In Russia, two thirds of air deliveries by 2035 will be carried out using unmanned aerial vehicles, said Alexey Khripunov, head of the Aeroscript Research Center. According to his estimates, over the next 10 years, the fleet of drones for cargo delivery will increase to 500 thousand devices.
At the same time, the volume of the aerologistics market for the delivery of food and non-food categories of goods, and medicines will be about 30 billion rubles, Khripunov added.
The market for delivery robots will develop in parallel, said Boris Bernaskoni, founder of the urban planning council of the Skolkovo Innovation Center. According to him, architectural bureaus in Russia are planning new buildings in such a way that robots can deliver parcels, going up to the desired floor.
Currently, robot couriers are operating in test mode in Moscow, the Leningrad Region, and the Republic of Tatarstan. Bernaskoni believes that within three years they will appear in all major cities of the country.
He emphasized that designers and architects of the urban environment, when developing projects, take into account the prospects for the development of unmanned vehicles, delivery robots and other autonomous technologies.
At the end of 2022, sales of service robots in the world increased by almost 50% against the backdrop of staff shortages. Most manufacturers of such robots are located in the USA - about 200.
