Executive Summary |
Introduction / I: |
Sources and methods / I.1: |
New title - extended coverage / I.1.1: |
Data sources and reliability of data / I.1.2: |
Two types of stock data / I.1.3: |
Interpretation of the concepts of shipments, sales and yearly supply / I.1.4: |
Revision of time-series data on the robot stock / I.1.5: |
Data coverage and where to access data for previous years / I.1.6: |
Multipurpose manipulating industrial robots - definition and classification / I.2: |
Definition (ISO 8373) and delimitation / I.2.1: |
Classification by industrial branches / I.2.2: |
Classification by application areas / I.2.3: |
Classification by types of robots / I.2.4: |
Service robots: definition and classification / I.3: |
Provisional definition / I.3.1: |
Provisional classification of service robots by application areas / I.3.2: |
Worldwide diffusion of industrial robots / II: |
Shipments (sales) in units / II.1: |
Estimate of the worldwide operational stock of industrial robots / II.2: |
Estimate of the value of the world robot market in 1997-2003 / II.3: |
Degree of concentration in the robot industry / II.4: |
Analysis of the effects of the business cycle on investments in industrial robots / II.5: |
The 2003 industrial robot stock, by industrial branches, in relation to value added and employment / II.6: |
Analysis of the development of robot density in selected countries / II.7: |
Definition of robot density / II.7.1: |
Measurements of robot density based on the total number of persons employed / II.7.2: |
Measurements of robot density based on the total number of production workers / II.7.3: |
Analysis of the stock and supply of multipurpose industrial robots in 2003 by major application areas / II.8: |
Analysis of the stock and supply of multipurpose industrial robots in 2003 by major industrial branches / II.9: |
Comparison between the motor vehicle industry and all other industrial branches / II.10: |
Installations of multipurpose industrial robots in 2003 by types of robots / II.11: |
Installations of multipurpose industrial robots with 5 axes or more / II.12: |
Prices and Wages / III: |
Variables and indicators in selected industrial branches / III.1: |
Sources / III.1.2: |
Two types of price data on robotics / III.1.3: |
Outline of the chapter / III.1.4: |
Producer price indices for industrial robots - methodological overview / III.2: |
Characteristics of the pricing of industrial robots / III.2.1: |
Methods of survey / III.2.2: |
Methodology for calculating a quality adjusted price index for industrial robots / III.2.3: |
Average unit price of robots in robot systems / III.3: |
International PPI for industrial robots / III.4: |
Without quality adjustment / III.4.1: |
With quality adjustment / III.4.2: |
United States - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages / III.5: |
Germany - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages / III.6: |
Italy - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages / III.7: |
France - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages / III.8: |
United Kingdom - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages / III.9: |
Sweden - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages / III.10: |
The Structure of the Diffusion of Industrial Robots in Individual Countries / IV: |
Australia |
Austria |
Benelux |
Denmark |
Finland |
France |
Germany |
Hungary |
Italy |
Japan |
Norway |
Poland |
Portugal |
Republic of Korea |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
Taiwan, Province of China |
United Kingdom |
United States (North America) |
All other countries |
Forecast of Worldwide Investment in Industrial Robots in the Period 2004-2007 / V: |
Determining factors / V.1: |
The world economy in 2004 and 2005- an overview / V.2: |
Assumptions / V.3: |
Forecasts for 2004-2007 / V.4: |
Historical development / V.4.1: |
Results in the first half of 2004 - robot sales continue to surge / V.4.2: |
Comparison between forecasts for previous years and the actual outcome / V.4.4: |
The Profitability of Industrial Robots: Analysis of Case Studies / VI: |
Introduction and conclusions / VI.1: |
Benefits of robot automation / VI.1.1: |
Conclusions / VI.1.3: |
Case study 1: PIRELLI MIRS Project with COMAU Robots: a breakthrough in tyre manufacturing / Mr. Arturo Baroncelli ; Mr. Renato CarettaVI.2: |
Case study 2: Nestle Nespresso / Mr. Jurgen WarmboldVI.3: |
Case study 3: Bending of tubes / VI.4: |
Case study 4: Fully automated production of tracks at Olofsfors AB / Mr. Ake MadesaterVI.5: |
Service Robots / VII: |
Diffusion of service robots / VII.1: |
Major application areas for service robots / VII.3: |
Service robots for professional use / VII.3.1: |
Field robotics / VII.3.2.1: |
Commercial cleaning / VII.3.2.2: |
Inspection systems / VII.3.2.3: |
Construction and demolition / VII.3.2.4: |
Logistic systems / VII.3.2.5: |
Medical robots / VII.3.2.6: |
Defense, rescue & security appliances / VII.3.2.7: |
Underwater systems / VII.3.2.8: |
Mobile platforms in general use / VII.3.2.9: |
Laboratory robots / VII.3.2.10: |
Public relation robots / VII.3.2.11: |
Special Purpose / VII.3.2.12: |
Humanoid robots / VII.3.2.13: |
Service robots for personal/domestic use / VII.3.3: |
Robots for domestic tasks / VII.3.3.1: |
Entertainment robots including toy and hobby robots / VII.3.3.2: |
Handicap assistance / VII.3.3.3: |
Personal transportation (Automated people transportation) / VII.3.3.4: |
Home security and surveillance / VII.3.3.5: |
Robotics R&D / VII.3.4: |
Research and Development Challenges / VII.3.4.1: |
Innovation Related Challenges / VII.3.4.2: |
Mobile Service Robots: Entering the Commercial World / VIII: |
Mobile robots: no longer just "sci-fi" / VIII.1: |
The beginnings of commercialization / VIII.2: |
Defense/aerospace applications: Indicators of ideas for future commercialization / VIII.3: |
The role of military robots / VIII.4: |
What does the FCS initiative mean to commercial product developers? / VIII.5: |
Barriers to commercialization / VIII.6: |
Challenges to building robust commercial systems / VIII.7: |
Future application opportunities / VIII.8: |
Sources and methods for industrial robot statistics submitted by national robot associations / Annex A: |
Time series of accumulated sales, operational stock and shipments of multipurpose industrial robots / Annex B: |
Total accumulated yearly sales of multipurpose industrial robots in selected countries. Number of units / Table B-1: |
Total accumulated yearly sales of multipurpose industrial robots in selected countries. Annual percentage change / Table B-2: |
Estimated operational stock of multipurpose industrial robots at the end of the year in selected countries. Number of units / Table B-3: |
Estimated operational stock of multipurpose industrial robots at the end of the year in selected countries. Annual percentage change / Table B-4: |
Estimated yearly shipments of multipurpose industrial robots in selected countries. Number of units / Table B-5: |
Estimated yearly shipments of multipurpose industrial robots in selected countries. Annual percentage change / Table B-6: |
Employment in the manufacturing industry (ISIC rev.3: D); the food, beverages and tobacco industries (ISIC rev.3: 15-16) and the motor vehicle industry (ISIC rev.3: 34) in selected countries / Annex C: |
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in the United States / Table C-1: |
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in Germany / Table C-2: |
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in Italy / Table C-3: |
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in France / Table C-4: |
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in Great Britain / Table C-5: |
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in Sweden / Table C-6: |
Assumptions made in the calculation of a quality adjusted price index for industrial robots / Annex D: |
Executive Summary |
Introduction / I: |
Sources and methods / I.1: |
New title - extended coverage / I.1.1: |
Data sources and reliability of data / I.1.2: |
Two types of stock data / I.1.3: |