1. | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
1.1. | The big picture |
1.2. | Report scope |
1.3. | Report structure (with hyper-links) |
1.4. | Market and technology readiness by warehouse/logistics robotic activity |
1.5. | All twenty-year market forecasts segmented by category: AGVs, AGCs, autonomous mobile robots/carts, mobile picking robots, last mile delivery robots, delivery drones, autonomous trucks (level 4&5), and autonomous light delivery va |
1.6. | 20-year market forecasts for mobile robots in material handling covering mobile picking robots, autonomous mobile industrial vehicles, autonomous mobile cars, automated guided cards and automated guided vehicles |
1.7. | 20-year market forecasts for last mile delivery ground robots (droids) and drones |
1.8. | 20-year forecasts for level-4 and level-5 autonomous trucks, and delivery vans and pods |
2. | MOBILE ROBOTS IN MATERIAL HANDLING AUTOMATION |
2.1. | Different types of automated/autonomous mobile units |
2.2. | Automated Guide Vehicles & Carts (AGV/Cs) |
2.3. | Grid-based automated guided carts (AGC) |
2.4. | Autonomous Mobile Robots(AMRs) |
2.5. | Transition to AGVs and AMRs |
2.6. | How mobile robots find their way into indoor semi-structured spaces |
2.7. | Technology evolution towards fully autonomous independent mobile robots |
2.8. | AGVs vs. AMRs: an assessment and comparison |
2.9. | AGCs (KIVA-like systems) vs. AMRs: an assessment and comparison |
2.10. | Robotics as a service, just robot sales, or both? |
2.11. | Partnership with a forklift company creates a competitive advantage (why and how) |
2.12. | Hardware and software automation kit, components and trends |
2.13. | Employment figures as material handling operators and truck drivers |
2.14. | Total global addressable markets for 'driving services' in select commercial and industrial vehicles |
2.15. | The forklift market: historic unit sales, and segmentation by forklift type and end-use industry |
2.16. | Top 20 forklift suppliers' revenues (2014 and 2015) |
2.17. | Top 20 forklift suppliers' revenues (2017 and 2018) |
2.18. | Sales of top 20 material handling automation companies (2014, 2015, 2016) |
2.19. | Sales of top 20 material handling automation companies (2017 and 2018) |
2.20. | Rise of e-commerce seen in charts |
2.21. | Number of robotic companies in logistics mushrooms |
2.22. | Mobile robotics companies in the context of logistic and material handling automation |
2.23. | California emerges as a hotspot of AMR start-ups |
2.24. | Investment in logistics/warehouse mobile robotics heats up (2005-2019 statistics) |
2.25. | Existing AGV market projects by third parties: missing the mark |
2.26. | Market forecast for AGVs, AGCs, AMVs and AMCs in market value: a 20-year view in which AMV/Cs rise whilst AGVs go obsolete? |
3. | EXAMPLES OF AGVS AND AGCS |
3.1. | Traditional AGV/C suppliers and examples |
3.2. | Traditional AGV/C suppliers |
3.3. | Transbotics |
3.4. | Toyota: major player in AGCs? |
3.5. | Dematic: now the biggest AGV company after acquisition by Kion Group? |
3.6. | BA Systems: an established European AGV supplier |
3.7. | ASTI |
4. | EXAMPLES OF GRID-BASED AGCS |
4.1. | Kiva: the major success story whose acquisition left a massive market gap |
4.2. | Kiva(Amazon): Evolution to address issues since acquisition |
4.3. | Kiva(Amazon): Useful information and metrics |
4.4. | Geek+: Chinese response to Kiva's success? |
4.5. | Geek Plus: hardware, software, installation |
4.6. | Geek Plus: productivity, ROI, and servicing peak demand |
4.7. | Geek+: aggressive funding for an aggressive scale-up |
4.8. | Geek Plus: diversifying into forklifts |
4.9. | Grey Orange: an upcoming well-funded robotics company? |
4.10. | Grey Orange: updates |
4.11. | Flashhold (t/a Quicktron): Chinese warehouse mobile robots firm |
