Emerging Trends in Robotic Manipulation

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Scope and Methodology
  • Overview
  • Scope of the Research Service
  • Research Methodology
• Key Research Findings
  • Technology Snapshot
  • Noteworthy Emerging Technologies and Applications
  • Analyst Insights

2 ROBOTIC MANIPULATION--TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT

• Technology Primer
  • Robotic Manipulator
  • Robot Arm; Hardware Configurations and Related Terms
  • Comparison of Robot Configurations
  • Approaches to Effective Robotic Manipulation
  • Tactile Sensing and Manipulation
• Applications Trends
  • Agriculture
  • Domestic Work
  • Industrial Applications
  • Medical Applications
  • Defense and Hazardous Duty

3 TECHNOLOGY IMPACT AND ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

• Technology Impact Analysis
  • Technology and Product Roadmap
  • Technology Features; Benefits and Trends
• Technology Adoption Factor Analysis
  • Analysis of Technology Drivers
  • Analysis of Technology Challenges

4 ASSESSMENT OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION IN THE ROBOTIC MANIPULATION SECTOR

• Work at Universities and R&D labs
  • 3 Link Experimental Robot (3LER)--India
  • NeuroArm; University of Calgary--Canada
  • HRL Manipulator; Harvard Robotics Laboratory--USA
  • Snake-Like Robots; John Hopkins University--USA
  • Dexterous Manipulator; Australian National University--Australia
  • Dexterous Robot Hand; DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics--Germany
  • Robot-Based Manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects; University of Bayreuth--Germany
  • Compliant Grasping for Unstructured Environments; Harvard Biorobotics Research Laboratory--USA
  • Cockroach-Inspired Soft Grippers; Harvard Biorobotics Research Laboratory--USA
  • Hybrid Systems in Robotic Manipulation; University of Bologna--Italy
  • Robotic Manipulation of Marionette; Nanyang Technological University--Singapore
  • Origami Folding Using Robotics; Dartmouth College--USA
  • Field-Based Approach to Multirobot Manipulation; University of Pennsylvania--USA
  • Intelligent Robotic Manipulation through Tactile Sensing; Royal Institute of Technology--Sweden
  • Robotic Tool Manipulation through Human Demonstration; MIT--USA
  • Color Co-occurrence Histograms Used in Object Recognition and Pose Estimation for Robotic Manipulation--University of Dortmund; Germany
• Work at Corporate Establishments
  • Motoman' s SK120 Wheel Handling Robotic System for the Automotive Industry
  • Fastest Manipulator Type Robot; CNRS--France
  • One-Armed Blue Robot; Agricultural Research Service--Peoria; Illinois
  • Barrett Hand; Barrett Technology Inc--USA
  • Robonaut Hand--NASA Johnson Space Center; USA

5 FUNDING ANALYSIS AND WORLDWIDE INNOVATION ASSESSMENT

• Venture Capital; Public Sector and Funding Analysis
  • Venture Capital Funding
  • Public Sector Funding
  • Company Funding
• Worldwide Innovation Assessment
  • United States of America
  • Europe
  • Canada; Australia
  • Japan

6 DIRECTORY OF KEY PATENTS AND CONTACTS

• Key Patents
  • Recent Patents
  • Robotic Manipulatio--Assessment of Patents
• Database of Key Industry Participants
  • Corporates
  • Universities

7 DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

• Database Tables
  • World Regional PC Installed Base (2002 to 2012)
  • Passenger Car Sales (2002-2012)
  • Passenger Car Production (2002-2012)
  • Consumer Electronics Contribution to Electronics Industry--2002 to 2012
  • World Electronic Components Contribution to Electronics Industry (2002 to 2012)