ROBOTICS: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS

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1 ROBOTICS: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS ENG001E June Jim Wilson Project Analyst ISBN: BCC Research 49 Walnut Park, Building 2 Wellesley, MA USA (toll-free within the USA), or (+1) information@bccresearch.com

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 2 STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2 REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY 2 INTENDED AUDIENCE 2 SCOPE AND FORMAT 3 AL SCOPE 3 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE 3 FORMAT 4 ROBOTS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY 4 INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY 4 RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS 5 ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS 5 BCC RESEARCH WEBSITE 5 DISCLAIMER 5 CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY 7 SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, AND 2021 ($ 7 7 CHAPTER 3 FORECASTS BY TYPE OF ROBOT 10 TABLE 1 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 12 INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS 13 VALUE ADDED DRIVES DEMAND 13 TABLE 2 INDUSTRIAL VALUE ADDED IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET (% OF GDP) 14 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT FORECAST 16 TABLE 3 GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOTS 16 PHYSICIANS DRIVE DEMAND 17 TABLE 4 NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS BY REGION, 2015 (PER 1,000 PEOPLE) 17 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST 19 TABLE 5 GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILITARY ROBOTS 20 DEFENSE SPENDING SOLE MARKET DRIVER 21 TABLE 6 NATIONAL MILITARY SPENDING, 2015 (% OF GDP) 21 MILITARY ROBOT FORECAST 23 TABLE 7 GLOBAL MILITARY ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOTS 23 DOMESTIC ROBOTS WILL REMAIN A LUXURY PRODUCT 24 TABLE 8 GINI INDEX AS AN INDICATOR OF LUXURY DEMAND, 2015 (HIGH VALUES SHOW HIGH POTENTIAL) DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOT FORECAST

3 TABLE 9 GLOBAL DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ SECURITY ROBOTS 27 PROPERTY CRIME DRIVES SECURITY ROBOT DEMAND 27 TABLE 10 LOSSES DUE TO THEFT, ROBBERY, VANDALISM, AND ARSON, 2014 (% OF SALES) SECURITY ROBOT FORECAST 30 TABLE 11 GLOBAL SECURITY ROBOTS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ CHAPTER 4 REGIONAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 32 MARKET-WIDE DRIVERS 32 TABLE 12 PERCENTAGE OF WORKERS 64 YEARS AND OLDER (%) 33 TABLE 13 GROSS CAPITAL FORMATION (% OF GDP) 33 TABLE 14 GROSS DOMESTIC SAVINGS (% OF GDP) 34 REGIONAL DRIVERS 34 REGIONAL MARKETS: ROBOT FORECASTS 36 TABLE 15 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ 36 ASIA-PACIFIC 36 TABLE 16 ASIA-PACIFIC ROBOTICS MARKET, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 37 EUROPE PLUS 37 TABLE 17 EUROPE PLUS ROBOTICS MARKET, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 38 NORTH AMERICA 38 TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICAN ROBOTICS MARKET, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ OTHER MARKETS 39 TABLE 19 OTHER ROBOTICS MARKETS, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ CHAPTER 5 FORECASTS BY ROBOT USERS 42 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY END-USER 42 TABLE 20 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2021 ($ AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING 43 TABLE 21 GLOBAL AEROSPACE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY 43 TABLE 22 AMOUNT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BY COUNTRY, 2014 (KM2 ) 44 TABLE 23 GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING 46 TABLE 24 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ BUILDING MAINTENANCE 47 TABLE 25 GLOBAL URBAN CONCENTRATION AND GROWTH (POPULATION, ANNUAL GROWTH %) TABLE 26 GLOBAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ CHEMICAL AND FUEL PROCESSING 50 TABLE 27 CHEMICAL PRODUCTION AND FOSSIL FUEL (CHEMICAL % OF VALUE ADDED IN MANUFACTURING, FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY CONSUMPTION % OF TOTAL)

