ZACKS·2025-09-24 16:11Industry Overview - The second half of 2025 has seen a significant increase in robotics adoption across various industries, with global industrial robot installations exceeding $16.5 billion and a 10% increase in operational robots to over 4.28 million [2] - Manufacturing is leading this transformation, with North American robot orders up 4.3% and revenues rising 7.5%, totaling 17,635 robots valued at $1.094 billion in the first half of 2025 [3] - Healthcare robotics is projected to grow from a market size of $4.31 billion in 2024 to $9.60 billion by 2033, with a CAGR of 9.26% from 2025 to 2033 [4] - The collaborative robot market is expected to grow from $1.42 billion in 2025 to $3.38 billion by 2030, driven by AI integration [6] - Investment activity in robotics has reached historic levels, with over $6 billion raised globally from January to July 2025 [7] Company Highlights - UiPath is positioned as a compelling investment opportunity with the launch of its UiPath Platform for agentic automation, addressing a $50 billion market for autonomous business process automation [10][11] - Cadence Design Systems made a strategic €2.7 billion acquisition of Hexagon's Design & Engineering business, enhancing its capabilities in robotics and physical AI simulation [12] - NVIDIA has launched significant advancements, including the Isaac GR00T N1.5 humanoid robot foundation model and Jetson Thor, which provides 2,070 FP4 teraflops of AI compute power [13] - Advanced Micro Devices is optimizing digital twin and simulation workloads for next-generation robotics applications through a collaboration with Parallel Domain, enhancing realism and scalability [14]