Global Autonomous Wheelchair Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031

Análise e dimensão do mercado de cadeiras de rodas autónomas

O mercado das cadeiras de rodas autónomas está a registar um crescimento significativo, impulsionado pela crescente procura de soluções de mobilidade para pessoas com deficiência e idosos. Os avanços tecnológicos, incluindo a integração de IA, sensores e IoT, melhoram a funcionalidade e a segurança das cadeiras de rodas autónomas, impulsionando ainda mais a expansão do mercado. Além disso, as iniciativas e políticas governamentais que promovem as tecnologias de apoio, juntamente com o aumento das despesas com cuidados de saúde nas economias emergentes, estão a criar oportunidades lucrativas para os intervenientes no mercado.

O tamanho global do mercado de cadeiras de rodas autónomas foi avaliado em 5,9 mil milhões de dólares em 2023 e deverá atingir os 10,6 mil milhões de dólares até 2031, com um CAGR de 7,6% durante o período de previsão de 2024 a 2031 . Além dos insights sobre cenários de mercado como o valor de mercado, a taxa de crescimento, a segmentação, a cobertura geográfica e os grandes players, os relatórios de mercado com curadoria da Data Bridge Market Research incluem também a análise especializada aprofundada, a epidemiologia dos doentes, a análise de pipeline, análise de preços e enquadramento regulamentar.

Âmbito do relatório e segmentação de mercado       

Definição de mercado

Uma cadeira de rodas autónoma é uma cadeira de rodas capaz de se mover e navegar sem intervenção direta do utilizador. Estas cadeiras de rodas estão equipadas com sensores, software e outras tecnologias que permitem detetar obstáculos, planear percursos e navegar em segurança em vários ambientes. As cadeiras de rodas autónomas podem proporcionar maior independência e mobilidade a indivíduos com deficiência ou dificuldade de locomoção.   

Dinâmica do mercado autónomo de cadeiras de rodas

Motoristas

• Aumento da procura por soluções de mobilidade

Um dos principais impulsionadores é o aumento da população idosa e a prevalência de deficiências relacionadas com a mobilidade. À medida que a população envelhece, há uma necessidade crescente de soluções de mobilidade que possam proporcionar independência e melhorar a qualidade de vida. As cadeiras de rodas autónomas apresentam uma solução promissora, permitindo que pessoas com dificuldades de mobilidade se movimentem no seu ambiente com mais facilidade e independência. A crescente adoção de cadeiras de rodas autónomas em instalações de saúde e centros de reabilitação está a alimentar o crescimento do mercado.

• Avanços contínuos na tecnologia

Os avanços contínuos na tecnologia, especialmente na inteligência artificial (IA), nos sensores e na Internet das Coisas (IoT), estão a impulsionar o desenvolvimento de cadeiras de rodas autónomas cada vez mais sofisticadas e funcionais. Estas inovações tecnológicas estão a revolucionar a indústria dos auxílios à mobilidade, melhorando a usabilidade e a segurança das cadeiras de rodas autónomas. À medida que a tecnologia avança, as cadeiras de rodas autónomas estão a tornar-se mais inteligentes e fáceis de utilizar, impulsionando o crescimento do mercado e expandindo a acessibilidade para pessoas com dificuldades de mobilidade.

• Aumento das despesas com a saúde

Com o aumento das despesas com cuidados de saúde, especialmente nas economias emergentes, para melhorar as infra-estruturas e os serviços de saúde, há um foco crescente na melhoria da acessibilidade e das soluções de mobilidade para pessoas com deficiência e idosos. O aumento dos gastos em saúde permite que as instalações de saúde e os indivíduos invistam em tecnologias inovadoras que podem melhorar os resultados e a qualidade de vida dos doentes, impulsionando um maior crescimento no mercado de cadeiras de rodas autónomas.

Oportunidades

• Aumento do turismo médico

O crescimento do turismo médico apresenta uma oportunidade para o mercado das cadeiras de rodas autónomas. Os países que são destinos populares para os turistas médicos poderão assistir a um aumento da procura de soluções de mobilidade, incluindo cadeiras de rodas autónomas, para satisfazer as necessidades dos doentes internacionais com dificuldades de mobilidade, apresentando uma oportunidade lucrativa para a expansão do mercado.