4 TABLE 28 GLOBAL CHEMICAL AND FUEL PROCESSING MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ CONSTRUCTION 52 TABLE 29 GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ CONSUMER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING 53 TABLE 30 GLOBAL PER CAPITA INCOME (CURRENT $ U.S. IN 2015) 54 TABLE 31 GLOBAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 56 TABLE 32 NATIONAL AND MALE ENROLLMENT (% OF GROSS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT) TABLE 33 GLOBAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING 59 TABLE 34 GLOBAL HIGH-TECHNOLOGY EXPORTS, 2015 (2015 CURRENT U.S. $ BILLIONS) TABLE 35 GLOBAL ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ FOOD PROCESSING 62 TABLE 36 GLOBAL FOOD PROCESSING DRIVERS, 2015 (% OF VALUE ADDED IN MANUFACTURING, % OF MERCHANDISE EXPORTS) TABLE 37 GLOBAL FOOD PROCESSING MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ GOVERNMENT-DEFENSE 64 TABLE 38 GLOBAL GOVERNMENT-DEFENSE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ GOVERNMENT-NONDEFENSE 65 TABLE 39 GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE AND ANNUAL GROWTH, 2014 (% OF GDP, ANNUAL % GROWTH) TABLE 40 GLOBAL GOVERNMENT NON-DEFENSE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ HEALTHCARE 68 TABLE 41 NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITAL BEDS, 2015 (PER 1,000 PEOPLE) 68 TABLE 42 GLOBAL HEALTHCARE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ HOUSEHOLDS 71 TABLE 43 GLOBAL HOUSEHOLD ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING 71 TABLE 44 GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TEXTILE AND CLOTHING MANUFACTURING 72 TABLE 45 TEXTILES AND CLOTHING MANUFACTURING, 2014 (% OF VALUE ADDED IN MANUFACTURING) TABLE 46 GLOBAL TEXTILE AND CLOTHING ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ CHAPTER 6 FORECASTS BY ROBOT-PERFORMED TASK 76 ROBOT-PERFORMED TASKS 76

5 TABLE 47 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET SIZE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 48 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET GROWTH BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 49 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR ASSEMBLY BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 50 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR ASSISTED TRANSPORT BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 51 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR BUILDING SECURITY BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 52 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 53 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR COURIERS AND GUIDES BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 54 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR DISPENSING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 55 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 56 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 57 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR FLOOR MAINTENANCE BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 58 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISPOSAL BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 59 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR INSPECTION AND SAMPLE COLLECTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 60 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR LABORATORY BENCH ASSISTANCE BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 61 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR MATERIAL HANDLING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 62 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR PAINTING, COATING AND GLUING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 63 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR PALLETIZING AND PACKAGING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 64 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR PART CUTTING AND FORMING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 65 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR SURGERY BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 66 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR SURVEILLANCE BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 67 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR WELDING AND SOLDERING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ CHAPTER 7 ROBOTICS FORECAST BY TYPE OF PRODUCT 86 TABLE 68 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2021 ($ 86 WHOLE ROBOTS 86 TABLE 69 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ 87 TABLE 70 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY SIZE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 87 TABLE 71 GLOBAL ROBOTS MARKET BY GROWTH, THROUGH 2021 ($ 88 ROBOT PARTS 88 TABLE 72 GLOBAL ROBOTIC PARTS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ 89

