The global AMR market stood at approximately $2.8B in 2024 and is forecast to grow at 17.6% CAGR through 2034. Once synonymous with warehouse transport, AMRs are now active across manufacturing, healthcare, and service environments. Here's where they're being deployed and what's working.

🚗 Smart Factory: AGV → AMR Upgrade Solution

Unveiled at AW 2025, Eugenerobot's Robotization solution enables legacy AGV systems to be upgraded to AMR capability through a modular package incorporating 3D LiDAR, SLAM navigation, and safety sensors — deployable on existing infrastructure without full system replacement. The company is also piloting autonomous retail shopping cart navigation. Rapid adoption in Korean manufacturing facilities is anticipated.

📦 Logistics: Global Fulfillment Center Deployment Surge

E-commerce growth and labor shortages are driving AMR demand in warehouses at scale. LiDAR + vision-based AMRs now handle picking, sorting, and transport end-to-end, with WMS integration enabling automatic inventory updates. Supply contracts in the thousands-of-units range are being reported across North America and Europe.

🏥 Hospitals: 24/7 Medical Logistics

Korean hospital adoption is accelerating alongside international deployments:

• Bundang Seoul National University Hospital — 6 AMRs operating a 1.5 km tunnel route between wards and the healthcare center
• Samsung Changwon Hospital — AMR pilot for medications, bed linen, and hospital supplies

Key operational requirements: elevator integration, infection control protocols, and reliable overnight operation. Internationally, leading hospitals are using AMRs for meal and specimen delivery, measurably reducing clinical staff workload.

🌐 Airports, Offices, and Hotels: Last-Mile Contactless Service

• Incheon Airport — ThorDrive has received autonomous driving authorization within the restricted airside zone for a ground support equipment (GSE) baggage tractor pilot, targeting AI-based autonomous logistics platform development
• Hotels — room delivery and supply replenishment automation expanding rapidly
• Offices — elevator-integrated AMR systems automating lobby → meeting room → workspace delivery flows

💡 Deployment Summary by Sector

Deployment tip: Audit facility layout, existing systems, and safety requirements first — then start with a PoC pilot before committing to full-scale rollout.

For risk assessment and safety design ahead of robot deployment, contact Safetics.