Emerging Technologies: Mobile Robot Sales Expected To Reach $17 Billion By 2005
(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 08, 2001 ) ActivMedia Research, LLC (www.ActivMediaResearch.com) - Today Mobile Robotics are where personal computers were in the early 1980s, poised for proliferation, with more than 1600% growth in units and nearly 2500% growth in dollars expected over the next five years. Sales are expected to soar from $665 million in 2000 to more than $17 billion in the same time frame. Technologies are such that decades of labor in artificial intelligence, sensing, navigation, communications and response are beginning to bear fruit in the form of practical mobile robots.SALES OF MOBILE ROBOTS: ($US, 2000-2005) 2000 $665 2001 $963 2002 $2,248 2003 $4,146 2004 $9,372 2005 $17,176Source: ActivMedia Research LLCActivMedia's President Jeanne Dietsch said, "Advances in foundation technologies will determine the rate of growth of robots. Mobile robots will provide an enormous extension of peoples' innate capabilities. As humans and machines become ever more closely intertwined, microscopically and macroscopically, robotics will be as commonplace as computer chips are now."Over the past 30 years, approximately 1.1 million industrial robots were sold. Virtually all (99% ) were fixed industrial arms. The most dramatic changes in robotics in the years immediately ahead are going to occur in the market for intelligent mobile robotics. While fixed robotic tools have become increasingly flexible and productive, they are not the focus of this report. The self-directed mobile robot and its relatives ? various freestanding service 'bots now appearing on the world stage - are going to transform business and industry across all sectors.Industries are motivated to adopt robots by different factors· Space: too hazardous and expensive to provide staffed expeditions· Industrial Service Robots: inspection, security, maintenance and safety· Medical & Healthcare Markets: distribution of expensive specialized expertise to remote sites, devices for handicapped· Transportation Markets: safety· Agricultural Markets: environmental concerns and cost-effectiveness· Construction/Mining: safety, maintenance, inspection· Consumer Household Bots: curiosity, convenience, lifestyle· Educational Development & Entertainment Markets: concern for children's future, curiosity, entertainmentINFORMATION: http://www.ActivMediaResearch.com/mobile_robotics.htmlActivMedia Research's "Mobile Robotics: The Next Revolution", available for $495 ($1,500 for a corporate site license) opens a window on the new age of Mobile Robotics and its impacts on the technologies of today and the near-term tomorrow. This is the first in a series of reports dedicated to alerting the business community to trends, products and technologies approaching the margin of commercialization that will transform physical work as we know it.ABOUT ACTIVMEDIA RESEARCH, LLCActivMedia Research LLC has been the Web's leading authoritative eBusiness information source since 1994, when it began studying the emerging world wide web as a business platform. Ever watchful of innovative business strategies, ActivMedia was first to publicly demonstrate that online business was both viable and profitable (Business Week, 9/23/96). An ongoing series of eBusiness research studies continue to alert eBusiness managers to new business opportunities and changing online strategies.DISCLOSURE STATEMENTActivMedia Research, LLC is a division of ActivMedia, Inc. Its sister company, ActivMedia Robotics, LLC , is a pioneering manufacturer of mobile robotics technology, and the two companies share senior executive management. This relationship provides a unique perspective from which to interpret emerging robotics markets.PRESS CONTACTChris Anne Wheeler VP of Information ServicesTel: 800-639-9481, 603-924-9100 Ext. 127ORDERS/QUESTIONSResearch@ActivMediaResearch.comTel: (800) 639-9481 * (603) 924-9100 Ext. 125ActivMedia Research, LLChttp://www.ActivMediaResearch.com46 Concord StreetPeterborough, NH 03458Fax: (603) 924-7258