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Patent applications related to robotics increased by 8% per year on average in the mining industry since 2020
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The global mining industry experienced a 8% increase in annual average growth rate (AAGR) in the number of robotics-related patent applications between 2020 and 2022. The total number of robotics-related grants increased by an AAGR of 18% during the same period, according to GlobalData's patent analytics database.
Notably, the number of robotics-related patent applications in the mining industry was 555 since 2020, while 452 applications were granted.
The top five companies by filings accounted for 48% of patent applications
Analysis of patent applications by assignee shows that Kobe Steel filed the most robotics patents within the mining industry since 2020. The company filed 100 robotics-related patents since 2020.
It was followed by Stellantis (44 applications), OffWorld (16 applications), China Baowu Steel Group (13 applications) and POSCO (13 applications).
The top five companies by grants accounted for 53% of successful patent grants
Analysis of patent grants by assignee shows that Kobe Steel was granted 80 patents related to robotics within the mining industry since 2020. It was followed by Stellantis (61 grants), Vale (14 grants), China Baowu Steel Group (12 grants) and POSCO (12 grants).
Patent activity was driven by China with a 55% share of total patent publications
The largest share of robotics-related patent publications in the mining industry since 2020 was held by China with 55%, followed by Japan (11%) and the US (9%).
GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis;used to produce this article.
GlobalData’s Patents Analytics tracks patent filings and grants from official patent offices around the world. Proprietary analysis and official patent classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.
