The copier hum has long been part of Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and Gainesville offices. Dealers across North Florida kept that hum alive, rolling trucks down I‑95 and I‑10, fixing misfeeds, and keeping fleets running. Work that built trust. But the market is shifting. Global copier demand is steady but not expanding quickly. Transparency Market Research projects the copier market to grow at roughly 3.9 percent annually through 2031 to about 19.7 billion dollars. Dealers are searching for the next engine of recurring revenue as print volumes flatten.
Office Ready Robots™ from companies like Quasi are not industrial arms bolted to factory floors. They are mobile machines tuned for everyday environments: offices, hospitals, campuses, distribution centers. They roll with cameras and sensors, carrying mail, escorting visitors, and running supplies. They need leasing, service, and updates, the very skills North Florida’s copier channel already delivers.
North Florida’s economy is growing. Jacksonville has become a major financial and logistics hub, home to Fortune 500 operations and one of the fastest‑growing ports in the U.S. Cushman & Wakefield reports positive office absorption in 2024, with vacancy trending down in Class A space downtown and in the Southside corridor. On the industrial side, CBRE highlights Jacksonville’s warehouse sector as one of the strongest in the Southeast, with vacancy at 3.6 percent in 2024 and more than 12 million square feet under construction. Gainesville and Tallahassee add steady demand from education, healthcare, and state government.
This creates two clear lanes for robots. Offices reinvesting in space can deploy AMRs for front‑of‑house and back‑office tasks. Warehouses and logistics operations already adopting automation can extend it with dealer‑supported Office Ready Robots.
For dealers like CopyFax of Jacksonville, U.S. Business Systems, DEX Imaging’s independent‑style branches in North Florida, Atlantic Business Systems, and RJ Young’s Florida operations, the fit is natural. Trucks are already rolling. Leasing partners are in place. Service DNA is strong. Robots simply extend the playbook. Quasi’s AMRs can be leased and serviced like copiers, bundled with training and updates. CricketsUS connects OEMs to these dealers and equips them to sell and support robotics in the same way they have supported print for decades.
North Florida knows growth. From ports to campuses, from finance to logistics, the region has adapted. Dealers who bring Office Ready Robots into their portfolio show the same adaptability. The copier channel moved from copiers to MFPs to managed IT. Robotics is the next step. It delivers tangible value, keeps service techs relevant, and grows leasing streams at a time when traditional office hardware slows.
The copier hum is fading in Jacksonville and Tallahassee, but the roll of robots is starting to be heard. For dealers, the choice is clear: extend existing skills into robotics or watch the opportunity pass by. CricketsUS is ready to connect the channel with OEMs. North Florida is positioned for this shift, and the time to act is now.
Sources:
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Transparency Market Research via GlobeNewswire, Global Copier Market Likely to total US$ 19.7 billion by 2031: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/07/06/2700169/0/en/Global-Copier-Market-Likely-to-total-US-19-7-billion-by-2031-Expected-to-Incline-at-a-CAGR-of-3-9-TMR-Study.html
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Cushman & Wakefield, Jacksonville Office MarketBeat 2024: https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/united-states/insights/us-marketbeats/jacksonville-marketbeats
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CBRE, Jacksonville Industrial Market Report 2024: https://www.cbre.com/insights/figures/jacksonville-industrial-figures-report
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