Service robots can be used to provide domestic aid for the elderly and disabled; serving various functions ranging from cleaning to entertainment. The high cost of labor in developed countries and the increasing need for assisted living has led to the development of the service robotics market. The saturation of industrial robotics industry also lends significant growth potential to this nascent market.

As service robots are in greater proximity to humans, the technology involves more safety concerns over human-machine interaction. However, developments in the manufacture of intelligent and safer robots are expected to soon address the issues of safety, manipulation, and sensing. Thus, leading robotics companies have begun preparing for the day when every home will have a robot. The stakeholders of the market will be benefited by key opportunities identified and analyzed in the report. Also, the key players, their developments and strategies have been analyzed and explained in the report.

The report provides in-depth market estimates and forecast for the following global service robotics market:

Service Robotics by functions:  Professional service Robots, Personal service robots, Field robots, Inspection and Maintenance robots, Construction and Demolition robots, Logistic system robots, Medical robots, Defense, Security and Surveillance robots, underwater robots, Domestic robots, Entertainment robots, Handicap assistance robots and Home Security and Surveillance robots.

Key questions answered

• Which are the high-growth segments/cash cows and how is the market segmented in terms of market directed specialty chemicals?
• What are market estimates and forecasts; which markets are doing well and which are not?
• Where are the gaps and opportunities; what is driving the market?
• Which are the key playing fields? Which are the winning edge imperatives?
• How is the competitive outlook; who are the main players in each of the segments; what are the key selling products; what are their strategic directives, operational strengths and product pipelines? Who is doing what?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MARKET OVERVIEW
MARKET DYNAMICS 
GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 
KEY ROBOTIC COMPONENTS
TYPES OF SERVICE ROBOTS
NEW DEVELOPMENTS 
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
 
1 INTRODUCTION
 1.1 KEY TAKE AWAYS 
 1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION 
 1.3 INFORMATION SOURCES 
 1.4 MARKETS COVERED 
 1.5 STAKEHOLDERS
 1.6 METHODOLOGY
 
2 SUMMARY
 
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 
 3.1 INTRODUCTION
 3.2 DEFINITION OF SERVICE ROBOTS
 3.3 EVOLUTION OF SERVICE ROBOTS
 3.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICE ROBOTS
 3.5 PRICING TREND ANALYSIS
 
4 MARKET DYNAMICS
 4.1 DRIVERS
  4.1.1 AGING POPULATION
  4.1.2 SHRINKING LABOR MARKET FOR MUNDANE & DANGEROUS JOBS 
  4.1.3 VALUE ENHANCEMENT BY ROBOTS 
  4.1.4 ENHANCEMENT IN TECHNOLOGIES
 4.2 RESTRAINTS
  4.2.1 SAFETY FOR HUMANS 
  4.2.2 INTERACTION WITH REAL WORLD 
  4.2.3 PERCEPTION FOR UNSTRUCTURED OBJECTS 
  4.2.4 NETWORKED ROBOTS, SENSORS, & USERS
 4.3 OPPORTUNITIES
  4.3.1 UNTAPPED MARKET 
  4.3.2 LABOR SHORTAGE 
  4.3.3 APPLICATIONS IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES
 
 
5 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
 5.1 OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL MARKET 
 5.2 NORTH AMERICA 
 5.3 EUROPE 
 5.4 ASIA 
 5.5 REST OF THE WORLD
 
 
6 KEY ROBOTIC COMPONENTS 
 6.1 MICROCONTROLLERS
 6.2 SOFTWARE
 6.3 SENSORS 
 6.4 ACTUATORS
 6.5 MANIPULATORS
 6.6 POWER SUPPLY AND BACKUP
 6.7 MOBILE PLATFORMS
 
