April 3, 2023
According to Research Dive, the robot market for the hotel industry will grow to $17.1 billion by 2028. In Israel, the Fatal chain reports that it has equipped itself with a fleet of autonomous cleaning robots
A new study reveals that one of the industries leading the trend of adopting collaborative robots (“cobots”) is the hotel industry. According to the Research Dive Institute, the global robot market for the hotel industry is expected to grow in the coming years at a dizzying annual rate of 25.7% and reach 17.1 billion dollars by 2028.
Robots are used in the hotel industry to autonomously perform a growing variety of tasks, from cleaning and housekeeping to maintenance and room service. According to the research institute’s analysts, the corona epidemic is the one that gave the initial boost to the robotics market, against the background of the need to maintain hygiene in public spaces. However, even after the end of the crisis, the deployment of robots in hotels continues at a high rate due to a lack of manpower and out of a desire to optimize operations and save costs. The institute notes that there has also been an increase in the number of start-up companies dealing in the field of tourism and hospitality.
Israel is also seeing a growing adoption of robotic solutions in the hotel industry. At the beginning of the week, the Robotize division of the technology company “Mitovach and Sons” reported that the “Fatal” hotel chain was equipped with a fleet of autonomous cleaning robots, manufactured by Softbank. The first robots in the deal are already deployed in the hotels of the chain “Gordon Beach” and “Harrods” in Tel Aviv. In the past, Robotize reported on similar deals with the Crowne Plaza and Carlton hotels in Tel Aviv. At Robotize we estimate that these robots May save the hotel up to 25% of annual cleaning expenses.
According to the hotel association, the hotel industry in Israel employs about 40,000 workers, as of the end of 2022, and about 5,000 more workers are needed at least to meet the needs of the industry, especially during the tourist season. Amir Mitvach, Robotize’s business development manager, testifies that the hotels in Israel are increasingly turning to autonomous robots as a response to the lack of manpower. “The autonomous robots bring many benefits both at the operational level and at the level of the guest’s experience.”
Listen to a conversation with Amir Mitvoch from Robotize, from program #41 in our podcast, which was uploaded in July 2021:
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Posted in tags: Mittov and Sons, hotels, Softbank
