Robotics: Technologies and Global Markets

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INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The goal of this study was to present a comprehensive view of the global robotics industry from the research laboratory to the replacement parts business. To that end the study had three objectives:

The first was to analyze key developments in robotics that have occurred since BCC Research last examined this rapidly changing market in the last quarter of 2010.The second was to develop 2013 to 2018 product demand forecasts based on recent developments that alter the industry's technological and economic landscape in North America, Asia, Europe, and other developed nations.The third was to present for each of those regions a comprehensive set of tables that forecast current U.S. dollar value demand for four categories of robot products; six types of robots; 16 robot-using industries; and 26 end-user applications for robots.

In addition to its technology analysis and forecasts, this study includes a chapter containing background and contact information for key industry participants, and a patent analysis accompanied by a list of patent numbers and titles of the more than 700 robot patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since the previous BCC Research analysis.

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

In late 2010, BCC Research examined the robotics industry, and in April 2011 published a study in which it noted that technological and military needs had created a climate for the accelerated acceptance of robots far afield from the factory floor, their origin and current economic base. Those industry-sustaining innovations continued through 2012. BCC also observed a shift in the nature of improvements.

There have been two clear signals that a fundamental change in the industry has begun. The first of those signals is the rapidly accelerating pace of innovation. During 2012, the number of U.S. patent filings that referenced robots in their abstracts rose sharply, to an average of nine per week, twice the number of that during the industry's first 30 years. The second signal is contained in the nature of the ideas protected by those patents. A large number of the more than 700 inventions patented since BCC published its last study individually describe methods for improving a robot's ability to recognize and interact with its surroundings. In other words, these are the inventions that will give robots "situational awareness," a dynamic "sense of place" that allows truly autonomous operation. Situational awareness is the single most critical quality required by a robot before it can safely work alongside humans not as a tool, but as a partner. In the broader sense, a robot's acquisition of situational awareness also marks the transition moment for the industry, when robotics steps beyond being a sustaining technology and enters the realm of disruptive technologies, with the promise and uncertainty that such an advance implies.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Robotics: Technologies and Global Markets offers a granular level of detail that can be useful to executive and senior managers across the full spectrum of manufacturing and marketing activities in:

Aerospace.

Agriculture.

Alternate energy systems.

Automotive manufacturing.

Border protection.

Chemical and fuel processing.

Commercial building maintenance.

Construction.

Consumer products manufacturing.

Defense-related governmental activities.

Education and research.

Electronics manufacturing.

Food processing.

Health care.

Home care.

Law enforcement.

Medicine and surgery.

Non-defense governmental activities.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Textile and clothing manufacturing.

Unmanned aerial, maritime, and surface vehicles production.

SCOPE AND FORMAT

Robotics: Technologies and Global Markets provides both a review of recent key developments in robotics and a forecast that examines the industry from the perspective of robot makers and their traditional and prospective end users. The study itself is divided into eight chapters followed by an appendix. Chapters One through Five focus on the markets for robots and present the study's demand forecasts. Chapters Six and Seven, respectively, describe basic and advanced robotic components and systems. Chapter Eight is a patent analysis that includes names and titles of more than 700 patents referencing robots that have been issued since May 1, 2011. Abstracts of key patents, since the beginning of the industry, offer an historical perspective. The Appendix contains names, contact information, and brief descriptions of the major academic, government and commercial stakeholders in the broader robotics enterprise. A Summary Table with an accompanying chart and 77 additional tables, most of which present forecast data, round out the presentation.ROBOTS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY

This study excludes software applications known as Internet robots, automated machine tools, implanted medical devices, active prosthetics, and power-assisted "exoskeletons." Robot kits for hobbyists also have been omitted. Finally, because this study focuses exclusively on the product level, it omits robot-related engineering and systems integration services.INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY

Both primary and secondary research methodologies were used in preparing this report. BCC Research has reviewed more than 1,000 companies and university-based robotics programs to obtain data for this study. It also reviewed reports and studies prepared for peer-reviewed professional literature, as well as reports by the technical staffs of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, the Energy Information Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Science Foundation. Also consulted were Chinese, European, and Japanese counterparts of these organizations, as well as the United Nations and the World Bank. Other data came from robotics company and robotics association presentations at open sessions of scientific and technical conferences. Forecasts in this report examine demand for robots by region and by robot type.ANALYST CREDENTIALS

James Wilson is the author of the 2007, 2009 and 2011 editions of Robotics: Technologies and Global Markets, as well as six other robotic-related studies published by BCC Research. In addition to his work as a technology analyst, Wilson previously served as editor of the Princeton Business Journal and as senior science and technology editor for Hearst Magazines. He is a past member of the National Association of Science Writers and the American Medical Writers Association. Wilson served on the adjunct faculty of Temple University and on the staffs of Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences. His other robotics-related BCC studies are:

IASO22A, IAS022B, and IAS022C Remote Sensing Technologies and Global Markets.IFTO62A Mobile Telematics: Global Markets and Technologies.IFTO62B Mobile Telematics Handbook.IFT064A Intelligent Wireless Microsystems.EGY057A Power Electronics: Technologies and Global Markets.ISA028B Portable Analysis Instrumentation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY 1

INTENDED AUDIENCE 2

SCOPE AND FORMAT 2

ROBOTS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY 3

INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY 3

RELATED BCC REPORTS 3

ANALYST CREDENTIALS 3

BCC ONLINE SERVICES 4

DISCLAIMER 4

CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY 6

SUMMARY TABLE DEMAND FOR ROBOTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($

MILLIONS) 6

SUMMARY FIGURE INCREASES IN THE REGIONAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS

2011-2018 ($ MILLIONS) 6

CHAPTER 3 ROBOTS AND THEIR MARKETS 9

DEFINING ROBOTS AND THEIR MARKETS 9

THE ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE 9

QUEST FOR A HARMONIZED DEFINITION 10

DEFINING REGIONAL MARKETS 11

TABLE 1 DEMAND FOR ROBOTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 12

THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET 12

TABLE 2 ROBOT DEMAND IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 12

THE EUROPEAN UNION MARKET, WITH FORECAST 12

TABLE 3 EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES IN THIS STUDY 14

TABLE 4 ROBOT DEMAND IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, THROUGH 2018 ($

MILLIONS) 14

THE ASIA MARKET, WITH FORECAST 14

TABLE 5 ASIAN COUNTRIES IN THIS STUDY 15

TABLE 6 ROBOT DEMAND IN ASIAN COUNTRIES, THROUGH 2018 ($

MILLIONS) 15

OTHER MARKETS, WITH FORECAST 16

TABLE 7 OTHER ROBOT MARKETS IN THIS STUDY 16

TABLE 8 ROBOT DEMAND IN OTHER MARKETS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 17

DEVELOPMENTAL DRIVERS 17

TABLE 9 WEEKLY NUMBER OF U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THAT REFERENCE

ROBOTS, JANUARY 1, 1970 TO DECEMBER 14, 2012 18

TABLE 10 THE 10 FASTEST-GROWING ROBOT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH

2018 (CAGR%) 18

FUKUSHIMA TESTS HARSH-ENVIRONMENT ROBOTS 18

MIND-CONTROLLED ROBOTS 20

FIVE PERSPECTIVES ON GROWTH 22

TABLE 11 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATED

PRODUCTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 22

TABLE 12 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATED

PRODUCTS, BY ROBOTIC PRODUCT, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 22

TABLE 13 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATED

PRODUCTS, BY TYPE OF ROBOT, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 23

TABLE 14 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATED

PRODUCTS, BY ROBOT-USING INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 23

TABLE 15 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATED

PRODUCTS, BY END-USER APPLICATION, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 24

