Personal Robotics 2009

Task, Security and Surveillance/Telepresence, Entertainment and Education Robots, and Robotic Components Markets Through 2015

The personal robotics market includes consumer robotic products that have some intelligence, interface with their environment through sensors, and perform a desired function. This function may be to perform a task, to act as a security system, to entertain people, or to be used as an educational tool.

The majority of personal robotics shipments for each year of the forecast period will be task robots and entertainment robots. Education robots will remain a small share of the market through the forecast period, while security and surveillance/telepresence robots will be a growing market segment.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

  • What is the outlook for the personal robotics market?
  • What is a robot?
  • Which segments dominate the market for personal robots
  • How will that evolve over the forecast period?
  • What are the drivers of the personal robotics market
  • What are the barriers to growth?
  • Which companies currently dominate the market for personal robots?
  • How do cultural perceptions in different regions shape their markets for personal robots?
  • How will behemoths such as Intel, Microsoft, and car manufacturers play in this market in the long term?

Who Needs This Report?

  • Venture capital investors in the robotics markets
  • Personal and commercial robotics vendors
  • Robotics software firms
  • Manufacturers of servos, sensors, manipulators, mobile platforms, processors, and microcontrollers
  • Semiconductor vendors
  • Personal robotics retailers

Table of Contents


Section 1.
Executive Summary
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Personal Robotics Market Overview
1.2.1. What is a Robot?
1.2.2. Robotics Market Segmentation
1.2.3. Industrial Robotics
1.2.4. Space Robotics
1.2.5. Military Robotics
1.2.6. Commercial Robotics
1.2.7. Healthcare Robotics
1.2.8. Personal Robotics
1.2.9. Personal Robotics Market Segmentation
1.2.10. Task Robots
1.2.11. Security & Surveillance/Telepresence Robots
1.2.12. Entertainment Robots
1.2.13. Educational Robots
1.3. Personal Robotics Market Drivers
1.4. Personal Robotics Market Barriers
1.5. Personal Robotics Market Opportunities
1.5.1. Robot Shipments by Segment
1.5.2. Robot Average Selling Prices (ASPs)
1.5.3. Robot Revenues by Segment
1.5.4. Robot Shipments and Revenues by Region
1.5.5. Markets for Select Personal Robotics Components

Section 2.
Technology Overview
2.1. Key Robotics Components
2.1.1. Processors
2.1.2. Microcontrollers
2.1.3. Software
2.1.4. Sensors
2.1.5. Actuators and Servos
2.1.6. Manipulators
2.1.7. Power Supply
2.1.8. Mobile Platforms
2.2. Single-Task vs Multifunction
2.3. Operating Systems and Development Tools
2.3.1. Proprietary
2.3.2. Commercial
2.3.3. Open Source
2.4. Centralized vs Decentralized Architecture
2.5. On-Board vs Off-Board Processing
2.6. Navigation

Section 3.
Business and Regulatory Issues
3.1. Phases of Evolution for the Overall Robotics Market
3.2. Market Segments That Have Thrived
3.2.1. Potential Segments
3.3. Value for Consumers
3.3.1. Reduction of Effort
3.3.2. Reduction of Time
3.3.3. Reduction of Costs
3.3.4. Increase in Peace of Mind
3.4. Value for Suppliers
3.4.1. Value Proposition after Commoditization
3.4.2. Robot Repair and Service
3.4.3. Subscription and Subsidization
3.5. Is There a ???Killer App'?
3.6. Healthcare
3.7. Telepresence
3.8. Too Much Research, Not Enough Development
3.9. Culture's Role in Robotics
3.9.1. Robot Culture in North America and Europe
3.9.2. Robot Culture in Japan and South Korea
3.10. Human-Robot Interaction
3.10.1. Reasons for Sociable Robots
3.10.2. Dangers in Making Humanoid Robots Too Realistic

Section 4.
Market Outlook
4.1. Personal Robotics Market Forecasts by Segment
4.2. Personal Robotics Market Forecasts by Region
4.3. Personal Robotics Major Components Forecasts by Type
4.4. Task Robot Forecasts
4.4.1. Task Robot Components
4.4.2. Task Robot Segments
4.5. Security & Surveillance/Telepresence Robot Forecasts
4.5.1. Security & Surveillance/Telepresence Robot Components
4.5.2. Security & Surveillance/Telepresence Robot Subsegments
4.6. Entertainment Robot Forecasts
4.6.1. Entertainment Robot Components
4.7. Educational Robot Forecasts
4.7.1. Educational Robot Components

Section 5.
Company Profiles
5.1. Anybots Inc
5.2. Barrett Technology Inc
5.3. Belrobotics SA (Belgian Robotic Systems)
5.4. CoroWare Inc
5.5. dRobotics
5.6. Evolution Robotics Inc
5.7. Floorbotics International
5.8. Gostai
5.9. General Vision Inc
5.10. Hitec RCD
5.11. Intel Corporation
5.12. iRobot Corporation
5.13. Karto Robotics
5.14. KumoTek LLC
5.15. Metapo/Infinuvo
5.16. Microsoft Corporation
5.17. MobileRobots Inc
5.18. OLogic Inc
5.19. Precise Path Robotics
5.20. RoadNarrows Robotics
5.21. Readybot
5.22. ROBOSOFT
5.23. Speecys Corporation
5.24. Surveyor Corporation
5.25. White Box Robotics
5.26. Willow Garage
5.27. WowWee Group Ltd

Section 6.
Industry Directory





Tables
  • Personal Robot Product Shipments by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product ASPs by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product ASPs by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015 ($ Millions)
  • Personal Robot Product Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015 ($ Millions)
  • Personal Robot Major Component Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Major Component ASPs by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Major Component Revenue by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Task Robot Product Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Task Robot Product Revenue by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Task Robot ASPs, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Task Robot Components, Average Numbers of Components per Product and Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Task Robot Components, ASPs by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Task Robot Components, Revenue by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Task Robot Product Shipments by Subsegment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Task Robot Product ASPs by Subsegment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Task Robot Product ASPs by Subsegment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Security & Telepresence Robot Product Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Security & Telepresence Robot Product ASPs, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Security & Telepresence Robot Product Revenue by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Security & Telepresence Robot Average Number of Components per Product, and Component Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Security & Telepresence Robot Component ASPs by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Security & Telepresence Robot Component Revenue by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Security & Telepresence Robot Product Shipments by Subsegment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Security & Telepresence Robot Product ASPs by Subsegment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Security & Telepresence Robot Product Revenue by Subsegment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Product Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Product ASPs by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Product Revenue by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Average Components per Product and Component Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Component ASPs by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Component Revenue by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Product Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Product ASPs, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Product ASPs, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Average Number of Components Per Product, and Component Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Component ASPs by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Entertainment Robot Component Revenue by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015

Charts
  • Personal Robot Product Shipments by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product ASPs by Segment, World Market, Forecast, 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product Revenues by Segment, World Market, Forecast, 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast, 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product Revenue by Region, World Market, Forecast, 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Major Component Shipments by Type, World Market, Forecast, 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Actuator, Sensor, Microcontroller ASPs by Type, World Market, Forecast, 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Processor ASPs, World Market, Forecast, 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Major Component Revenues by Type, World Market, Forecast, 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product Shipments by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product ASPs by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product Revenue by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Product Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015
  • Personal Robot Major Component Revenue by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2006 to 2015