Robotics

Technologies and Global Markets

Publication Date	April 2009
Publisher	BCC Research
Product Type	Report
Pages	205
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BCC00271

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Summary

Since the advent of the robotics industry, robot makers have introduced new products that meet customer needs. They have repeatedly modernized to keep pace with changing platforms for design and manufacturing. Rising quality has produced robots that continue to labor years beyond their anticipated service life. An industry that was once grounded in a handful of highly specialized types of industrial and space robots has expanded to include new, commercially viable types of domestic and professional service robots, as well as military and security robots.

While growth in the industry has been historically sporadic, various macro and micro developments have begun to coalesce to produce a new era of sustainable growth that will see the robotics industry grow to become a robust worldwide market.

This BCC Research report offers a comprehensive picture of trends in the global robotics industry through 2008, and makes market projections over a 5-year period, from 2009 to the end of 2014. The report covers the history of robotics and includes a discussion of the factors that shaped the growth of the industry.

Common issues and enabling technologies are discussed in detail, and key robot patents are reviewed. The report offers a thorough analysis of the factors that are currently shaping growth in the industry, including technological advancements, economic challenges, governmental policy and changing industry structure. Profiles of major companies in the U.S. and worldwide also are included.

The scope of this report is broad and includes:

Descriptions of the major types of robots including industrial, domestic service, professional service, military, security and space
The current global market status for the robotics industry, with trends and forecasts for growth over the next 5 years
Comparison of worldwide regional markets for robotics manufacturing and sales
Identifi cation of the most promising areas for robotics within the next 5 years
Company profiles.

Why should you buy this report:

To learn why the robotics industry is poised for a new era of sustainable growth that will result in a $21 billion worldwide market by 2014.
To capitalize on the most promising opportunities for robotics in the near-term
To validate product development and launch plans with a 5-year product demand forcast that accounts for the current economic climate, including the collapse of capital funding for new robot purchases
To understand the common issues that pertain to all types of robots and how they will impact your business.

