Autonomous Robots - Innovations and Applications

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

• 1. Scope & Methodology
  • 1. Scope of the Research Service
  • 2. Research Methodology
• 2. Key Research Findings
  • 1. Technology Snapshot
  • 2. Noteworthy Emerging Technologies and Applications

2. Technology and Applications Viewpoint

• 1. Technology Primer
  • 1. Robotics and Autonomous Robots--An Introduction
  • 2. Fact Meets Fiction--Asimov's Laws of Robotics and the Evolution of Strong
  • 3. BEAM Robotics
  • 4. Evolutionary Algorithms--Artificial Intelligence By Means of Stimulated Evolution
  • 5. Computer Vision
• 2. Applications, Trends and Road Map
  • 1. Applications and Developments
  • 2. Application Trends
  • 3. Technology RoadMap - Professor Kim's Vision for the future of autonomous robotics

3. Technology Adoption Factor Analysis

• 1. Drivers for Autonomous Robots
  • 1. Technical Drivers
  • 2. Commercial Drivers
• 2. Challenges and Roadblocks for Autonomous Robots
  • 1. Technical Challenges and Roadblocks
  • 2. Commercial Challenges and Roadblocks

4. Assessment of Research and Innovation

• 1. Work at Universities and R&D labs
  • 1. HanSaRam--The Humanoid with Chromosomes
  • 2. Cooperative Mobile Robots for Autonomous Decisive Exploration (COMRADE)
  • 3. ROAMER--an Obstacle Avoiding Mobile Exploration Robot
  • 4. Autonomous Snake Robots from Carnegie Mellon University
  • 5. Overview on robot soccer
  • 6. Fully Autonomous Robot Assists Farmers in Europe
  • 7. Autonomous Bioinstrumented Robot
  • 8. Localizing Sensor Networks for 'Search and Rescue' Autonomous Robot Applications
  • 9. Improved Image Tracking
• 2. Work at Corporate Establishments
  • 1. Cyberknife System--Realization of the Intelligent Robotic Radiosurgery System
  • 2. Unmanned Ground Vehicle from Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz Ltd.
  • 3. The Mole--Autonomous Surveillance Robot at its Smallest Yet Smartest
  • 4. Honda ATR--Brain Machine Interface
  • 5. RoboRetina--Image sensing for Autonomous Robots
  • 6. iRobot's Roomba Goes Autonomous
  • 7. Autonomous Rehabilitative Robotics from Hocoma AG
  • 8. Autonomous Vacuum Cleaner Robot by Vision Robotics Corporation

5. Directory of Patents and Key Contacts

• 1. Key Patents
  • 1. 2005--List of Patents
  • 2. 2004--List of Patents
  • 3. 2000-2003--List of Patents
• 2. Database of Key Industry Participants
  • 1. Corporates
  • 2. Universities

6. Frost & Sullivan 2006 Science and Technology Awards

• 1. Technology Innovation Award
  • 1. Award Description
  • 2. Award Recipient
• 2. Excellence in Technology Award
  • 1. Award Description
  • 2. Award Recipient
• 3. Excellence in Research Award
  • 1. Award Description
  • 2. Award Recipient

7. Decision Support Database

• 1. Database Tables
  • 1. Military R&D Expenditure--World (1999 to 2006)
  • 2. Number of Manufacturing Establishments--North America (1999 to 2006)
  • 3. Nominal Gross Domestic Product--World (1999 to 2006)
  • 4. Employment in Manufacturing Sector--World (1999 to 2006)
  • 5. Armed Forces--World (1999 to 2006)