Spain AI Industrial Robotics Market Size and Forecast by Robot Type, Software & System Architecture, Enabling Technologies, Payload, and Application: 2019-2033

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Industry Assessment Overview

Industry Findings: Spanish manufacturers, particularly in automotive components and logistics hubs around Catalonia and Valencia, have redirected spending toward automation that reduces exposure to labour shortages. Recent wage pressures and persistent vacancy rates have forced plants to adopt flexible robotic cells for material handling and assembly. Vendors who bundle workforce-transition programs with low-latency remote monitoring are winning competitive bids because Spanish buyers prioritise stability in output over raw payload capacity.

Industry Progression: Spanish manufacturing sees a rising trend toward warehouse and logistics automation as part of its export-led rebound: recent data show Spain accounts for about 6% of Europe’s robot installations and during 2024 the automotive sector alone installed ~23,000 robots across Europe (with Spain contributing a meaningful share), which forces Spanish suppliers to adopt flexible, vision-guided robotic cells and strengthen service models tailored to logistics and manufacturing convergence.

Industry Player Insights: The Spain’s sector is shaped by key players such as ABB Robotics, KUKA, FANUC Corporation, Universal Robots (Teradyne), Exotec, SICK, and Vanderlande. Spanish buyers now prioritise warehouse robotics and flexible fulfilment systems as e-commerce accelerates; for example, Exotec announced accelerated expansion in Spain with six new customers and broader service hubs in July 2025, signalling rapid scale in goods-to-robot deployments. That momentum forces local integrators and vendors to prioritise vision-guided picking, rapid WMS integrations, and regional spare-parts networks to capture recurring distribution center projects.