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Robotics has the potential to impact virtually every sector in the US economy, from "care-bots" in health care, to driverless trucks in transportation, and "robo-analysts" in finance.

In 2015, the Bank of America Merril Lynch analyzed investment opportunities related to the "robot revolution" across major sectors in the US economy. They estimated that robotics and artificial intelligence would become a $153 billion industry by 2020.

Below, explore the projected near-term future market sizes for robotics across 8 major economic sectors.

Forcasted Robotics US Market Sizes by Sector

Circle size is proportional to market size.

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Finance

Agriculture

Service

Industrial

Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence

Defense

Transport