4.12. | Flashhold (t/a Quicktron) deployed in Alibaba's facilities |
4.13. | HIK Vision: largest supplier of AMRs in China? |
4.14. | InVia Robotics: a monthly subscription model for mobile robotic picking |
4.15. | InVia Robotics: updates |
4.16. | Scallog: A French take on the Kiva approach? |
4.17. | Eiratech robotics: a new comer in grid-based autonomous ground cards |
4.18. | Eiratech: background |
4.19. | Bionic HIVE: automated guided vehicle travelling up and across rails |
4.20. | Bleum Robotics (now Prime robotics) |
4.21. | Myrmex: full unmanned grocery delivery system automating the step from order fulfilment to order delivery |
4.22. | Malu Innovation: a Chinese solution provider |
4.23. | Malu Innovation: case studies |
4.24. | Beijing Ares Robot Technology Co., Ltd |
4.25. | Hitachi: Transitioning grid-based AGVs towards AMRs? |
4.26. | Market forecasts for goods-to-person robots |
4.27. | Goods-to-person robots: addressable market and annual deployments thus far |
4.28. | Goods-to-person robots: annual units number market forecasts (2020-2040) |
4.29. | Penetration rate of goods-to-person robots in the global market |
4.30. | Goods-to-person robots: annual value market forecasts (2020-2040) |
5. | EXAMPLES OF COLLABORATIVE AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS (C-AMRS) |
5.1. | Swisslog (Kuka): a pivot towards logistics with a high payload AGC? |
5.2. | Knapp: Flexible independent transport shuttle robot |
5.3. | Omron Adept Mobile Robotics |
5.4. | Omron Adept Mobile Robotics: sensor suite and navigation tech |
5.5. | Mobile Industrial Robots: A flexible autonomous mobile robotic transporter |
5.6. | Locus Robotics: a mobile robot in response to the shortcomings of KIVA? |
5.7. | Locus Robotics: sensor suites in autonomous collaborative pick-assist mobile robot in warehouse logistics |
5.8. | Canvas Technologies (now Amazon): truly autonomous vision-based autonomous mobile robots? |
5.9. | Canvas Technology (now Amazon): vision based navigation technology |
5.10. | 6 River System Inc (now Shopify): a mobile co-working robot that guides the human picker? |
5.11. | 6 River Systems (now Shopify): updates |
5.12. | Otto Motors: autonomous driverless warehouse robots |
5.13. | MiR robots: the sensor suite in its autonomous mobile robotic transports/carts |
5.14. | Fetch Robotics: well-funded CA start-up focused on mobile robots in warehouses |
5.15. | Fetch Robotics: the sensor suite in its autonomous mobile robotic transports/carts or pick-assist AMR |
5.16. | Fetch Robotics: updates |
5.17. | Fetch Robotics: expanding product portfolio |
5.18. | Fetch Robotics: fetching arm |
5.19. | InclubedIT: Austrian software licensor? |
5.20. | Syrius Robotics |
5.21. | Caja Systems: a new Isreali supplier on the scene |
5.22. | NextShift Robotics |
5.23. | Alog Tech: developing the software layers |
5.24. | Gebhardt |
5.25. | iFuture Robotics |
5.26. | Intelligent Robotics |
5.27. | Berkshire Grey: complete solution from automated picking to transporting |
5.28. | CTRLWORKS: small autonomous mobile robotic carrier platform |
5.29. | Hstar Technologies: agile mobile platforms for logistics |
5.30. | Neobotix: A German specialist player? |
5.31. | Anronaut GmbH |
5.32. | Market forecast (2020-2040) collaborative autonomous mobile robots |
5.33. | Market forecast (2020-2040) collaborative autonomous mobile robots: unit number forecasts |
5.34. | Automated Storage and Retrieval System |
5.35. | AutoStore: 3D robot-on-rail retrieval system |
5.36. | Ocado: transitioning into the automation business? |
5.37. | Exotec Solutions: small light-weight mobile transporter robot for small warehouse operators? |
5.38. | Exotec Solutions: sensor suite |
5.39. | Symbotic: mobile robots to maximising space utilization in vertical warehouses? |
