The Rise of Machines: Technology & Market Trends of Service Robots

Table of Contents

1. Technology Overview
1.1 Categories of Service Robots
1.1.1 Service Robots for Professional Use
1.1.2 Service Robots for Personal/ Domestic Use
1.2 Component Systems

2. Patent Data Mining of Service Robot Technologies
2.1 Patent Search Procedure
2.1.1 Selecting a Patent Database
2.1.2 Identifying Search Keywords
2.1.3 Data Selection
2.1.4 Data Analysis
2.2 Analysis of Technology Trends
2.2.1 Text Mining
2.2.2 Data Mining
2.2.3 Patent Life Cycle Simulation
2.2.4 Relative R&D Strength
2.2.5 Results of Patent Index Analysis

3. Outlook for the Service Robot Market

4. Tracking and Observing Highlights
4.1 Technology Aspect
4.2 Patent Aspect
4.3 Market Aspect

Appendix
Glossary of Terms
List of Companies

List of Tables

Table 1 Categories & Functions of Service Robots
Table 2 Search Criteria and Results of the Data Mining Procedure for Service Robot Patents
Table 3 Key Technology Fields Identified By Text Mining
Table 4 R&D Strength of the Top 30 Assignees in the Field of Service Robots
Table 5 Top 10 Patents Related to Service Robots
Table 6 Matrix Analysis of 10 Most Important Patents Related to Service Robot Technology
Table 7 Major Vendors' Deployment of Personal Service Robots

List of Figures

Figure 1  Different Types of Service Robots
Figure 2  Major Components of a Service Robot
Figure 3  Patent Search Flow for Service Robot Technologies
Figure 4  Service Robot Patents by Sector Share
Figure 5  Service Robot Patents by Field Share
Figure 6  Simulation of the Life Cycle of Service Robot Patents
Figure 7  Worldwide Sales Volume of Professional Service Robots, 2010 - 2016
Figure 8  Worldwide Sales Value of Professional Service Robots, 2010 - 2016
Figure 9  Sales Volume Share of Professional Service Robots by Application, 2010 - 2012
Figure 10  Worldwide Sales Volume of Personal Service Robots, 2010 - 2016
Figure 11  Worldwide Sales Value of Personal Service Robots, 2010 - 2016
Figure 12  Examples of Service Robots: Intuitive Surgical
Figure 13  Examples of Service Robots: iRobot Corporation
Figure 14  Examples of Service Robots: Honda
Figure 15  Examples of Service Robots: Kiva Systems
Figure 16  Examples of Service Robots: HOBOT
Figure 17  Example of Medical Robot: Aethon's MedEx
Figure 18  Example of Warehouse Logistics Robot: Kiva Systems