CHAPTER 4 WORKPLACE APPLICATIONS FOR ROBOTS 26

HOW WE USE ROBOTS 27

THE SIX TYPES OF ROBOTS 29

MARKETS BY TYPE OF ROBOT 30

TABLE 16 REGIONAL/TYPE OF ROBOT FORECAST, THROUGH 2018 ($

MILLIONS) 31

ROBOT DEMAND BY END-USER INDUSTRIES 31

TABLE 17 CONSOLIDATED END-USER INDUSTRY FORECAST, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS) 32

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS 34

TABLE 18 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA BY

END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 35

TABLE 19 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION BY

END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 36

TABLE 20 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USER INDUSTRY,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 38

TABLE 21 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BY

END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 39

DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOTS 40

REGIONAL DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOTS FORECASTS 41

TABLE 22 DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA BY

END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 41

TABLE 23 DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN

UNION BY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 41

TABLE 24 DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USER

INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 42

TABLE 25 DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BY

END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 42

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOTS 43

TABLE 26 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA

BY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 43

TABLE 27 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN

UNION BY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 45

TABLE 28 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA, BY

END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 46

TABLE 29 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS,

BY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 48

MILITARY ROBOTS 49

HOW WE USE MILITARY ROBOTS 52

TABLE 30 COUNTRIES THAT DEPLOY MILITARY UNMANNED AERIAL

SYSTEMS (UAVS) 53

REGIONAL MILITARY ROBOT FORECASTS 53

TABLE 31 MILITARY ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA, BY END-USER

INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 53

TABLE 32 MILITARY ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION BY

END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 54

TABLE 33 MILITARY ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USER INDUSTRY,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 54

TABLE 34 MILITARY ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BY END-USER

INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 55

SECURITY ROBOTS 55

HOW WE USE SECURITY ROBOTS 56

TABLE 35 SECURITY ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA BY END-USER

INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 57

TABLE 36 SECURITY ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION BY

END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 58

TABLE 37 SECURITY ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USER INDUSTRY,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 59

TABLE 38 SECURITY ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BY END-USER

INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 60

SPACE ROBOTS 60

HOW WE USE SPACE ROBOTS 62

TABLE 39 SPACE ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA BY END-USER

INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 63

TABLE 40 SPACE ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION BY

END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 63

TABLE 41 SPACE ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USER INDUSTRY,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 64

TABLE 42 SPACE ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BY END-USER

INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 64

CHAPTER 5 TYPES OF ROBOTIC PRODUCTS 66

TABLE 43 ROBOT NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIZATION

SYSTEM (NAICS) CODES 66

TABLE 44 FORECAST BY ROBOTIC PRODUCT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 67

WHOLE ROBOTS 67

TABLE 45 FORECAST FOR WHOLE ROBOTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($

MILLIONS) 67

ROBOT PARTS 67

TABLE 46 FORECAST FOR ROBOT PARTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($

MILLIONS) 68

ROBOTIC SOFTWARE 68

TABLE 47 FORECAST FOR ROBOTIC SOFTWARE BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS) 68

SAFETY MATERIALS 68

TABLE 48 FORECAST FOR ROBOT SAFETY MATERIALS BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 69

CHAPTER 6 MARKETS BY END-USER APPLICATION 71

TABLE 49 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR ASSISTIVE LIVING BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 72

TABLE 50 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR BOMB AND LAND MINE DISPOSAL

BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 72

TABLE 51 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR CIVILIAN SPACE BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 72

TABLE 52 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR CLEANING AND INSPECTION BY

REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 73

TABLE 53 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR COMMERCIAL SECURITY BY

REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 73

TABLE 54 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION,

BY REGION THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 73

TABLE 55 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR COURIERS AND GUIDES, BY

REGION THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 74

TABLE 56 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR DISPENSING BY REGION, THROUGH

2018 ($ MILLIONS) 74

TABLE 57 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR FLOOR MAINTENANCE BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 74

TABLE 58 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE BY

REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 75

TABLE 59 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR HOME SECURITY BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 75

TABLE 60 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR LABORATORY BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 75

TABLE 61 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR LAWN MOWING BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 76