Content

Chapter One: Introduction
- Study Goals And Objectives
- Reasons For Doing The Study
- Contributions Of The Study And For Whom
- Scope And Format
- Robots Not Included In This Report
- Information Sources And Methodology
- Related Bcc Reports
  - A Note To Purchasers Of Bccs 2003 Robotic Study (Eng001a)
- Analyst Credentials
- Bcc Online Services
- Disclaimer
Chapter Two: Summary
- Summary Table Worldwide Demand For Robots, By Type, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Summary Figure Worldwide Demand For Robots, By Type, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
Chapter Three: A Unique Machine
- Table 1 Robot Hall Of Fame Inductees
- Popular Views Of Robots
- Professional Views Of Robots
- Distinction Between Automation And Robotics
  - De Facto U S. Definition Of A Robot
  - Evolution Of A Globally Harmonized Definition
    - Table 2 Nations Setting The Iso Robotic Standards (By Status)
Chapter Four: The Six Basic Types Of Robots
- Six Type Division
  - Table 3 Global Demand For Robotic Systems, By Component, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 4 Global Demand For Robotic Systems, By Type, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 5 North American Demand For Robotic Systems, By Type, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Figure 1 North American Demand For Robotic Systems, By Type, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 6 European Union Demand For Robotic Systems, By Type Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Figure 2 European Union Demand For Robotic Systems, By Type, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 7 Asian Demand For Robotic Systems, By Type, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Figure 3 Asian Demand For Robotic Systems, By Type, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 8 Rest Of The Worlds Demand For Robotic Systems, By Type, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Figure 4 Rest Of The World Demand For Robotic Systems, By Type, 2007-2014 ($ Millions)
- Demand For Whole Robots
  - Table 9 Global Demand For Whole Industrial Robots, By Specialization, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 10 Global Demand For Whole Domestic Service Robots, By Specialization, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 11 Global Demand For Whole Professional Service Robots, By Specialization, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 12 Global Demand For Whole Military Robots, By Specialization, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 13 Global Demand For Whole Security Robots, By Specialization, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Table 14 Global Demand For Whole Space Robots, By Specialization, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Harmonization With The 2003 Bcc Robot Study (Eng001a)
  - Table 15 Industrial Robot Harmonization
  - Table 16 Domestic Service Robot Harmonization
  - Table 17 Professional Service Robot Harmonization
  - Table 18 Military Robot Harmonization
  - Table 19 Security Robot Harmonization
  - Table 20 Space Robot Harmonization
- Demand For Specialized Types Of Robots
  - Industrial Robots
  - Table 21 Global Demand For Specialized Industrial Robots, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Domestic Service Robots
  - Table 22 Global Demand For Specialized Domestic Service Robots, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Professional Service Robots
  - Table 23 Global Demand For Specialized Professional Service Robots, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Military Robots
  - Table 24 Global Demand For Specialized Military Robots, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Security Robots
  - Table 25 Global Demand For Specialized Security Robots, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Space Robots
  - Table 26 Global Demand For Space Robots, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
Chapter Five: Enabling Technologies
- Technologies
  - Actuation
  - Adaptation
  - Autonomy
  - Calibration
  - Cognition
  - Collision Avoidance
  - Configuration
  - Control
  - Dependability
  - End Effectors, Grippers, And Dexterous Hands
  - Human-Robot Interfaces
  - Knowledge Systems
  - Learning
  - Localization
  - Locomotion
  - Manipulation
  - Materials
  - Mechatronics
  - Table 27 Mechatronics Education Programs (Bs, Ms, Certification Or Coursework)
  - Missions, Tasks And Processes
  - Motion Control
  - Navigation
  - Perception
  - Power Management
  - Robot-Robot Interaction
  - Robustness
  - Safety
  - Table 28 Global Safety-related Expenditures For Robots, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
  - Sensing
  - Sensors
  - Sensor Fusion
  - Standardization
  - Table 29 Iso Tc 184/Sc 2 Robots And Robotic Device Standards (In Place As Of Jan 15, 2009, listed Chronologically From Oldest To Most Recent)
  - Table 30 Iso Tc 184/Sc 2 Robots And Robotic Device Standards And Projects Under Periodic Review (In Place As Of Jan 15, 2009, listed Chronologically From Oldest To Most Recent)
  - Table 31 Withdrawn Iso Robots And Robotic Device Standards And Projects (In Place As Of Jan 15, 2009, listed Chronologically From Oldest To Most Recent)
  - Table 32 Iso Standards And Projects Related To, But Not Categorized As, Robots Or Robotic Devices
  - Swarms And Networks
  - Telepresence And Telerobotics
  - Vision
Chapter Six: Factors Influencing The Demand For Robots
- Relationship Between Industrial Output And Robot Sales
  - Figure 5 Baseline Relationship Of Industrial Robot Sales And Manufacturing Gross Output From 1979 To 2001 (U S ) (Units, $ Millions)
- Factors Influencing All Six Types Of Robots
