Among the world-leading manufacturers of robots is the Swiss ABB. The group is involved in sectors such as the food and beverage industry as well as the automotive sector. ABB recently announced that it was tapping into a new market for business with the intelligent machines: the medical sector. ABB would like to place cobots, i.e. industrial robots that work in conjunction with humans, in the healthcare industry within just one to two years. ABB estimates the demand for such machines at 60,000 units. The coming years are set to see further impetus for business with cobots right across industry, however. According to the market researchers at Market & Markets, global sales will rocket from 710 million dollars in 2018 to 12 billion dollars in 2025.
Ultimately, the intelligent machines are primed to enable a whole new form of industrial value added, known as Industry 4.0. Forecasts from Zion Market Research suggest that the global market for the fourth industrial revolution will rise from 66 billion US dollars in 2017 to 155 billion in 2024. A great many very different companies are hoping to be a part of the imminent paradigm shift in the technology world caused by AI and robotics. They include Big Blue IBM, for instance, whose “Watson” AI program enables the development of digital assistants such as chatbots and the intelligent coordination of services, among other benefits. IT security specialist Trend Micro, in turn, is using AI to unmask email fraudsters, for example. And, thanks to iRobot, the man-made machines are increasingly finding their way inside people's own four walls, where the company’s vacuuming and mopping robot is the world leader. This is also reflected on the balance sheet: sales and profits have almost double in the last five years. Experts reckon that the sector will maintain its growth trajectory. According to figures from Statista, the US market for consumer robots alone will rise from 2.4 billion US dollars in 2018 to 6.8 billion in 2025.
There is every chance that Robots and AI will herald the next quantum leap in technological development. This in turn opens up interesting investment opportunities. There would be little point in investors putting all their eggs in one basket, though, because, as already stated, the two megatrends are widely spread. Profits can be found in a wide variety of sectors. Help comes from the Swissquote Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Index, which enables diversified investment in this sector. The barometer includes another 16 members alongside the four already mentioned. The USA accounts for a 44 per cent share in terms of geography, leading the way ahead of Japan at 28 per cent. Japanese internet giant Dena currently has the heaviest weighting. The Index is kept fresh by a quarterly review of the selection. The actively managed portfolio only considers stocks that meet strictly controlled quality and quantity criteria.
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To give investors access to this fast-growing high-tech field, Leonteq has issued an “Actively Managed Certificate”. This tracker allows full participation in the carefully constructed index offered by Swissquote Bank, the only cost factor being an annual management fee of 0.7 per cent. In return investors get a portfolio consisting of 20 members as well as a certificate offering a persuasive combination of transparency and liquidity.
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