Abstract
All markets depend on automation of process, replacement of manual process
with automated process, whether it be a movie or a SOA services engagement,
people are willing to pay for automated process. The march toward automated
process has been steady, accelerating with the introduction of the
microprocessor computer. In the case of military ground robots, the thought of
replacing ground soldiers, replacing infantry with robotic devices is a little
scary because it represents such a significant change in the status quo.
The new technology that drives markets is only adopted as it is offered at a
price point that is acceptable to the market. Military ground robots have
achieved an acceptable level of trials where they have proved their success.
This story is detailed in the separate study on Military Ground Robots Market
Strategies, Shares And Forecasts. In the context of market shifts automated
process has had a steady march towards automation.
The Military Robots study from WGR has been selling briskly worldwide. The
economic factors that drive markets are two fold:
- 1. Successful trials
- 2. Need to achieve competitive advantage or respond to competitive threats
Both of these are directly driving the market for military robots.
The challenge to the military organizations around the world is that robots
used by the infantry have the capability to change the nature of warfare
dramatically. Two questions that emerge are: is the technology ready for
widespread use and are the price points for units affordable. The price points
are driven lower by economies of scale.
The competitive channeling of the challenge becomes to protect the borders of
any nation. National boundaries can be defended in a new and more effective
manner with the military ground robots, but these defensive strategies depend
on significant investment in technology. They also depend on a realignment of
traditional military organizations with all branches of the military working
cooperatively to implement military ground robots.
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