Robotics: Technologies and Global Markets

Report Code: ENG001D

Publish Date: Feb 2013

Publisher: BCC Publishing

Category: Engineering

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Report Highlights

The market for whole robots, robot parts, robot software, and related safety materials now approaches $22 billion. BCC Research forecasts it will rise at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9% between 2013 and 2018, when it’s expected to surpass $29 billion.

Report Includes

  • An overview of recent key developments in the global market for robotics and a look ahead at the next five years
  • Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2011 and 2012, estimates for 2013, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2018
  • A review of the history of the robotics industry, and of the six basic types of robots: industrial, domestic service, professional service, security, space, and military
  • Examination of the basic technology and components (e.g., power supplies, end effectors) that are required on all types of robots
  • Discussion of the broader economic, national policy, and industrial development issues that support, and in some cases, impede the adoption of robotic technology
  • A developmental perspective of the robotics industry, as documented by its patent history
  • Comprehensive company profiles of major players in the industry.

Report Scope

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.

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Analyst Credentials

James Wilson is a technology analyst, who has 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.

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Title/Chapter NamePagesMember Price
Full Report: Robotics: Technologies and Global Markets202Free
Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION4Free
Chapter- 2: SUMMARY2Free
Chapter- 3: ROBOTS AND THEIR MARKETS16Free
Chapter- 4: WORKPLACE APPLICATIONS FOR ROBOTS39Free
Chapter- 5: TYPES OF ROBOTIC PRODUCTS4Free
Chapter- 6: MARKETS BY END-USER APPLICATION10Free
Chapter- 7: BASIC ROBOT TECHNOLOGIES9Free
Chapter- 8: ADVANCED ROBOT REQUIREMENTS21Free
Chapter- 9: ROBOT PATENT ANALYSIS55Free
Chapter- 10: APPENDIX: THE ROBOTICS COMMUNITY42Free

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Report Includes

    Total Number of Tables in this Report: 78

  • Summary Table: DEMAND FOR ROBOTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018
  • Table 1: DEMAND FOR ROBOTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018
  • Table 2: ROBOT DEMAND IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2018
  • Table 3: EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES IN THIS STUDY
  • Table 4: ROBOT DEMAND IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, THROUGH 2018
  • Table 5: ASIAN COUNTRIES IN THIS STUDY
  • Table 6: ROBOT DEMAND IN ASIAN COUNTRIES, THROUGH 2018
  • Table 7: OTHER ROBOT MARKETS IN THIS STUDY
  • Table 8: ROBOT DEMAND IN OTHER MARKETS, THROUGH 2018
  • Table 9: WEEKLY NUMBER OF U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THAT REFERENCE ROBOTS, JANUARY 1, 1970 TO DECEMBER 14, 2012
  • Table 10: THE 10 FASTEST-GROWING ROBOT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018
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