Robotics

Lely is the market leader in milking robotics.

Pal Robotics is a Spanish robot specializing in mobile robots and social robots.

Denso is well known for being a global automotive component manufacturer. It has a subsidiary, Denso Wave, that produces robots, automatic identification devices (barcode readers and related products), and programmable logic controllers. IDTechEx met Denso at Automatica 2022, where the company demonstrated its industrial robots and collaborative robots.

This premium article includes the interviews IDTechEx had at the European Robotics Forum 2022 with urban air mobility manufacturers, navigation software providers, service robot manufacturers, and inspection robot manufacturers, as well as some general analysis of the market in each of these industries. For the interviews with agricultural robots, social robots, robots in the food processing industry, and more companies, please refer to the upcoming second part of this event summary on the IDTechEx portal, 'European Robotics Forum 2022 — Part Two'.

Headquartered in Germany, Franka Emika is a collaborative robot manufacturer that names itself as the first cobot maker with haptic feedback.

Robotnik is a Spanish mobile collaborative robot manufacturer. Its main products include mobile platforms (AGVs, AMRs, etc), as well as integrating cobots and mobile platforms together.

Founded in 2016, ANYbotics is a Swiss spin-off from ETH Zurich specializing in legged robots used for inspection. Its product, ANYmal D, is the fourth-generation product and is priced at around €140,000.

We humans acquire our body-model as infants, and robots are following suit. A Cresearch team announced today they have created a robot that—for the first time—is able to learn a model of its entire body from scratch, without any human assistance. The researchers demonstrate how their robot created a kinematic model of itself, and then used its self-model to plan motion, reach goals, and avoid obstacles in a variety of situations. It even automatically recognized and then compensated for damage to its body.

Founded in 1973, Nidec are a Japanese manufacturer famous for their electric motors. The annual revenue of this corporation was US$15.21 billion in 2021. At Automatica 2022, Nidec demonstrated a wide range of gearboxes for different applications

LuxAI is a social robot manufacturer headquartered in Luxembourg. LuxAI's product has a unique feature with its 'all-in-one' design, and this is a unique value proposition of the company in comparison with other market players.

Materials scientists and colleagues have developed a new material and manufacturing process for creating artificial muscles that are stronger and more flexible than their biological counterparts.

Wonder Robotics announced the closing of a $4 million fundraising round led by Elron Ventures, in conjunction with Besadno Investment Group. The funds will be used to scale up operation and marketing efforts, while developing technology for additional applications.

IDTechEx met Stäubli at Automatica 2022. Stäubli are a Swiss mechatronics company founded in 1892. The company has over 5,500 employees worldwide, and had a 1.3 billion swiss franc turnover last year.

Yaskawa is a Japanese manufacturer of servos, motion controllers, AC motor drives, switches, and robots. It was demonstrating the company's cobots and industrial welding robots at Automatica 2022. IDTechEx had an in-depth interview with the company at the booth, discussing the latest robotic products.

In recent years, thousands of refugees and migrants have fled across the seas as a result of humanitarian crises around the world. Researchers are now developing a fully autonomous drone system that can increase the efficiency and speed of response in rescue operations at sea.

Roboshuttles are a new type of vehicle that we first saw emerging at the start of the last decade. Since then, many companies have shown interest in roboshuttles. They have generated excitement through their small size and bidirectional travel opening new use cases, such as operating in pedestrianised areas. Companies like Navya and EasyMile have been selling roboshuttles to other companies looking to investigate their use in small trials. Some have been able to expand to large trials involving tens to hundreds of units. However, we are starting to see some roboshuttle companies close their doors and others pivot to other vehicle types. While other autonomous technologies are now progressing into commercial trials and even early deployments, roboshuttles appear to be stagnating. This premium article explores and compares more than 25 different companies that have been involved in roboshuttles. IDTechEx has collected data on each of these companies and uses it to provide in-depth analysis and understanding of the roboshuttle industry in this premium article. From investigating the successes and failings within the industry, IDTechEx has formed an opinion about the outlook of roboshuttles and whether they are likely to be a commercial success in the future.

IDTechEx has released its latest report on haptics, projecting that the industry's annual revenue will grow to over US$5 billion by 2027 and will continue to increase through to 2033. Where should the industry be focusing to drive this growth?

Roboat are developing an autonomous software stack for marine applications. They currently have two vessels testing in the canals of Amsterdam but later this year will be deploying their technology on a commercial ferry service.

Viscon Group is an agtech company, founded in 1927 with headquarters in the Netherlands. IDTechEx spoke with Viscon Group about its horticultural division at GreenTech 2022.

ABB, one of the market leaders in the robotics industry, demonstrated their CRB 1500 cobot performing different tasks with different end effectors, such as picking, welding, and unlocking with keys at Automatica 2022.