Anhan Technologies Founder and Executive Vice President Xinhong Wang belives that Capsule Robots are the next stage of development for endoscopes. Costs are expected to drop as penetration rates for endoscopes and capsule robots grow higher.

The Chinese medical robot market has been developing rapidly, and is expected by many to become the next windfall market.Capsule robots are considered a part of the endoscope manufacturing industry, andare comprised of a mirror, an image processing unit and lighting systems. The demand for capsule robots is expected to grow even further as the market expands even further.The Chinese capsule robot market passed the CNY 10 billion mark in 2016 in size, and is expected to grow alongside growing usage of endoscopes and microtrauma therapy. The market has reached a total of CNY 20 billion in size and is expected to pass the CNY 25 billion mark by the end of 2019.

The Chinese medical equipment market has also been growing in recent years, and after the initial setbacks caused by manufacturing problems, the Chinese medical equipment market is on track to become a market worth CNY 650 billion by the end of 2019.