Corporation; Kawasaki Robotics; PAL Robotics; Ubtech Robotics Corp; Ecovacs Robotics; Pudu Robotics
• Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
• Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
• Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
• Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
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