Robotics: Technologies and Global Markets

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Chapter-1: SUMMARY 2

• SUMMARY 7
• SUMMARY TABLE WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR ROBOTS, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 8
• SUMMARY FIGURE WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR ROBOTS, BY TYPE, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 8

Chapter-2: A UNIQUE MACHINE 8

• A UNIQUE MACHINE 9
• TABLE 1 ROBOT HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 10
• POPULAR VIEWS OF ROBOTS 11
• PROFESSIONAL VIEWS OF ROBOTS 11
• PROFESSIONAL VIEWS OF ROBOTS (CONTINUED) 12
• DISTINCTION BETWEEN AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS 13
• DE FACTO U.S. DEFINITION OF A ROBOT 13
• EVOLUTION OF A GLOBALLY HARMONIZED DEFINITION 13
• Evolution of a Globally ...Continued) 14
• TABLE 2 NATIONS SETTING THE ISO ROBOTIC STANDARDS (BY STATUS) 15
• TABLE 2 (CONTINUED) 16

Chapter-3: THE SIX BASIC TYPES OF ROBOTS 19

• ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES 36
• TECHNOLOGIES 37
• ACTUATION 37
• ADAPTATION 37
• AUTONOMY 38
• CALIBRATION 39
• COGNITION 39
• COLLISION AVOIDANCE 39
• CONFIGURATION 40
• CONTROL 40
• DEPENDABILITY 41
• END EFFECTORS, GRIPPERS, AND DEXTEROUS HANDS 41
• HUMAN - ROBOT INTERFACES 42
• Human - Robot Interfaces (Continued) 43
• KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS 44
• LEARNING 44
• LOCALIZATION 45
• LOCOMOTION 46
• MANIPULATION 47
• Manipulation (Continued) 48
• MATERIALS 49
• MECHATRONICS 50
• TABLE 27 MECHATRONICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS (BS, MS, CERTIFICATION OR COURSEWORK) 51
• MISSIONS, TASKS AND PROCESSES 51
• MOTION CONTROL 51
• NAVIGATION 52
• Navigation (Continued) 53
• PERCEPTION 54
• POWER MANAGEMENT 54
• ROBOT - ROBOT INTERACTION 55
• ROBUSTNESS 56
• SAFETY 56
• TABLE 28 GLOBAL SAFETY - RELATED EXPENDITURES FOR ROBOTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 57
• TABLE 28 (CONTINUED) 58
• SENSING 58
• SENSORS 58
• SENSOR FUSION 59
• STANDARDIZATION 59
• 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) 59
• TABLE 29 (CONTINUED) 60
• 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) 60
• TABLE 31 WITHDRAWN ISO ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC DEVICE STANDARDS AND PROJECTS (IN PLACE AS OF JAN 15, 2009, LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY FROM OLDEST TO MOST RECENT) 60
• TABLE 31 (CONTINUED) 61
• TABLE 32 ISO STANDARDS AND PROJECTS RELATED TO, BUT NOT CATEGORIZED AS, ROBOTS OR ROBOTIC DEVICES 61
• TABLE 32 (CONTINUED) 62
• SWARMS AND NETWORKS 62
• TELEPRESENCE AND TELEROBOTICS 63
• VISION 63
• Vision (Continued) 64

Chapter-4: ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES 29

Chapter-5: FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DEMAND FOR ROBOTS 82

