World Robotics 2004 : Statistics, Market Analysis, Forecasts, Case Studies and Profitability of Robot Investment

• ISBN13: 9789211010848
• ISBN10: 9211010845
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-20
• Publisher: Renouf Pub Co Ltd

Summary

Robotics technology aims to improve productivity and product quality, and to eliminate workplace hazards, such as those related to exposure to heat, gases and chemicals or those where heavy lifting or monotonous work movements are involved. Published jointly by the United Nations and the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), this annual publication contains comparable international statistics on industrial robotics, as well as on service robots. Detailed statistics are given for 20 countries, broken down by application areas, industrial branches, types of robots and by other techno-economic variables, as well as data on production, exports and imports for selected countries. It also highlights trends in robot densities. This edition analyses developments during 2003 and gives forecasts up to 2007. It contains a number of case studies showing actual robot installations and their effect on costs, production, employment structure and overall profitability.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary	p. 1
Introduction	p. 13
Sources and methods	p. 13
New title - extended coverage	p. 13
Data sources and reliability of data	p. 13
Two types of stock data	p. 15
Interpretation of the concepts of shipments, sales and yearly supply	p. 16
Revision of time-series data on the robot stock	p. 17
Data coverage and where to access data for previous years	p. 17
Multipurpose manipulating industrial robots - definition and classification	p. 19
Definition (ISO 8373) and delimitation	p. 19
Classification by industrial branches	p. 23
Classification by application areas	p. 24
Classification by types of robots	p. 25
Service robots: definition and classification	p. 27
Provisional definition	p. 27
Provisional classification of service robots by application areas	p. 27
Worldwide diffusion of industrial robots	p. 31
Shipments (sales) in units	p. 31
Estimate of the worldwide operational stock of industrial robots	p. 34
Estimate of the value of the world robot market in 1997-2003	p. 37
Degree of concentration in the robot industry	p. 37
Analysis of the effects of the business cycle on investments in industrial robots	p. 40
The 2003 industrial robot stock, by industrial branches, in relation to value added and employment	p. 42
Analysis of the development of robot density in selected countries	p. 51
Definition of robot density	p. 51
Measurements of robot density based on the total number of persons employed	p. 51
Measurements of robot density based on the total number of production workers	p. 52
Analysis of the stock and supply of multipurpose industrial robots in 2003 by major application areas	p. 52
Analysis of the stock and supply of multipurpose industrial robots in 2003 by major industrial branches	p. 66
Comparison between the motor vehicle industry and all other industrial branches	p. 75
Installations of multipurpose industrial robots in 2003 by types of robots	p. 80
Installations of multipurpose industrial robots with 5 axes or more	p. 80
Prices and Wages	p. 85
Introduction	p. 85
Variables and indicators in selected industrial branches	p. 85
Sources	p. 85
Two types of price data on robotics	p. 85
Outline of the chapter	p. 86
Producer price indices for industrial robots - methodological overview	p. 86
Characteristics of the pricing of industrial robots	p. 86
Methods of survey	p. 87
Methodology for calculating a quality adjusted price index for industrial robots	p. 87
Average unit price of robots in robot systems	p. 88
International PPI for industrial robots	p. 91
Without quality adjustment	p. 91
With quality adjustment	p. 91
United States - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages	p. 93
Germany - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages	p. 94
Italy - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages	p. 96
France - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages	p. 98
United Kingdom - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages	p. 99
Sweden - robot prices and labour cost indices and wages	p. 101
The Structure of the Diffusion of Industrial Robots in Individual Countries	p. 103
Introduction	p. 103
Australia	p. 104
Austria	p. 110
Benelux	p. 119
Denmark	p. 122
Finland	p. 130
France	p. 138
Germany	p. 149
Hungary	p. 160
Italy	p. 161
Japan	p. 170
Norway	p. 181
Poland	p. 190
Portugal	p. 195
Republic of Korea	p. 196
Spain	p. 210
Sweden	p. 218
Switzerland	p. 227
Taiwan, Province of China	p. 231
United Kingdom	p. 238
United States (North America)	p. 248
All other countries	p. 255
Forecast of Worldwide Investment in Industrial Robots in the Period 2004-2007	p. 257
Determining factors	p. 257
The world economy in 2004 and 2005- an overview	p. 257
Assumptions	p. 260
Forecasts for 2004-2007	p. 262
Historical development	p. 262
Forecasts for 2004-2007	p. 263
Results in the first half of 2004 - robot sales continue to surge	p. 267
Comparison between forecasts for previous years and the actual outcome	p. 270
The Profitability of Industrial Robots: Analysis of Case Studies	p. 273
Introduction and conclusions	p. 273
Introduction	p. 273
Benefits of robot automation	p. 273
Conclusions	p. 274
Case study 1: PIRELLI MIRS Project with COMAU Robots: a breakthrough in tyre manufacturing	p. 280
Case study 2: Nestle Nespresso	p. 287
Case study 3: Bending of tubes	p. 290
Case study 4: Fully automated production of tracks at Olofsfors AB	p. 293
Service Robots	p. 297
Introduction	p. 297
Diffusion of service robots	p. 297
Major application areas for service robots	p. 305
Introduction	p. 305
Service robots for professional use	p. 306
Field robotics	p. 306
Commercial cleaning	p. 308
Inspection systems	p. 314
Construction and demolition	p. 316
Logistic systems	p. 319
Medical robots	p. 320
Defense, rescue & security appliances	p. 323
Underwater systems	p. 326
Mobile platforms in general use	p. 327
Laboratory robots	p. 328
Public relation robots	p. 328
Special Purpose	p. 329
Humanoid robots	p. 330
Service robots for personal/domestic use	p. 331
Robots for domestic tasks	p. 331
Entertainment robots including toy and hobby robots	p. 334
Handicap assistance	p. 335
Personal transportation (Automated people transportation)	p. 336
Home security and surveillance	p. 337
Robotics R&D	p. 337
Research and Development Challenges	p. 338
Innovation Related Challenges	p. 339
Mobile Service Robots: Entering the Commercial World	p. 359
Mobile robots: no longer just "sci-fi"	p. 359
The beginnings of commercialization	p. 360
Defense/aerospace applications: Indicators of ideas for future commercialization	p. 361
The role of military robots	p. 361
What does the FCS initiative mean to commercial product developers?	p. 362
Barriers to commercialization	p. 365
Challenges to building robust commercial systems	p. 367
Future application opportunities	p. 368
Sources and methods for industrial robot statistics submitted by national robot associations	p. 371
Time series of accumulated sales, operational stock and shipments of multipurpose industrial robots	p. 389
Total accumulated yearly sales of multipurpose industrial robots in selected countries. Number of units	p. 389
Total accumulated yearly sales of multipurpose industrial robots in selected countries. Annual percentage change	p. 391
Estimated operational stock of multipurpose industrial robots at the end of the year in selected countries. Number of units	p. 393
Estimated operational stock of multipurpose industrial robots at the end of the year in selected countries. Annual percentage change	p. 395
Estimated yearly shipments of multipurpose industrial robots in selected countries. Number of units	p. 397
Estimated yearly shipments of multipurpose industrial robots in selected countries. Annual percentage change	p. 399
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	p. 401
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in the United States	p. 401
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in Germany	p. 401
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in Italy	p. 402
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in France	p. 402
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in Great Britain	p. 403
Number of production workers and total number of persons employed in selected industry branches in Sweden	p. 403
Assumptions made in the calculation of a quality adjusted price index for industrial robots	p. 405
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