6 TABLE 73 GLOBAL ROBOTIC PARTS MARKET, BY SIZE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 89 TABLE 74 GLOBAL ROBOTIC PARTS MARKET, BY GROWTH, THROUGH 2021 ($ ROBOT SOFTWARE 90 TABLE 75 GLOBAL ROBOTICS SOFTWARE MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 76 GLOBAL ROBOTICS SOFTWARE MARKET, BY SIZE, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 77 GLOBAL ROBOT SOFTWARE MARKET BY GROWTH, THROUGH 2021 ($ SAFETY MATERIALS 92 TABLE 78 GLOBAL ROBOTICS SAFETY MATERIALS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 79 GLOBAL ROBOTICS SAFETY MATERIALS MARKET BY SIZE, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 80 GLOBAL SAFETY MATERIALS MARKET BY GROWTH, THROUGH 2021 ($ CHAPTER 8 BASIC ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY 96 TECHNOLOGIES 97 ACTUATION 97 TABLE 81 NOTEWORTHY ACTUATION RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY 2015-MARCH CALIBRATION 98 TABLE 82 NOTEWORTHY CALIBRATION RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY 2015-MARCH CONFIGURATION 99 TABLE 83 NOTEWORTHY CONFIGURATION RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH CONTROL AND MOTION CONTROL 100 TABLE 84 NOTEWORTHY CONTROL RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH END OF ARM TOOLS 101 LEARNING 102 TABLE 85 NOTEWORTHY ROBOT LEARNING RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH MANIPULATION 103 TABLE 86 NOTEWORTHY RESEARCH RELATED TO ROBOTIC MANIPULATION, JANUARY MARCH MISSIONS, TASKS AND PROCESSES 105 POWER MANAGEMENT 105 SENSING AND SENSORS 106 TABLE 87 NOTEWORTHY SENSOR RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH CHAPTER 9 ADVANCED ROBOT TECHNOLOGY 111 TECHNOLOGIES 111 ADAPTATION 111 TABLE 88 NOTEWORTHY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH 112

7 AUTONOMY 112 TABLE 89 NOTEWORTHY AUTONOMY RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH COGNITION 114 COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS 114 COLLISION AVOIDANCE 115 DEPENDABILITY 115 INTERACTION-HUMAN AND ROBOT 115 INTERACTION-ROBOT AND ROBOT 116 LOCOMOTION 117 KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS 117 LOCALIZATION 117 TABLE 90 NOTEWORTHY RESEARCH RELATED TO LOCALIZATION, JANUARY MARCH MATERIALS 119 TABLE 91 NOTEWORTHY MATERIALS RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH NAVIGATION 121 TABLE 92 NOTEWORTHY NAVIGATION RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH SENSOR FUSION 122 SWARMS AND NETWORKS 123 TABLE 93 NOTEWORTHY RESEARCH RELATED TO SWARMING, JANUARY MARCH TELEROBOTICS 124 VISION 124 TABLE 94 NOTEWORTHY VISION RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH CHAPTER 10 PATENT ANALYSIS 129 RECENT PATENT ACTIVITY 129 TABLE 95 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO THE MOST VISIBLE ROBOT SUPPLIERS DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, (NO. OF PATENTS) TABLE 96 U.S. UTILITY PATENTS THAT REFERENCE ROBOTS OR ROBOTICS, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 97 U.S. DESIGN PATENTS THAT REFERENCE ROBOTS OR ROBOTICS, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 98 RECENT RE-ISSUED U.S. PATENTS THAT REFERENCE ROBOTS OR ROBOTICS, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TECHNOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT ROBOTIC PATENTS 161 PROGRAMMED ARTICLE TRANSFER 161 METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING WAFERS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR TAPE-PEELING APPARATUS WELDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME 162 LINKING ELEMENT WITH SCREW JACK AND ITS USE FOR AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT ARM PAINT SPRAY BOOTH WITH ROBOT 162 SUPPORTING STRUCTURE 162 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING WAFERS 163 LIGHT PINPOINTING DEVICE FOR A ROBOT 163 REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BIPED LOCOMOTION ROBOT