TABLE 62 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR LOGISTICAL SUPPORT BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 76

TABLE 63 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MACHINING BY REGION, THROUGH

2018 ($ MILLIONS) 76

TABLE 64 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MATERIAL APPLICATION BY

REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 77

TABLE 65 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MATERIAL HANDLING AND

ASSEMBLY BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 77

TABLE 66 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL BY

REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 77

TABLE 67 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MILITARY SPACE BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 78

TABLE 68 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR PALLETIZING BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 78

TABLE 69 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR PROMOTIONAL, THROUGH 2018 ($

MILLIONS) 78

TABLE 70 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR REFUELING BY REGION, THROUGH

2018 ($ MILLIONS) 79

TABLE 71 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY

REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 79

TABLE 72 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR SURVEILLANCE BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 79

TABLE 73 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR VACUUM CLEANING BY REGION,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 80

TABLE 74 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR WELDING BY REGION, THROUGH

2018 ($ MILLIONS) 80

CHAPTER 7 BASIC ROBOT TECHNOLOGIES 82

ACTUATION 82

CALIBRATION 82

CONFIGURATION 82

CONTROL 84

END EFFECTORS, GRIPPERS, AND DEXTEROUS HANDS 85

LEARNING 86

MANIPULATION 86

MISSIONS, TASKS AND PROCESSES 87

MOTION CONTROL 88

POWER AND POWER MANAGEMENT 88

SENSING AND SENSORS 89

CHAPTER 8 ADVANCED ROBOT REQUIREMENTS 92

ADAPTATION 92

AUTONOMY 93

COGNITION 94

COLLISION AVOIDANCE 95

DEPENDABILITY 95

INTERACTION-HUMAN AND ROBOT 95

INTERACTION-ROBOT AND ROBOT 100

LOCOMOTION 101

KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS 103

LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING 103

LOCALIZATION 104

MATERIALS 104

NAVIGATION 105

PERCEPTION 107

ROBUSTNESS 107

SAFETY 107

SENSOR FUSION 108

SWARMS AND NETWORKS 108

TELEPRESENCE AND TELEROBOTICS 110

VISION 110

CHAPTER 9 ROBOT PATENT ANALYSIS 114

TABLE 75 U.S. PATENTS REFERENCING ROBOTS, BY DECADE, 1970S-2000S

(ISSUED JAN. 1, 1970 THROUGH DEC. 14, 2012) 114

TABLE 76 TREND IN ROBOT PATENT ISSUANCE (ISSUED JAN. 1, 2000

THROUGH DEC. 14, 2012) 114

KEY ROBOT PATENTS-1954 TO 2012 115

PROGRAMMED ARTICLE TRANSFER 115

METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING WAFERS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR

TAPE-PEELING APPARATUS 116

WELDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME 116

LINKING ELEMENT WITH SCREW JACK AND ITS USE FOR AN

INDUSTRIAL ROBOT ARM 116

PAINT SPRAY BOOTH WITH ROBOT 116

SUPPORTING STRUCTURE 117

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING WAFERS 117

LIGHT PINPOINTING DEVICE FOR A ROBOT 117

REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BIPED LOCOMOTION ROBOT 118

SCARA-TYPE ROBOT WITH COUNTERBALANCED ARMS 118

STACK GRASPER FOR SHEETLIKE PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF

PALLETIZING USING A STACK GRASPER 118

ERROR-RECOVERY METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTIC

SYSTEMS 119

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FOCUSING THE

ATTENTION OF A VIRTUAL ROBOT INTERACTING WITH USERS 119

METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING,

SERVICING, AND DEORBITING EARTH SATELLITES USING ROBOTICS 119

ROBOT APPARATUS AND EMOTION REPRESENTING METHOD 120

MODULAR WALL-CLIMBING ROBOT WITH TRANSITION CAPABILITY 120

IMPACT-ABSORBING MECHANISM OF WALKING ROBOT 120

LINK ASSEMBLY FOR A SNAKELIKE ROBOT ARM 121

OMNIDIRECTIONAL ROBOT CLEANER 121

QUADRUPED WALKING ROBOT 121

AERIAL ROBOT WITH DISPENSABLE CONDUCTIVE FILAMENT 122

ENERGY-EFFICIENT ROBOTIC SYSTEM 122

LEGGED LOCOMOTION ROBOT 122

FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT 123

AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT 123

ROBOTIC LOCOMOTION METHOD AND MOBILE ROBOT 123

STABLE MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A LEGGED

MOBILE ROBOT 124

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING INTERLOCK

BETWEEN ROBOTS 124

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRESENTING CHALLENGES TO

TELL HUMANS AND COMPUTERS APART 124

LEGGED ROBOT 125

DUAL TRACKED MOBILE ROBOT FOR MOTION IN ROUGH TERRAIN 125

ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT 125

SURGICAL SLAVE ROBOT 126

LEGGED ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD 126

COMPANION ROBOT FOR PERSONAL INTERACTION 126

WEAPON ROBOT WITH SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 127

ROBOT DEPLOYED WEAPON SYSTEM AND SAFING METHOD 127

ENVIRONMENT MAP GENERATING METHOD AND MOBILE ROBOT 128

GAIT GENERATING SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE OF LEGGED

MOBILE ROBOT 128

AUTOMATED ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR HANDLING SURGICAL

INSTRUMENTS 128

ROBOT 129

FLOOR WASHING ROBOT 129

FUEL CELL FOR MICROCAPSULE-TYPE ROBOT AND

MICROCAPSULE-TYPE ROBOT 129

INDUSTRIAL ROBOT 130

ELECTRICAL SPECIFIC RESISTIVITY PROBING ROBOT 130

MICROSURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM 130

ROBOT SKIN 131

ROBOT 131

WALKING ROBOT 132

ROBOTICALLY GUIDED CATHETER 132

BIPLANAR FLUOROSCOPY GUIDED ROBOT SYSTEM FOR MINIMALLY

INVASIVE SURGERY AND THE CONTROL METHOD 132

CLEANING ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING 133

INDUSTRIAL ROBOT SYSTEM 133

ROBOT AND METHOD FOR BENDING ORTHODONTIC ARCHWIRES

AND OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES 133

MOBILE ROBOTIC VEHICLE 134

MOBILE ROBOT 134

METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH PERCUTANEOUS INTERVENTIONS 135

MULTI-FINGERED ROBOT HAND 135

POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND

ACTUATOR ELEMENT 135

BIPEDAL WALKING ROBOT 136

ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING, LEARNING, AND

SUPPORTING HUMAN ACTIVITIES 136

TENDON ENHANCED END EFFECTOR 137

ROBOTS WITH OCCLUSION AVOIDANCE FUNCTIONALITY 137

ROBOT FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERVENTIONS 137

AUTOMATED BRICK LAYING SYSTEM 138

MICROSURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM 138

STABILIZED UAV RECOVERY SYSTEM 138

ROBOTIC BASED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 139

ROBOT HAND AND HUMANOID ROBOT 139

SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT AUTOMATIC DRILLING/RIVETING

PROCESS IN AERONAUTICAL ASSEMBLY PIECES 139

MOVING ROUTE PLANNING METHOD AND NAVIGATION METHOD

FOR AVOIDING DYNAMIC HINDRANCES FOR MOBILE ROBOT DEVICE 140

MINIMALLY INVASIVE MEDICAL SYSTEM EMPLOYING A

MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED ENDO-ROBOT 140

COMPANION ROBOT FOR PERSONAL INTERACTION 140

MEDICAL TELE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM 141

CLEANING ROBOT 141

ROBOTICALLY GUIDED CATHETER 141

NURSING SYSTEM 142

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING INVASIVE MEDICAL

PROCEDURES USING A SURGICAL ROBOT 142

ROBOTIC VEHICLE 142

TOUCH-SENSITIVE ROBOT 143

VERTICAL ARTICULATED ROBOT 143

MEDICAL ROBOT FOR USE IN AN MRI 143

ROBOT-DEPLOYED ASSEMBLY TOOL AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING

FASTENERS IN AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES 144

TACTILE SENSOR 144

ARC WELDING ROBOT 144

HUMANOID ROBOT 145

INDUSTRIAL ROBOT 145

HIGH RADIATION ENVIRONMENT TUNNEL MONITORING SYSTEM

AND METHOD 145

ROBOT FOR TRAINING A REHABILITATOR 146

ROBOTS WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCE FUNCTIONALITY 146

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING STRINGERS ON AN

AIRCRAFT SKIN, IN PARTICULAR ON A WING SKIN 147

PRODUCTION SYSTEM HAVING COOPERATING PROCESS AREA

BETWEEN HUMAN AND ROBOT 147

ROBOTIC REHABILITATION APPARATUS AND METHOD 147

BIDIRECTIONAL MOVING MICRO-ROBOT SYSTEM 148

WALKING ROBOT 148

INTELLIGENT STEPPING FOR HUMANOID FALL DIRECTION CHANGE 148

TABLE 77 RECENT U.S. ROBOT PATENTS (ISSUED MAY 1, 2011 THROUGH

DEC. 14, 2012; MOST RECENT FIRST) 149

CHAPTER 10 APPENDIX: THE ROBOTICS COMMUNITY 170

2D3 INC. 170

AAI CORP. 171

ABB ROBOTICS 171

ADEPT TECHNOLOGY INC. 171

AEROVIRONMENT 172

AERYON LABS INC. 172

AETHON 173

ALDEBARAN ROBOTICS 173

AME UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS INC. 174

ASSOCIATION OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, AND APPLIED

ENGINEERING 174

ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS 174

AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES 175

AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR FIELD ROBOTICS 175

BAE SYSTEMS, PLC 175

BOEING CO. 176

BARRETT TECHNOLOGY INC. 176

BLACK-I ROBOTICS 176

BLUEFIN ROBOTICS 177

BOSCH REXROTH 177

BOSTON DYNAMICS 177

BOSTON ENGINEERING 178

BROCK TECHNOLOGIES INC. 178

BRITISH AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS ASSOCIATION PPMA LTD. 179

CARE PARTNERS 179

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY ROBOTICS INSTITUTE 179

CEA (FRENCH ATOMIC ENERGY) 181

COMAU 181

COROWARE 182

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ROBOTICS SYSTEMS JOINT PROJECT OFFICES 182