6. | AUTONOMOUS MOBILE PICKING ROBOTS |
6.1. | Shift in algorithms from deterministic to perception-driven open ups robotic picking |
6.2. | Stanford: novel object grasping using supervised learning by synthetic data |
6.3. | Berkley: cloud robotics to estimate grasp pose |
6.4. | Cornell: rapid deep-learning based approach for grasping |
6.5. | Google: large-scale data collection with deep learning for object grasping |
6.6. | Berkeley: multi-fingered robotic picker trained using virtual data |
6.7. | Right Hand Robotics: using the cloud to train the hand |
6.8. | RightHand Robotics: update |
6.9. | Kindered.ai: reinforcement learning for robotic grasping and pick-and-place |
6.10. | Soft robotics: an instruction-free game changing hardware solution to grasping irregular objects that alleviate the grasping intelligence challenge? |
6.11. | Soft robotics gripper technologies |
6.12. | Further examples of soft robotic based gripper technologies |
6.13. | From stationary to mobile robotic picking |
6.14. | Picking robots: addressable market forecasts |
6.15. | Mobile picking robots: market forecasts (2020-2040) in unit numbers |
6.16. | Mobile picking robots: market forecasts (2020-2040) in market value |
7. | EXAMPLES OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILE PICKING ROBOTIC COMPANIES |
7.1. | InVia Robotics: a monthly subscription model for mobile robotic picking |
7.2. | IAM Robotics |
7.3. | IAMROBOT: updates |
7.4. | IAMROBOT: technology choices |
7.5. | Magazino: implementing perception-driven algorithms to enable mobile picking? |
7.6. | Magazino: update |
7.7. | Magazino: software stack |
7.8. | Boston Dynamics |
7.9. | Servus: a simple picking robotic shuttle? |
7.10. | Plus One Robotics: When will it emerge from its total stealth mode? |
8. | EXAMPLES OF AMVS INCLUDING HIGH PAYLOAD |
8.1. | SeeGrid: high-load flexible autonomous industrial trucks based on stereo vision |
8.2. | SeeGrid's autonomous forklift: the ensor suite |
8.3. | SeeGrid: recent updates |
8.4. | SeeGrid: recent updates |
8.5. | Baylo: a leading supplier autonomising material handling vehicles |
8.6. | Baylo: navigation technology |
8.7. | Sensor suite: autonomous material handling forklift and trucks |
8.8. | Balyo: high-load flexible autonomous industrial trucks |
8.9. | Vecna Technologies: offering full spectrum of robotic solutions as no solution fits all in warehouse automation? |
8.10. | Sensor suite in autonomous tugger |
8.11. | Sensor suite in autonomous lifter |
8.12. | Vecna: recent updates |
8.13. | RoboCV: converting standard forklifts into autonomous ones |
8.14. | RoboCV forklifts: the sensor suite |
8.15. | Kollmorgen: autonomous navigation kit to convert existing vehicles? |
8.16. | AutoGuide Mobile Robots |
8.17. | HIK Vision: largest supplier of AMRs in China? |
8.18. | The forklift market: historic unit sales, and segmentation by forklift type and end-use industry |
8.19. | Top 20 forklift suppliers' revenues (2014 and 2015) |
8.20. | Top 20 forklift suppliers' revenues (2017 and 2018) |
8.21. | Unit sales forecasts (2020-2040): autonomous forklifts |
8.22. | Annual sales of autonomous forklifts vs forklift fleet size |
8.23. | Autonomous forklift cost forecast (2020-2040) by hardware, software, installation, maintenance, and base vehicle |
8.24. | Estimating the point of parity between autonomous and manual forklifts |
8.25. | Market forecasts (2020-2040) for autonomous forklifts |
9. | AUTONOMOUS TRUCKING |
9.1. | Pain points in the trucking industry |
9.2. | Why autonomous trucks? |
9.3. | Automation levels of trucking explained |
9.4. | Funding race for autonomous truck start-ups |
9.5. | Announced deployment of L4+ autonomous trucks |
9.6. | Major stakeholders in autonomous trucking |
9.7. | Market readiness level of L4+ autonomous truck companies |
