Industrial Robots: Technology, Business Opportunity and Patent Analysis

Published: Feb, 2015 | Pages: 32 | Publisher: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute
Industry: ICT | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Industrial robots have been widely applied in a broad range of fields such as assembly, production, electric welding, spraying and painting, food packaging, and component installation. Recent years, several companies have seen aggressive investment in related technologies or M&A activities, including Fanuc, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Sony, Toyota, Honda, and Samsung. Even Foxconn has jumped on the bandwagon. This report provides an overview of the industrial robot technologies and thorough patent data mining results that reflect major vendors' patent deployments and technology trends. Also included are the outlook for the industrial robot market and opportunities for perspective entrants.

List of Topics
Overview of the industrial robot technology, including articulated, Cartesian/linear/gantry, SCARA, cylindrical parallel robots, and the function of each component system of an industrial robot

Major technology fields and sectors identified through the data mining technique; also included are top 30 assignees and their R&D strength ranking

A brief outlook for the sales volume and value of the worldwide industrial robot market from 2010 to 2016

Worldwide industrial robot market volume share by application, by sector, and by robot type and also includes industrial robot adoption density by country; the market value with share breakdowns by regional market

Analysis of industrial robot market volume development in China and Taiwan by application, by robot type, and by sector.

List of Companies
ABB, ASEA, California Institute of Technology, Canon, Comau, Denso, Denso Dynalog, Fanuc, Foxconn, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Hiwin, Honda, Hongfujin Precision, Kobe Steel, KUKA, Mitsubishi, Nachi-Fujikoshi, Panasonic, Robotics Research, Samsung, Seiko Epson, Sick Ag, Sony, Stäubli, Tokico, Toshiba, Toyota, Unimation, USPTO, Yamaguchi, Yaskawa.

 Table of Contents
1 Technology Development
1.1Type of Technology
1.2 Component Systems

2. Patent Mining
2.1 Patent Search
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 Trend Analysis
2.2.1 Text Mining
2.2.2 Data Mining
2.2.3 Relative R&D strength
2.2.4 Results of Patent Index Analysis

3. Market Outlook

MIC Perspective

Appendix

Research Scope

Glossary of Terms

List of Companies

List of Tables
Industrial Robot Category and Types

Key Technology Fields Identified By Text Mining

Technology Keyword Ranking by Number of Patents

Top 30 Assignees in the Field of Industrial Robot with Detailed Profile

Top 10 Industrial Robot Patents

Matrix Analysis of 10 Most Important Industrial Robot Patents

Leading Industrial Robot Companies' Product Portfolios by Mechanical Structure

List of Figures
Illustration of Industrial Robots

Industrial Robot Systems and Their Component Coverage

Search Flow for Industrial Robot Patents

Industrial Robot Distribution Share by Sector

Worldwide Industrial Robot Patent Share by Field Type

Worldwide Industrial Robot Market Volume, 2010 - 2016

Worldwide Industrial Robot Market Volume Share by Application

Worldwide Industrial Robot Market Volume Share by Sector

Worldwide Industrial Robot Market Volume Share by Robot Type

Industrial Robot Market Adoption Intensity by Country

Chinese Industrial Robot Market Volume by Sector and Application

Taiwanese Industrial Robot Market Volume by Application and Robot Type

Worldwide Industrial Robot Market Value

Industrial Robot Market Value Share by Regional Market

Illustration of Industrial Robots by Fanuc

Illustration of Industrial Robots by ABB

Illustration of Industrial Robot by KUKA

Illustration of Industrial Robots by Yaskawa