1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Scope and Methodology
- Scope
- Methodology
- Key Findings
- Robotics--Going Beyond the Realm of Research Labs
- Noteworthy Emerging Technologies
2 TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT
- Technology Viewpoint
- Evolution of Robots and Sensors
- Enabling Technologies
- Application Spectrum
- Medicine
- Manufacturing
- Defense
- Consumer
- Industry Assessment
- Analysis of Funding Opportunities
- Industry Trends
- Robot Ethics--Where Do We Draw the Line
3 TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS
- Roadblocks
- Nonexistence of a Common Platform
- Lack of Autonomy
- Advancements in Robot is Centered Around Software
- Adoption of Robots Stifled by Social Issues
- Accelerators
- Advances in Artificial Intelligence
- Small is Big
- Replacement for Humans Performing Mundane Chores
4 ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
- Noteworthy Innovations by Companies
- Spherical Robots Turn Security Robots--Sweden
- Robo-Docs To Monitor Patients Health--USA
- Software Navigates Robots--USA
- ApriAlpha: The New Personal Robot in Town--Japan
- Robots Turn Lighter with New Materials--USA
- Da Vinci Surgical System--USA
- Can Robots Feel Touch too --Japan
- Robotic Deburring System--USA
- New Language for Better Robotic Control--USA
- New Vision Systems Gears Up Robots--USA
- Multi-Axial Motion Controllers for Robots Redefined--Germany
- Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiosurgery System--USA
- ARCS Framework: For Better Navigation--USA
- Robots to Assist in Spine Surgery--Israel
- Robots Can Hear and Communicate with Clarity--USA
- Noteworthy Innovations by Academic Labs/Universities
- Robots Can Traverse Any Terrain--Germany
- Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Soldiers in War--USA
- Mind Controls Robotic Arm--USA
- Sensor Guided Robots--Spain
- Worm-Like Robots Aid in Endoscopy--USA
- Robotic Systems Enhance Precision in Tumor Biopsy--Singapore
- Better Control of Robots--China
- Cockroachs Antenna Inspires Navigational Controls for Robotic Vehicles--USA
- Bipedal Robots Use Low Energy--USA
- Artificial Muscles for Robots--USA
- Miniature Robots to Clear Arteries in the Bloodstream--China
- Self-Reconfigurable Robots--USA
5 DATABASE OF KEY INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPANTS AND PATENTS
- Patents
- US Patents
- Europe Patents
- Asia-Pac Patents
- Database of Key Participants
- Company Contacts
- Academic Labs/Universities
6 FROST & SULLIVAN 2005 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
- Product Innovation
- Award Description
- Award Recipient
- Excellence in Technology
- Award Description
- Award Recipient
7 CRITICAL REFERENCE TABLES
- Decision Support Database
- Total Number of Hospitals (1999-2006)
- Military R&D Expenditure (1999-2006)
- Number of Manufacturing Establishments (1999-2006)
- Government Expenditure toward Healthcare (1999-2006)
- Award Recipient
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