7 TYPES OF SERVICE ROBOTS 
 7.1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOTS 
  7.1.1 FIELD ROBOTS
   7.1.1.1 Agriculture and forestry
   7.1.1.2 Milking robots 
   7.1.1.3 Mining robots
   7.1.1.4 Space robots 
  7.1.2 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS
   7.1.2.1 Facilities and plants
   7.1.2.2 Tank, tubes, pipes, & sewers
  7.1.3 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
   7.1.3.1 Demolition & dismantling
   7.1.3.2 Construction support and maintenance 
  7.1.4 LOGISTIC SYSTEMS 
  7.1.5 MEDICAL ROBOTICS:
  7.1.6 DEFENSE, RESCUE AND SECURITY APPLICATIONS 
   7.1.6.1 Demining robots
   7.1.6.2 Fire and bomb fighting robots
   7.1.6.3 Unmanned aerial and ground-based vehicles 
  7.1.7 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS 
 7.2 PERSONAL SERVICE ROBOTS
  7.2.1 ROBOTS FOR DOMESTIC TASKS 
   7.2.1.1 Vacuuming & mopping 
   7.2.1.2 Lawn mowing & pool cleaning
  7.2.2 ENTERTAINMENT & EDUCATION ROBOTS
  7.2.3 HANDICAP ASSISTANCE 
 7.3 HOME SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE
 
8 NEW DEVELOPMENTS 
 8.1 DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS
 8.2 FUEL-CELL TECHNOLOGY 
 8.3 NANOROBOTICS 
 8.4 RECONFIGURABLE ROBOTS
 
9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
 
10 PATENTS
 
11 COMPANY PROFILES
 11.1 ABB LTD
 11.2 AB ELECTROLUX
 11.3 EVOLUTION ROBOTICS
 11.4 FUJITSU
 11.5 HANOOL ROBOTICS 
 11.6 HITEC ROBOTICS
 11.7 HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
 11.8 HUSQVARNA AB
 11.9 IROBOT CORP 
 11.10 LG CORP 
 11.11 MATSUTEK 
 11.12 MOBILE ROBOTS INC 
 11.13 PANASONIC CORP.
 11.14 PARO ROBOTS U.S., INC
 11.15 REDZONE ROBOTICS
 11.16 ROBOBUILDER CO., LTD
 11.17 ROBOSOFT
 11.18 SAMSUNG 
 11.19 SEAROBOTICS
 11.20 SIEMENS
 11.21 SONY CORP
 11.22 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. 
 11.23 WANY ROBOTICS
 11.24 WOWWEE GROUP LTD 
 11.25 YUJIN ROBOT
 
APPENDIX
U.S. PATENTS 
EU PATENTS
JAPAN PATENTS
 
LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL SERVICE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2007 – 2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 1 GROWTH IN SERVICE ROBOTICS INDUSTRY 
TABLE 2 PERSONAL SERVICE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 3 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 4 GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 5 GLOBAL FIELD ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 6 GLOBAL INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 7 GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 8 GLOBAL LOGISTIC ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 9 GLOBAL MEDICAL ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 10 GLOBAL DEFENSE, SECURITY AND RESCUE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 11 GLOBAL UNDERWATER ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 12 GLOBAL PERSONAL SERVICE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 13 GLOBAL DOMESTIC ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 14 GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 15 GLOBAL HANDICAPPED ASSISTANCE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 16 GLOBAL HOME SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007-2014 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 17 DEVELOPMENTS (2007-MAY 2010) 
TABLE 18 PRODUCT LAUNCHES (2007- FEBRUARY 2010) 
TABLE 19 AGREEMENTS, COLLABORATIONS, & PARTNERSHIPS (2007- APRIL 2010) 
TABLE 20 ACQUISITIONS (2008 - 2009)
 
LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 TIMELINE OF SERVICE ROBOTIC INDUSTRY 
FIGURE 2 WORLD POPULATION OF ROBOTS (IN MILLION) 
FIGURE 3 ROBOTIC COMPONENTS REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY TYPE OF SERVICE ROBOTS 
FIGURE 4 INDUSTRY GROWTH STRATEGIES (2007-MAY 2010) 
FIGURE 5 GLOBAL PATENT ANALYSES, BY GEOGRAPHY (2004-2009) 
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL PATENT ANALYSES BY SEGMENTS (2004-2009)