2025 Status of Home Robots

Market and Trends

 

• 2025 is the year when various AI-based robots are actually sold and introduced into homes, so much so that it can be called the ‘first year of home robots’.

 

 • The market size is estimated at approximately 10.16 billion dollars (approximately 14.8 trillion won), and is showing a rapid annual average growth rate of 18.8%.

 

Major Products and Technologies

• AI home robots from major companies such as Samsung Electronics’ ‘Ballie’ and LG Electronics’ ‘Q9’ are actually being sold, and they move around the house to monitor the environment and provide various functions such as controlling home appliances, expressing emotions, and communicating with users.

 

• Humanoid robots that can perform actual household tasks such as making coffee, doing laundry, and cleaning are also appearing, such as Norway’s 1X’s ‘Neo Gamma’. These robots have become more sophisticated with safety, user-friendly design, and onboard AI.

 

• Existing cleaning robots such as robot vacuum cleaners (e.g., iRobot Roomba, Roborock S8 Pro Ultra) are also evolving with advanced functions such as AI-based obstacle detection and automatic emptying.

 

Expanding application areas

• Beyond simple cleaning, the range of applications is expanding to include home appliance control, companion robots, elderly care, emotional communication, and health monitoring.

 

Outlook

• As cutting-edge technologies such as AI, computer vision, and natural language processing are rapidly being adopted, the functions and roles of home robots are expected to continue to expand in the future.