9.8. | Evolving autonomous applications for trucks |
9.9. | What is truck platooning? |
9.10. | Peloton: V2V platooning system |
9.11. | TuSimple - the Chinese autonomous trucking unicorn |
9.12. | Sensor architecture of TuSimple's autonomous trucks |
9.13. | TuSimple's unique perception solution |
9.14. | TuSimple's enhanced night vision camera system |
9.15. | Business landscape for TuSimple |
9.16. | Embark's hybrid approach to autonomous trucking |
9.17. | Embark: Hybrid approach for autonomous truck driving on highways |
9.18. | Starsky's teleoperation-assisted autonomous solution |
9.19. | Teleoperation for autonomous trucks |
9.20. | Starsky Robotics: going lidar-free with radar, camera, and remote human intervention |
9.21. | Ike's highway-specific autonomous trucking solution |
9.22. | T-Pod: Einride's cab-less, electric and autonomous truck |
9.23. | A closer look into the T-pod and T-log |
9.24. | Sensor architecture of T-pod and T-log |
9.25. | Kodiak's long-haul trucking specific autonomous system |
9.26. | PlusAI supported by the Uber of China's trucking industry |
9.27. | FABU's tailored AI platform for autonomous trucks |
9.28. | Volvo Truck's road to autonomous |
9.29. | Daimler's half-billion investment in autonomous trucks |
9.30. | Waymo Driver in autonomous trucks |
9.31. | Hyundai catching up the autonomous trucking race |
9.32. | Baidu: becoming the Android of autonomous vehicles |
9.33. | Market forecast |
9.34. | Market share forecast for autonomous trucks 2020-2040 |
9.35. | Global autonomous trucks market forecast 2020-2040 (thousand unit) |
9.36. | Global autonomous trucks market forecast 2020-2040 ($M) |
9.37. | Forecast (2020-2040) of the cost of autonomy system segmented by lidar, radar, camera, software, maps, and other hardware |
9.38. | Historical price evolution for cameras, primary/secondary memory, computing and photovoltaics |
9.39. | Goods delivery vans or pods |
9.40. | Categorization |
9.41. | Boxbot: autonomous last-mile delivery solution |
9.42. | 'Middle mile' delivery gaining attention - Gatik |
9.43. | Ford: trials on autonomous delivery vans |
9.44. | Ford: adding legs to its autonomous delivery vans |
9.45. | Nuro: the unicorn in autonomous delivery? |
9.46. | Sensor suite |
9.47. | Neolix: the Chinese startup riding on the e-commerce boom |
9.48. | Neolix kicked off mass production |
9.49. | Toyota's e-Palette platform |
9.50. | MONET Technologies: on-demand mobility services |
9.51. | Teleretail: targeting rural delivery with long-rage last mile delivery robots? |
9.52. | Alibaba: autonomous on-road delivery vans and pods |
9.53. | Oxbotica & Ocado test autonomous light deliver vans |
9.54. | Delivery vans: addressable market forecast |
9.55. | Unit number market forecasts (2020-2040): autonomous package delivery vans and pods |
9.56. | Market forecasts (2020-2040): autonomous package delivery vans and pods |
10. | AUTONOMOUS LAST MILE SIDEWALK DELIVERY (GROUND BASED) |
10.1. | Last mile delivery: why motivates the robotic companies |
10.2. | Last mile delivery: large market being technologically disrupted? |
10.3. | Market and technology readiness levels of different technologies seeking to impact last mile delivery |
10.4. | Starship Technologies: strongly-funded last-mile delivery robot? |
10.5. | Starship Technologies: updates |
10.6. | Starship Technologies: technology choices |
10.7. | Starship Technologies: navigation technology |
10.8. | Marble: last-mile delivery robot for more crowded neighbourhoods? |
10.9. | Marble: updates |
10.10. | Marble: navigation technology (lidar + 3D camera) |
10.11. | Marble: navigation technology (semantic classification) |
10.12. | Marble: navigation technology |
10.13. | KiwiBot: using camera vision to navigate? |
10.14. | Dispatch (now Amazon?): last mile delivery starting in San Francisco? |