DENSO ROBOTICS 183

ENERGID TECHNOLOGIES 184

EPSON ROBOTS 184

EUNITED ROBOTICS: THE EUROPEAN ROBOTICS ASSOCIATION 184

EUROPEAN ROBOTICS RESEARCH NETWORK (EURON) 185

EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS 185

EVOLUTION ROBOTICS 185

FANUC ROBOTICS AMERICA INC. 186

GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INC. 186

GENERAL DYNAMICS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS 186

GENESIS SYSTEMS GROUP LLC 187

GUSTAVO STEFANINI ROBOTICS RESEARCH CENTER 187

HANSEN MEDICAL 187

HARVEST AUTOMATION INC. 187

HEALTH ROBOTICS 188

HEARTLAND ROBOTICS INC. 188

HITACHI LTD. 188

HONDA ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA INC. 189

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 189

INTELLIBOT ROBOTICS 190

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ROBOTICS 190

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) 190

INTOUCH HEALTH 191

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. 191

IROBOT CORP. 191

JAPAN ROBOT ASSOCIATION 192

JOHN DEERE 192

KAIROS AUTONOMI 192

KAWASAKI ROBOTICS 193

KUKA ROBOTICS CORP. 193

LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO. AUTOMATION DIVISION 194

LIQUID ROBOTICS 194

LOCKHEED MARTIN 194

MAKO SURGICAL 195

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 195

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD 196

MICRODRONES 196

MICROSOFT ROBOTICS 196

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AUTOMATION INC. 197

MOTOMAN ROBOTICS 197

NACHI ROBOTICS 198

NASA - JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) 198

NASA - ROBOTICS ALLIANCE PROJECT 198

NWUAV PROPULSION SYSTEMS 199

OBSERVINT TECHNOLOGIES/SC TECHNOLOGIES 199

PANASONIC FACTORY SOLUTIONS 199

PAR SYSTEMS INC. 199

PILZ AUTOMATION SAFETY 200

PRECISE PATH ROBOTICS 200

QINETIQ 200

RE2 201

RECONROBOTICS 201

RESTORATION ROBOTICS 201

ROBOTICS ASSOCIATION TAIWAN (ROBOAT) 202

ROBAI 202

ROBODYNAMICS 202

ROBOSOFT 203

ROBOTIC SYSTEMS JOINT PROJECT OFFICE (JPO) 203

ROBOTICS INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 203

ROBOTICS SOCIETY OF JAPAN 204

ROBOTIQ 204

SCHIEBEL 204

SEEBYTE 205

SEEGRID 205

SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION 205

SICK INC. 207

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP. 207

STAUBLI 208

TORC ROBOTICS 208

TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., AMERICA 208

UNIMATION 209

UNIVERSAL ROBOTICS 209

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROGRAM IN ROBOTICS 209

VENTAX ROBOT INC. 209

VECNA TECHNOLOGIES 210

VECTORNAV TECHNOLOGIES 210

WOLF ROBOTICS 210

WILLOW GARAGE 211

YASKAWA ELECTRIC 211

ZAYTRAN 211

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY TABLE DEMAND FOR ROBOTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($MILLIONS) 6TABLE 1 DEMAND FOR ROBOTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 12TABLE 2 ROBOT DEMAND IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 12TABLE 3 EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES IN THIS STUDY 14TABLE 4 ROBOT DEMAND IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, THROUGH 2018 ($MILLIONS) 14TABLE 5 ASIAN COUNTRIES IN THIS STUDY 15TABLE 6 ROBOT DEMAND IN ASIAN COUNTRIES, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 15TABLE 7 OTHER ROBOT MARKETS IN THIS STUDY 16TABLE 8 ROBOT DEMAND IN OTHER MARKETS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 17TABLE 9 WEEKLY NUMBER OF U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THAT REFERENCEROBOTS, JANUARY 1, 1970 TO DECEMBER 14, 2012 18TABLE 10 THE 10 FASTEST-GROWING ROBOT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018(CAGR%) 18TABLE 11 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATEDPRODUCTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 22TABLE 12 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATEDPRODUCTS, BY ROBOTIC PRODUCT, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 22TABLE 13 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATEDPRODUCTS, BY TYPE OF ROBOT, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 23TABLE 14 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATEDPRODUCTS, BY ROBOT-USING INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 23TABLE 15 GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC-RELATEDPRODUCTS, BY END-USER APPLICATION, THROUGH 2018 (CAGR%) 24TABLE 16 REGIONAL/TYPE OF ROBOT FORECAST, THROUGH 2018 ($MILLIONS) 31TABLE 17 CONSOLIDATED END-USER INDUSTRY FORECAST, THROUGH 2018($ MILLIONS) 32TABLE 18 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA BYEND-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 35TABLE 19 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION BYEND-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 36TABLE 20 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USER INDUSTRY,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 38TABLE 21 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BYEND-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 39TABLE 22 DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA BYEND-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 41TABLE 23 DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNIONBY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 41TABLE 24 DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USERINDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 42TABLE 25 DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BYEND-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 42TABLE 26 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICABY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 43TABLE 27 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEANUNION BY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 45TABLE 28 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA, BYEND-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 46TABLE 29 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS,BY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 48TABLE 30 COUNTRIES THAT DEPLOY