8 SCARA-TYPE ROBOT WITH COUNTERBALANCED ARMS 164 STACK GRASPER FOR SHEETLIKE PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF PALLETIZING USING A STACK GRASPER ERROR-RECOVERY METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTIC SYSTEMS 164 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FOCUSING THE ATTENTION OF A VIRTUAL ROBOT INTERACTING WITH USERS METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING, SERVICING, AND DEORBITING EARTH SATELLITES USING ROBOTICS ROBOT APPARATUS AND EMOTION REPRESENTING METHOD 165 MODULAR WALL-CLIMBING ROBOT WITH TRANSITION CAPABILITY 166 IMPACT-ABSORBING MECHANISM OF WALKING ROBOT 166 LINK ASSEMBLY FOR A SNAKELIKE ROBOT ARM 167 OMNIDIRECTIONAL ROBOT CLEANER 167 QUADRUPED WALKING ROBOT 167 AERIAL ROBOT WITH DISPENSABLE CONDUCTIVE FILAMENT 168 ENERGY-EFFICIENT ROBOTIC SYSTEM 168 LEGGED LOCOMOTION ROBOT 168 FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT 168 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT 169 ROBOTIC LOCOMOTION METHOD AND MOBILE ROBOT 169 STABLE MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A LEGGED MOBILE ROBOT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING INTERLOCK BETWEEN ROBOTS METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRESENTING CHALLENGES TO TELL HUMANS AND COMPUTERS APART LEGGED ROBOT 170 DUAL TRACKED MOBILE ROBOT FOR MOTION IN ROUGH TERRAIN 171 ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT 171 SURGICAL SLAVE ROBOT 171 LEGGED ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD 171 COMPANION ROBOT FOR PERSONAL INTERACTION 172 WEAPON ROBOT WITH SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 172 ROBOT DEPLOYED WEAPON SYSTEM AND SAFING METHOD 173 ENVIRONMENT MAP GENERATING METHOD AND MOBILE ROBOT 173 GAIT GENERATING SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE OF LEGGED MOBILE ROBOT AUTOMATED ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR HANDLING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 174 ROBOT 174 FLOOR WASHING ROBOT 175 FUEL CELL FOR MICROCAPSULE-TYPE ROBOT AND MICROCAPSULE-TYPE ROBOT INDUSTRIAL ROBOT 175 ELECTRICAL SPECIFIC RESISTIVITY PROBING ROBOT 176 MICROSURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM 176 ROBOT SKIN 176 ROBOT 177 WALKING ROBOT 177 ROBOTICALLY GUIDED CATHETER

9 BIPLANAR FLUOROSCOPY GUIDED ROBOT SYSTEM FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY AND THE CONTROL METHOD CLEANING ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING 178 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT SYSTEM 178 ROBOT AND METHOD FOR BENDING ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRES AND OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES MOBILE ROBOTIC VEHICLE 179 MOBILE ROBOT 180 METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH PERCUTANEOUS INTERVENTIONS 180 MULTI-FINGERED ROBOT HAND 180 POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ACTUATOR ELEMENT BIPEDAL WALKING ROBOT 181 ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING, LEARNING, AND SUPPORTING HUMAN ACTIVITIES TENDON ENHANCED END EFFECTOR 182 ROBOTS WITH OCCLUSION AVOIDANCE FUNCTIONALITY 182 ROBOT FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERVENTIONS 183 AUTOMATED BRICK LAYING SYSTEM 183 MICROSURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM 183 STABILIZED UAV RECOVERY SYSTEM 184 ROBOTIC BASED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 184 ROBOT HAND AND HUMANOID ROBOT 184 SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT AUTOMATIC DRILLING/RIVETING PROCESS IN AERONAUTICAL ASSEMBLY PIECES MOVING ROUTE PLANNING METHOD AND NAVIGATION METHOD FOR AVOIDING DYNAMIC HINDRANCES FOR MOBILE ROBOT DEVICE MINIMALLY INVASIVE MEDICAL SYSTEM EMPLOYING A MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED EN DO-ROBOT COMPANION ROBOT FOR PERSONAL INTERACTION 186 MEDICAL TELE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM 186 CLEANING ROBOT 186 ROBOTICALLY GUIDED CATHETER 187 NURSING SYSTEM 187 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING INVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES USING A SURGICAL ROBOT ROBOTIC VEHICLE 188 TOUCH-SENSITIVE ROBOT 188 VERTICAL ARTICULATED ROBOT 188 MEDICAL ROBOT FOR USE IN AN MRI 189 ROBOT-DEPLOYED ASSEMBLY TOOL AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING FASTENERS IN AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES TACTILE SENSOR 189 ARC WELDING ROBOT 190 HUMANOID ROBOT 190 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT 190 HIGH RADIATION ENVIRONMENT TUNNEL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD ROBOT FOR TRAINING A REHABILITATOR