10.15. | Dispatch: updates |
10.16. | Amazon: launching last mile sidewalk delivery robot |
10.17. | Robby Technologies: camera-based long-range day-and-night delivery robot? |
10.18. | Robby Technologies: navigation |
10.19. | Refraction ai: last-mile side-walk robotic delivery |
10.20. | Segway: moving into indoor and outdoor robotic delivery |
10.21. | Continental: last mile delivery side-walk robot? |
10.22. | Marathon Technologies: Last mile pizza delivery demonstrated |
10.23. | SideWalk Delivery: Pivoting towards a mobile vending machine? |
10.24. | Alibaba: the e-commerce giant developing its own last-mile mobile robot? |
10.25. | JD: foraying into last mile delivery robots with large droids? |
10.26. | TwinsWheel: fast last-mile delivery robot or a gimmick? |
10.27. | Twinwheel: update |
10.28. | ZMP: last-mile side-walk robotic delivery |
10.29. | Meituan-Dianping: last mile side-walk delivery |
10.30. | Zhen Robotics |
10.31. | DroneFutureAviation (DFA) Co., Ltd |
10.32. | Piaggio: autonomous load-carrying follow-me robot? |
10.33. | Analysis: cost competitiveness of droids a function of unit cost and fleet size |
10.34. | Parcel market forecasts (2013 to 2028 data) segmented by region in value with value of last mile delivery demonstrated |
10.35. | Estimated global wage bill spent on human-provided driving services in the delivery sector |
10.36. | How warehouse infrastructures goes de-centralized to adapt to e-commerce needs? |
10.37. | Total addressable market for ground-based delivery: 20-year forecasts in unit numbers and dollars |
10.38. | Market forecasts for ground-based delivery droids: a 20-year analysis in unit numbers and dollars |
10.39. | Sidewalk robots delivery services market forecasts (2020-2040) |
10.40. | Schematically visualization of the delivery process |
11. | AUTONOMOUS LAST MILE DRONE DELIVERY (AIR BASED) |
11.1. | Delivery and Logistics: past, present and future |
11.2. | Why drone-based last mile delivery? |
11.3. | What different companies think about drone-based delivery? |
11.4. | Trends in charts: rise of e-commerce, fall of department stores, and accelerated closure of commercial real estates |
11.5. | Drones: dominant designs begin to emerge |
11.6. | Drones: moving past the hype? Investment data from 2010 to 2016 |
11.7. | Drones: platforms commoditize? |
11.8. | Drones: market forecasts |
11.9. | IDTechEx Market Forecasts |
11.10. | Drones: application pipeline and hype curve |
11.11. | Software opportunities: Vertical focused actionable analytics |
11.12. | Drones: increasing autonomy |
11.13. | Hardware opportunity: specialized sensors |
11.14. | Development timeline of drone use in last mile or remote area delivery |
11.15. | Amazon: Will it make drones as common as mail trucks in the future? |
11.16. | Matternet: transition from humanitarian remote delivery to commercial delivery in Europe? |
11.17. | Zipline: fix-wing drones making medicine delivery to remote areas |
11.18. | DJI: product portfolio diversifies |
11.19. | The rise of DJI to over two billion sales |
11.20. | DJI: IDTechEx assessment |
11.21. | Yuneec pivots back to UAV seeking to be the best alternative supplier? |
11.22. | Yuneec: product portfolio |
11.23. | Yuneec: IDTechEx assessment |
11.24. | Parrot: re-focusing onto the commercial sector |
11.25. | Parrot: prosumer range born from its consumer drones |
11.26. | Parrot revenue rise and fall tells the story of the drone market |
11.27. | Parrot: positioning for future growth with acquisitions and equity investments? |
11.28. | Parrot: IDTechEx assessment |
11.29. | Key drone suppliers: DelairTech |
11.30. | DelairTech's small but increasing turnover |
11.31. | Market forecast methodology |
11.32. | Market forecast (2020-2040) for drone airframe in logistics and delivery |