Intelligent robots and drones are rapidly moving from concept to large-scale application, creating an unprecedented growth market for the fastener industry.

In the industrial robotics sector, global installations continue to rise, with production lines in automotive manufacturing, 3C electronics, and logistics sorting demanding high-precision, highly reliable robots. Each industrial robot (such as six-axis, SCARA) requires hundreds to thousands of precision fasteners for joint connections, arm structure, and end-effector assembly. Service robots, like those in medical, catering, and cleaning, also rely heavily on miniaturized, often non-standard fastener solutions.

In the drone market, particularly commercial drones, adoption is accelerating in fields like agricultural planting protection, power inspection, surveying, mapping, and logistics delivery. Their airframe structures (arms, landing gear, gimbals, etc.) place extremely high demands on fastener lightweighting, loosening prevention, and corrosion resistance.

Conclusion: As a core basic component, the fastener industry is deeply bound to these two high-end manufacturing fields. Its market size directly benefits from the growth in shipments of intelligent robots and drones, expected to maintain a high double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next five years. Fastener companies must closely follow the pulse of these end industries to capture market opportunities.