MILITARY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS(UAVS) 53TABLE 31 MILITARY ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA, BY END-USERINDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 53TABLE 32 MILITARY ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION BYEND-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 54TABLE 33 MILITARY ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USER INDUSTRY,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 54TABLE 34 MILITARY ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BY END-USERINDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 55TABLE 35 SECURITY ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA BY END-USERINDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 57TABLE 36 SECURITY ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION BYEND-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 58TABLE 37 SECURITY ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USER INDUSTRY,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 59TABLE 38 SECURITY ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BY END-USERINDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 60TABLE 39 SPACE ROBOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMERICA BY END-USERINDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 63TABLE 40 SPACE ROBOT FORECAST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION BYEND-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 63TABLE 41 SPACE ROBOT FORECAST FOR ASIA BY END-USER INDUSTRY,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 64TABLE 42 SPACE ROBOT FORECAST FOR OTHER MARKETS BY END-USERINDUSTRY, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 64TABLE 43 ROBOT NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIZATION SYSTEM(NAICS) CODES 66TABLE 44 FORECAST BY ROBOTIC PRODUCT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 67TABLE 45 FORECAST FOR WHOLE ROBOTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($MILLIONS) 67TABLE 46 FORECAST FOR ROBOT PARTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($MILLIONS) 68TABLE 47 FORECAST FOR ROBOTIC SOFTWARE BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($MILLIONS) 68TABLE 48 FORECAST FOR ROBOT SAFETY MATERIALS BY REGION, THROUGH2018 ($ MILLIONS) 69TABLE 49 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR ASSISTIVE LIVING BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 72TABLE 50 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR BOMB AND LAND MINE DISPOSAL BYREGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 72TABLE 51 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR CIVILIAN SPACE BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 72TABLE 52 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR CLEANING AND INSPECTION BYREGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 73TABLE 53 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR COMMERCIAL SECURITY BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 73TABLE 54 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION,BY REGION THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 73TABLE 55 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR COURIERS AND GUIDES, BY REGIONTHROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 74TABLE 56 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR DISPENSING BY REGION, THROUGH2018 ($ MILLIONS) 74TABLE 57 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR FLOOR MAINTENANCE BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 74TABLE 58 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE BYREGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 75TABLE 59 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR HOME SECURITY BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 75TABLE 60 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR LABORATORY BY REGION, THROUGH2018 ($ MILLIONS) 75TABLE 61 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR LAWN MOWING BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 76TABLE 62 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR LOGISTICAL SUPPORT BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 76TABLE 63 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MACHINING BY REGION, THROUGH2018 ($ MILLIONS) 76TABLE 64 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MATERIAL APPLICATION BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 77TABLE 65 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MATERIAL HANDLING ANDASSEMBLY BY REGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 77TABLE 66 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 77TABLE 67 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR MILITARY SPACE BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 78TABLE 68 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR PALLETIZING BY REGION, THROUGH2018 ($ MILLIONS) 78TABLE 69 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR PROMOTIONAL, THROUGH 2018 ($MILLIONS) 78TABLE 70 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR REFUELING BY REGION, THROUGH2018 ($ MILLIONS) 79TABLE 71 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BYREGION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 79TABLE 72 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR SURVEILLANCE BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 79TABLE 73 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR VACUUM CLEANING BY REGION,THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) 80TABLE 74 VALUE OF ROBOTS USED FOR WELDING BY REGION, THROUGH2018 ($ MILLIONS) 80TABLE 75 U.S. PATENTS REFERENCING ROBOTS, BY DECADE, 1970S-2000S(ISSUED JAN. 1, 1970 THROUGH DEC. 14, 2012) 114TABLE 76 TREND IN ROBOT PATENT ISSUANCE (ISSUED JAN. 1, 2000THROUGH DEC. 14, 2012) 114TABLE 77 RECENT U.S. ROBOT PATENTS (ISSUED MAY 1, 2011 THROUGH DEC.14, 2012; MOST RECENT FIRST) 149

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SUMMARY FIGURE INCREASES IN THE REGIONAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS

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