• Iniciativas de cidades inteligentes

The evolution of smart cities and the incorporation of technology into urban infrastructure open doors for manufacturers of autonomous wheelchairs. Smart city projects frequently incorporate enhancements for better accessibility and mobility options, By leveraging these infrastructure and technologies, these manufacturers can provide innovative mobility solutions that improve the quality of life for individuals with mobility impairments and create a potential market.

• Home Healthcare Services

The increasing trend towards home healthcare services creates a demand for mobility solutions that enable individuals to remain independent and mobile within their homes. Autonomous wheelchairs can contribute to home healthcare by offering a secure and effective method of mobility for individuals with mobility impairments. This creates opportunities for companies to develop innovative products that cater to a wider range of needs and preferences.

Restraints/Challenges

• High Cost of Autonomous Wheelchairs  

The use of advanced technology such as sensors, artificial intelligence, and sophisticated control systems in autonomous wheelchairs significantly contributes to their high price. Furthermore, the substantial cost of manufacturing and assembling these complex systems adds to their overall expense. The expensive nature of autonomous wheelchairs poses a significant challenge for individuals with mobility impairments, particularly those without access to insurance coverage or financial aid. This limitation can restrict their ability to enjoy the independence and mobility benefits that autonomous wheelchairs provide, thus hindering their widespread adoption.

• Regulatory Challenges

The regulatory landscape for autonomous wheelchairs can vary across different regions. Meeting regulatory requirements and obtaining necessary certifications can be time-consuming and costly, posing a market entry and expansion challenge.

This autonomous wheelchair market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the Autonomous Wheelchair market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

Recent Developments

• In December 2021, IRIS, a European small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) specializing in innovative technologies, secured HORIZON EU funding for the development of an app capable of enabling automatic driving for manual wheelchairs
• In March 2022, Myera GmBh Netti introduced its latest product line, the Netti Dynamic Adaptpro. This new range boasts a complete dynamic configuration, easy maneuverability, and a 500mm turning radius without the need for leg support
• In October 2021, KARMA Medical and Permobil signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the strategic distribution of products, leveraging each other's strengths

Autonomous Wheelchair Market Scope

The autonomous wheelchair market is segmented on the basis of application, end users, and distribution channel. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Application

• Neurologically Impaired Patients
• Handicap Patients
• Others

End User

• Rehab Centers
• Hospitals
• Others

Distribution Channel

• Retail
• E-commerce

Autonomous Wheelchair Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The autonomous wheelchair market is analyzed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, application, end users, and distribution channel as referenced above.

The countries covered in the market are U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa, Brazil, Argentina, and rest of South America.

North America is expected to dominate the market due to substantial investments in this technology within the region. In addition, the increasing adoption and widespread use of autonomous wheelchairs will further boost the market's growth rate.

Asia-Pacific is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period due to increasing accident rates, a growing geriatric population, and rising per capita health expenditure. Furthermore, significant demand is expected due to technological advancements by enterprises and startups to improve accessibility for immobile individuals.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

Healthcare Infrastructure Growth Installed Base and New Technology Penetration

The autonomous wheelchair market also provides you with detailed market analysis for every country growth in healthcare expenditure for capital equipment, installed base of different kind of products for autonomous wheelchair market, impact of technology using life line curves and changes in healthcare regulatory scenarios and their impact on the autonomous wheelchair market. The data is available for historic period 2016-2021.

Competitive Landscape and Autonomous Wheelchair Market Share Analysis

The autonomous wheelchair market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to the market.

Some of the major players operating in the market are:

• Invacare Corporation (U.S)
• Meyra Group GmbH (Germany)
• Sunrise Medical (Germany)
• Ottobock (Germany)
• Matia Mobility Inc (U.S)
• UPnRIDE Robotics Ltd. (Israel)
• Pride Mobility Products Corp. (U.S)
• G.F. Karman Healthcare Inc. (U.S.)
• Levo AG (Switzerland)

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