Market Trends of Swarm Intelligence Industry
Transportation and Logistics Sector is Gaining Traction Due to the Emergence of an Optimization Algorithm
- Intralogistics and collective transport are becoming increasingly popular, and early experiments with autonomous vehicles are showing promising results. At production sites and warehouse facilities worldwide, swarm logistics is gaining momentum as it enables the free movement of transport assistants in warehouses and other facility areas without restricting them to specific predefined linear movements.
- The use of swarm intelligence for transport solutions at warehouses and production sites is rapidly increasing, and floor-based transport systems are being replaced (e.g., on conveyor belts, rails, or along induction tracks). Autonomous vehicles’ benefit is that they can be used universally and reach their destinations individually.
- In transportation, the increased operational costs for business, as well as high travel time, catered to the need for analytical models that can be solved using the swarm intelligence-based Ant Colony Optimization algorithm for optimizing the route, which is further projected to propel the studied market across the transportation sector over the forecast period.
- The increasing benefit of intelligent transport solutions based on swarm intelligence is the resulting flexibility. The development and use of autonomous vehicles have reached a high level. The use of driverless intralogistics concepts and, thus, a shift toward swarm logistics are anticipated to revolutionize the entire industry in the coming years and signify the future of production sites and warehouses.
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North America is Expected to be the Largest-growing Market During the Forecast Period
- The use of automatic movers in transport systems is growing rapidly in the region. Thus, automated material handling solutions providers are adding an autonomous dolly mover to their range of intelligent transport systems controlled by its proprietary X-Swarm intelligence and targeting a new area of applications, such as the transport of small load carriers.
- For instance, in January 2023, AGILOX expanded its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) range with the new Omnidirectional Dolly Mover AGILOX ODM. The intelligent AMR is based on the AGILOX X-SWARM technology and offers new applications and other industry segments where small load carriers, which the new AGILOX ODM is designed to transport, are widely used, especially in the electronics and pharmaceutical industries.
- The United States has the most significant military budget and is launching swarm drones to alter how wars are conducted. Also, it is considered one of the major contributors to the growth of swarm intelligence across North America, which is attributed to the increased adoption of swarm-based drones in the military and defense services.
- In May 2024, Tesseract Ventures was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) by the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for the development of an innovative drone technology, the Special Warfighter Assistive Robotic Machine (SWARM). This advanced system is set to enhance the operational capabilities of Special Operations Forces (SOF) through advanced surveillance and tactical response functionalities.
- The region has the presence of leading artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics companies that are working on swarm intelligence applications, and the government’s support for research and development in the AI and robotics sectors is expected to drive market growth. Additionally, the growing demand for automation in various sectors, coupled with a culture of innovation, makes the region fertile ground for swarm intelligence adoption.
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