10 ROBOTS WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCE FUNCTIONALITY 191 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING STRINGERS ON AN AIRCRAFT SKIN, IN PARTICULAR ON A WING SKIN PRODUCTION SYSTEM HAVING COOPERATING PROCESS AREA BETWEEN HUMAN AND ROBOT ROBOTIC REHABILITATION APPARATUS AND METHOD 193 BIDIRECTIONAL MOVING MICRO-ROBOT SYSTEM 193 WALKING ROBOT 193 INTELLIGENT STEPPING FOR HUMANOID FALL DIRECTION CHANGE 194 ROBOT HEAD WITH ARTIFICIAL EARS 194 METHOD OF OPERATING AN IN-LINE LEGGED ROBOT VEHICLE 194 INTERNAL PIPE COATING INSPECTION ROBOT 195 ROBOT, METHOD AND PROGRAM OF CORRECTING A ROBOT VOICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HEAD MOVEMENT SHARED ROBOT KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR USE WITH CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM SUCTION-TYPE ROBOT HAND WITH WEIGHT MEASUREMENT FUNCTION 196 THEREMIN-PLAYER ROBOT 196 AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT 196 AUTONOMOUS SURFACE CLEANING ROBOT FOR DRY CLEANING 197 GRIPPER OF ROBOT FOR ASSEMBLING VEHICLE 197 MOPPING ASSEMBLY FOR A MOBILE ROBOT 198 STEADY HAND MICROMANIPULATION ROBOT 198 ROBOT, A DOCKING SYSTEM AND A DOCKING METHOD 198 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A ROBOT CLEANER ALONG A PATH 199 CALIBRATION TOOL FOR A DELTA ROBOT CHAPTER 11 THE ROBOTICS COMMUNITY 201 COMMERCIAL PARTICIPANTS 201 ABB ROBOTICS 201 TABLE 99 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO ABB, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, AETHON 203 ALDEBARAN ROBOTICS 203 ALPHABET INC. 203 AMAZON INC. 204 BAE SYSTEMS PLC 204 BARRETT TECHNOLOGY INC. 204 BLACK-I ROBOTICS 204 BLUEFIN ROBOTICS 205 BOEING CO. 205 BOSCH REXROTH 205 BOSTON DYNAMICS 205 CLEARPATH ROBOTICS 206 COMAU 206 DENSO ROBOTICS 206 DJI 206 ENERGID TECHNOLOGIES

11 EPSON ROBOTS 207 FANUC ROBOTICS AMERICA INC. 207 TABLE 100 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO FANUC, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, GENESIS SYSTEMS GROUP LLC 209 HANSEN MEDICAL 210 HARVEST AUTOMATION INC. 210 HITACHI LTD. 210 HONDA ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA INC. 211 INTELLIBOT ROBOTICS 211 INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. 211 TABLE 101 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO INTUITIVE SURGICAL, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, IROBOT CORP. 212 TABLE 102 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO IROBOT, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, JOHN DEERE 216 KAIROS AUTONOMI 216 KAWASAKI ROBOTICS 216 KUKA ROBOTICS CORP. 217 TABLE 103 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO KUKA, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, LIQUID ROBOTICS 219 LOCKHEED MARTIN 219 MAKO SURGICAL 219 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AUTOMATION INC. 220 MOTOMAN ROBOTICS 220 NACHI ROBOTICS 221 OMRON ADEPT TECHNOLOGIES 221 PANASONIC 221 PAR SYSTEMS INC. 222 QINETIQ 222 RECONROBOTICS 223 RESTORATION ROBOTICS 223 RETHINK ROBOTICS 223 ROBAI 223 ROBOTIQ 224 SAMSUNG 224 TABLE 104 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO SAMSUNG, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, SCHIEBEL TECHNOLOGY INC. 229 SCHUNK 229 SEEGRID 230 SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION 230 SIASUN ROBOT & AUTOMATION 230 SICK INC. 231 SOFTBANK ROBOTICS CORP. 231 SOIL MACHINE DYNAMICS LTD

