Transportation and logistics accounted for 47% of professional service robot sales worldwide in 2025, making the sector the largest application category for professional service robotics. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), approximately 117,500 robots were sold for transportation and logistics applications, representing a 21% increase from the previous year. The figures, published in the World Robotics 2026 Service Robots report, also show that global shipments of professional service robots increased by 24% to nearly 250,000 units in 2025. The findings highlight the growing commercial adoption of robotics across transportation, material handling, and delivery operations.
The transportation and logistics category includes robots designed to move goods, automate material flows, and support delivery processes. These applications have become the largest segment of the professional service robotics market, ahead of other sectors such as hospitality, professional cleaning, agriculture, and inspection and maintenance. The IFR also reported continued growth in Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) business models, which allow companies to access robotic systems through service arrangements rather than relying exclusively on traditional equipment purchases. The figures reflect reported robot shipments, not the total number of robots operating in logistics facilities worldwide.
For logistics providers, warehouse operators, and supply chain technology companies, the report provides an important perspective on where commercial robotics adoption is concentrated. As physical operations increasingly incorporate automated equipment, the coordination of transportation information, shipment workflows, and operational data remains a related area of digital transformation. Businesses exploring these processes can learn more about FreightGraph’s freight matching technology and FTM’s transportation management solutions. These platforms address freight and transportation workflows rather than the physical robotics market measured in the IFR report.