Autonomous robotics, which is one of the vital part of Industry 4.0,  is robotics that has a high degree of autonomy in its behavior or activities (without external influence). Artificial intelligence, robotics, and information engineering are all considered subfields of autonomous robotics. Spaceflight, household maintenance (such as cleaning), waste water treatment, and delivering products and services are just a few of the applications for autonomous robots.

In this report, over 43,000 patent applications filed worldwide between 2011 and 2021 in the field of autonomus robot were examined.