12 STAUBLI 232 TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., AMERICA 232 TOYOTA 232 TABLE 105 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO TOYOTA, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, VECNA TECHNOLOGIES 234 VECTORNAV TECHNOLOGIES 234 VENTAX ROBOT INC. 234 WOLF ROBOTICS 235 YAMAHA ROBOTICS 235 YASKAWA AMERICA 235 TABLE 106 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO YASKAWA, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, ZAYTRAN 239 NON-COMMERCIAL PARTICIPANTS 239 BRITISH AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS ASSOCIATION 239 ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 239 EUNITED ROBOTICS 240 EUROBOTICS 240 GUSTAVO STEFANINI ROBOTICS RESEARCH CENTER 240 INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 241 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ROBOTICS 241 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) 241 JAPAN ROBOT ASSOCIATION 242 NASA - ROBOTICS ALLIANCE PROJECT 242 ROBOTICS INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 242 ROBOTICS SOCIETY OF JAPAN 243 ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS 243 AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR FIELD ROBOTICS 243 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY ROBOTICS INSTITUTE 243 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 244 TABLE 107 ACTIVE ACADEMIC ROBOT RESEARCH PROGRAMS, JANUARY

13 LIST OF TABLES TABLE HEADING SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 1 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 12 TABLE 2 INDUSTRIAL VALUE ADDED IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET (% OF GDP) 14 TABLE 3 GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 4 NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS BY REGION, 2015 (PER 1,000 PEOPLE) 17 TABLE 5 GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 6 NATIONAL MILITARY SPENDING, 2015 (% OF GDP) 21 TABLE 7 GLOBAL MILITARY ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 8 GINI INDEX AS AN INDICATOR OF LUXURY DEMAND, 2015 (HIGH VALUES SHOW HIGH POTENTIAL) TABLE 9 GLOBAL DOMESTIC SERVICE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 10 LOSSES DUE TO THEFT, ROBBERY, VANDALISM, AND ARSON, 2014 (% OF SALES) TABLE 11 GLOBAL SECURITY ROBOTS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 12 PERCENTAGE OF WORKERS 64 YEARS AND OLDER (%) 33 TABLE 13 GROSS CAPITAL FORMATION (% OF GDP) 33 TABLE 14 GROSS DOMESTIC SAVINGS (% OF GDP) 34 TABLE 15 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ 36 TABLE 16 ASIA-PACIFIC ROBOTICS MARKET, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 37 TABLE 17 EUROPE PLUS ROBOTICS MARKET, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 38 TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICAN ROBOTICS MARKET, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 19 OTHER ROBOTICS MARKETS, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 40 TABLE 20 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET, BY END-USER INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 21 GLOBAL AEROSPACE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 22 AMOUNT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BY COUNTRY, 2014 (KM2 ) 44 TABLE 23 GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 24 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 25 GLOBAL URBAN CONCENTRATION AND GROWTH (POPULATION, ANNUAL GROWTH %) TABLE 26 GLOBAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 27 CHEMICAL PRODUCTION AND FOSSIL FUEL (CHEMICAL % OF VALUE ADDED IN MANUFACTURING, FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY CONSUMPTION % OF TOTAL) TABLE 28 GLOBAL CHEMICAL AND FUEL PROCESSING MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 29 GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 30 GLOBAL PER CAPITA INCOME (CURRENT $ U.S. IN 2015)

14 TABLE HEADING TABLE 31 GLOBAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 32 NATIONAL AND MALE ENROLLMENT (% OF GROSS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT) 56 TABLE 33 GLOBAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 34 GLOBAL HIGH-TECHNOLOGY EXPORTS, 2015 (2015 CURRENT U.S. $ BILLIONS) TABLE 35 GLOBAL ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 36 GLOBAL FOOD PROCESSING DRIVERS, 2015 (% OF VALUE ADDED IN MANUFACTURING, % OF MERCHANDISE EXPORTS) TABLE 37 GLOBAL FOOD PROCESSING MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 38 GLOBAL GOVERNMENT-DEFENSE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 39 GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE AND ANNUAL GROWTH, 2014 (% OF GDP, ANNUAL % GROWTH) TABLE 40 GLOBAL GOVERNMENT NON-DEFENSE ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 41 NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITAL BEDS, 2015 (PER 1,000 PEOPLE) 68 TABLE 42 GLOBAL HEALTHCARE ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 43 GLOBAL HOUSEHOLD ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 44 GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 45 TEXTILES AND CLOTHING MANUFACTURING, 2014 (% OF VALUE ADDED IN MANUFACTURING) TABLE 46 GLOBAL TEXTILE AND CLOTHING ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 47 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET SIZE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 48 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET GROWTH BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 49 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR ASSEMBLY BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 50 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR ASSISTED TRANSPORT BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 51 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR BUILDING SECURITY BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 52 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 53 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR COURIERS AND GUIDES BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 54 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR DISPENSING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 55 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 56 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 57 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR FLOOR MAINTENANCE BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($