• TABLE 47 ASSIGNED PATENTS BEARING TITLE "INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS" (BY ORIGINAL ASSIGNEE AND FILING DATE) 97
• TABLE 47 (CONTINUED) 98
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• A TECHNOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 99
• TABLE 48 ROBOT WRISTS (BY ORIGINAL ASSIGNEE AND FILING DATE) 100
• IDENTIFYING TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP 100
• TABLE 49 SIGNIFICANT ASSIGNED ROBOTICS PATENTS (BY ORIGINAL ASSIGNEE AND FILING DATE) 101
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• USING PATENTS TO IDENTIFY KEY NICHE MARKET PLAYERS 134
• TABLE 50 ASSIGNED PATENTS FOR CLEANING ROBOTS (BY ORIGINAL ASSIGNEE) 135
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• TABLE 51 ASSIGNED PATENTS FOR MILKING ROBOTS (BY ORIGINAL ASSIGNEE) 137
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• TABLE 52 ASSIGNED PATENTS FOR ROBOTIC TELEMATICS (BY ORIGINAL ASSIGNEE AND FILING DATE) 149
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• ABSTRACTS OF NOTEWORTHY ROBOTICS PATENTS, BY PATENT NUMBER 172
• PROGRAMMED ARTICLE TRANSFER 172
• METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING WAFERS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR TAPE - PEELING APPARATUS 173
• WELDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME 173
• LINKING ELEMENT WITH SCREW JACK AND ITS USE FOR AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT ARM 174
• PAINT SPRAY BOOTH WITH ROBOT 174
• SUPPORTING STRUCTURE 174
• METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING WAFERS 175
• LIGHT - PINPOINTING DEVICE FOR A ROBOT 175
• REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BIPED LOCOMOTION ROBOT 176
• SCARA - TYPE ROBOT WITH COUNTERBALANCED ARMS 176
• STACK GRASPER FOR SHEET - LIKE PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF PALLETIZING USING A STACK GRASPER 177
• ERROR RECOVERY METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTIC SYSTEMS 177
• SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FOCUSING THE ATTENTION OF A VIRTUAL ROBOT INTERACTING WITH USERS
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Chapter-6: ROBOT PATENT ANALYSIS 82

Chapter-7: ROBOT FORECASTS 9

• TABLE 53 WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR ROBOTS, BY INDUSTRY AND COMPONENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 179
• TABLE 53 (CONTINUED) 180
• TABLE 54 ROBOTS DEMAND IN NORTH AMERICAN, BY INDUSTRY AND COMPONENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 180
• TABLE 54 (CONTINUED) 181
• TABLE 55 ROBOTS DEMAND IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, BY INDUSTRY AND COMPONENT, THROUGH 2014 182
• TABLE 56 ROBOTS DEMAND IN ASIA, BY INDUSTRY AND COMPONENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 183
• TABLE 57 ROBOTS DEMAND IN THE REST OF THE WORLD, BY INDUSTRY AND COMPONENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 184
• TABLE 58 ROBOT DEMAND BY INDUSTRY AND COMPONENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 185
• TABLE 58 (CONTINUED) 186
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Chapter-8: ROBOTICS COMMUNITY PROFILES 18

• ABB 188
• ADEPT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 188
• ADVANCING ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIETAL IMPACT ALLIANCE 189
• APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 189
• CARE PARTNERS 189
• CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY ROBOTICS INSTITUTE 190
• COLLEGE DE FRANCE 191
• COMAU 192
• DENSO ROBOTICS 192
• EUROPEAN ROBOTICS RESEARCH NETWORK (EURON) 192
• EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS 193
• FANUC LTD. 193
• FARADAY ADVANCE 193
• FOSTER - MILLER 194
• FUJITSU FANUC 194
• GENESIS SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC 194
• HITACHI, LTD. 194
• HONDA 195
• INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS (IEEE) 195
• INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ROBOTICS (IFR) 195
• INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) 196
• IROBOT CORP. 196
• JOINT ROBOTICS PROGRAM (JRP) 196
• KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET 197
• KAWASAKI ROBOTICS 197
• KUKA ROBOTICS OF NORTH AMERICA 197
• MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) 198
• MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD 198
• MITSUBISHI 198
• MOTOMAN 199
• NACHI ROBOTICS 199
• NATIONAL ROBOTICS ENGINEERING CENTER 199
• PILZ AUTOMATION 200
• ROBOTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (RIA) 200
• ROBOTICS ALLIANCE PROJECT 200
• ROBOTICS SOCIETY OF JAPAN 200
• SICK, INC. 200
• STAUBLI 201
• UNIMATION 201
• UNIVERSITA CAMPUS BIO-MEDICO 201
• UNIVERSITA DI FERRARA 201
• UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA 201
• UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE 201
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - MERCED 202
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO 202
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SANTA CRUZ 202
• UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 202
• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 202
• UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - AMHERST 202
• UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 202
• UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - ANN ARBOR 203
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 203
• UNIVERSITY OF PARMA 203
• UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 203
• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 203
• UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROGRAM IN ROBOTICS 203
• VECNA TECHNOLOGIES 204
• VENTAX ROBOT, INC. 204
• VIGYAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 204
• VIKING ENERGY CORP. 204
• WASEDA UNIVERSITY 204
• WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 204
• WORKSCIENCE CORP. 205
• YALE UNIVERSITY 205
• YASKAWA ELECTRIC 205