  - The Ongoing Financial Crisis
  - U S. Shifts Focus Of Robotics Research To The Military
  - Table 33 Changes In Relative Importance Of Public And Publicprivate Funding Sources, 2003-2014 (%)
  - Europe Coordinates Its Robotic Research
- Factors Affecting Demand For Industrial Robots
  - Plummeting Auto Sales
  - Composites Will Lessen The Need For Welding Robots
- Factors Affecting Demand For Domestic Service Robots
  - Japans Domestic And Professional Robotic Initiatives
  - Table 34 Japans Domestic Service Robot Initiative
  - Table 35 Japans Professional Service Robot Initiative
  - Taiwan Seeks Leadership Position
- Factors Affecting Professional Service Robots
  - Table 36 U S. Financed Robot Projectscivilian Agencies (1983 Through 2009 Fiscal Year)
- Factors Affecting Military Robotics
  - Wars Foster Continuing Development
    - Table 37 U S. Armed Forces Robot Research ( Through 2008 Fiscal Year)
    - Table 38 Robot Projects Financed By The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (1983 Through 2009 Fiscal Year)
    - Table 39 Robot Projects Financed By The Department Of Energy (1983 Through 2009 Fiscal Year)
  - Types And Tiers Of Military Robots
    - Table 40 U S. Air Force Uav Tiers
    - Table 41 U S. Marine Corps Uav Tiers
    - Table 42 U S. Army Uav Tiers
    - Table 43 U S. Army Future Combat System Uav Classes
    - Table 44 Significant Nonu S. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
    - Table 45 Significant U S. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Factors Affecting Security Robots
- Factors Affecting Space Robots
  - Table 46 Nasa Financed Robotics Projects (1983 Through 2009 Fiscal Year)
Chapter Seven: Robot Patent Analysis
- Table 47 Assigned Patents Bearing Title industrial Robots (By Original Assignee And Filing Date)
- A Technological Perspective
- Table 48 Robot Wrists (By Original Assignee And Filing Date)
- Identifying Technological Leadership
- Table 49 Significant Assigned Robotics Patents (By Original Assignee And Filing Date)
- Using Patents To Identify Key Niche Market Players
- Table 50 Assigned Patents For Cleaning Robots (By Original Assignee)
- Table 51 Assigned Patents For Milking Robots (By Original Assignee)
- Table 52 Assigned Patents For Robotic Telematics (By Original Assignee And Filing Date)
- Abstracts Of Noteworthy Robotics Patents, By Patent Number
  - Programmed Article Transfer
  - Method For Transferring Wafers In A Semiconductor Tapepeeling Apparatus
  - Welding Machine And Method For Assembling Same
  - linking Element With Screw Jack And Its Use For An Industrial Robot Arm
  - Paint Spray Booth With Robot
  - Supporting Structure
  - Method And Apparatus For Processing Wafers
  - Light-Pinpointing Device For A Robot
  - Remote Control System For Biped Locomotion Robot
  - Scara-Type Robot With Counterbalanced Arms
  - Stack Grasper For Sheet-like Products And Method Of Palletizing Using A Stack Grasper
  - Error Recovery Methods For Controlling Robotic Systems
  - System And Method For Automatically Focusing The Attention Of A Virtual Robot Interacting With Users
Chapter Eight: Robot Forecasts
- Table 53 Worldwide Demand For Robots, By Industry And Component, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 54 Robots Demand In North American, By Industry And Component, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 55 Robots Demand In The European Union, By Industry And Component, Through 2014
- Table 56 Robots Demand In Asia, By Industry And Component, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 57 Robots Demand In The Rest Of The World, By Industry And Component, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
- Table 58 Robot Demand By Industry And Component, Through 2014 ($ Millions)
Chapter Nine: Robotics Community Profiles
- Abb
- Adept Technology, Inc.
- Advancing Robotics Technology For Societal Impact Alliance
- Applied Materials, Inc.
- Care Partners
- Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute
- Coll Ge De France
- Comau
- Denso Robotics
- European Robotics Research Network (Euron)
- European Technology Platforms
- Fanuc Ltd.
- Faraday Advance
- Fostermiller
- Fujitsu Fanuc
- Genesis Systems Group, Llc
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- Honda
- Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers (Ieee)
- International Federation Of Robotics (Ifr)
- International Organization For Standardization (Iso)
- Irobot Corp.
- Joint Robotics Program (Jrp)
- Karolinska Institutet
- Kawasaki Robotics
- Kuka Robotics Of North America
- Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (Mit)
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Ltd
- Mitsubishi
- Motoman
- Nachi Robotics
- National Robotics Engineering Center
- Pilz Automation
- Robotics Industry Association (Ria)
- Robotics Alliance Project
- Robotics Society Of Japan
- Sick, Inc.
- St. Ubli
- Unimation
- Università Campus Bio-Medico
- Università Di Ferrara
- Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona
- Université Pierre Et Marie Curie
- University Of California - Merced
- University Of California - San Diego
- University Of California - Santa Cruz
- University Of Chicago
- University Of Florida
- University Of Massachusetts - Amherst
- University Of Miami
- University Of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- University Of New Mexico
- University Of Parma
- University Of Pennsylvania
- University Of Washington
- University Research Program In Robotics
- Vecna Technologies
- Ventax Robot, Inc.
- Vigyan Research Associates, Inc.
- Viking Energy Corp
- Waseda University
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Workscience Corp.
- Yale University
- Yaskawa Electric