15 TABLE HEADING TABLE 58 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISPOSAL BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 59 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR INSPECTION AND SAMPLE COLLECTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 60 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR LABORATORY BENCH ASSISTANCE BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 61 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR MATERIAL HANDLING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 62 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR PAINTING, COATING AND GLUING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 63 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR PALLETIZING AND PACKAGING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 64 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR PART CUTTING AND FORMING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 65 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR SURGERY BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 66 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR SURVEILLANCE BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 67 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ROBOTS USED FOR WELDING AND SOLDERING BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 68 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2021 ($ 86 TABLE 69 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ 87 TABLE 70 GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET BY SIZE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 87 TABLE 71 GLOBAL ROBOTS MARKET BY GROWTH, THROUGH 2021 ($ 88 TABLE 72 GLOBAL ROBOTIC PARTS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 73 GLOBAL ROBOTIC PARTS MARKET, BY SIZE, THROUGH 2021 ($ 89 TABLE 74 GLOBAL ROBOTIC PARTS MARKET, BY GROWTH, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 75 GLOBAL ROBOTICS SOFTWARE MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 76 GLOBAL ROBOTICS SOFTWARE MARKET, BY SIZE, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 77 GLOBAL ROBOT SOFTWARE MARKET BY GROWTH, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 78 GLOBAL ROBOTICS SAFETY MATERIALS MARKET, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 79 GLOBAL ROBOTICS SAFETY MATERIALS MARKET BY SIZE, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 80 GLOBAL SAFETY MATERIALS MARKET BY GROWTH, THROUGH 2021 ($ TABLE 81 NOTEWORTHY ACTUATION RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY 2015-MARCH TABLE 82 NOTEWORTHY CALIBRATION RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY 2015-MARCH TABLE 83 NOTEWORTHY CONFIGURATION RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 84 NOTEWORTHY CONTROL RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 85 NOTEWORTHY ROBOT LEARNING RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH

16 TABLE HEADING TABLE 86 NOTEWORTHY RESEARCH RELATED TO ROBOTIC MANIPULATION, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 87 NOTEWORTHY SENSOR RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 88 NOTEWORTHY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 89 NOTEWORTHY AUTONOMY RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 90 NOTEWORTHY RESEARCH RELATED TO LOCALIZATION, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 91 NOTEWORTHY MATERIALS RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 92 NOTEWORTHY NAVIGATION RELATED RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 93 NOTEWORTHY RESEARCH RELATED TO SWARMING, JANUARY MARCH TABLE 94 NOTEWORTHY VISION RESEARCH, JANUARY MARCH 126 TABLE 95 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO THE MOST VISIBLE ROBOT SUPPLIERS DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, (NO. OF PATENTS) TABLE 96 U.S. UTILITY PATENTS THAT REFERENCE ROBOTS OR ROBOTICS, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 97 U.S. DESIGN PATENTS THAT REFERENCE ROBOTS OR ROBOTICS, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 98 RECENT RE-ISSUED U.S. PATENTS THAT REFERENCE ROBOTS OR ROBOTICS, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 99 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO ABB, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, 201 TABLE 100 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO FANUC, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 101 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO INTUITIVE SURGICAL, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 102 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO IROBOT, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 103 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO KUKA, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 104 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO SAMSUNG, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 105 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO TOYOTA, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 106 U.S. PATENTS AWARDED TO YASKAWA, DECEMBER 12, MARCH 22, TABLE 107 ACTIVE ACADEMIC ROBOT RESEARCH PROGRAMS, JANUARY

17 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE TITLE SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET, BY REGION, AND 2021 ($ 7