The purpose of this study was to assess the state of robotics worldwide and to compare the R&D programs in this field between the U.S. and other countries. The comparison was to be based on the criteria of quality, scope, funding and potential for commercialization. The panel found that robotics is a very active field, worldwide. Japan, Korea, and the European Community invest significantly larger funds in robotics research and development for the private sector than the U.S. There are numerous start-up companies in robotics, both in the U.S. and abroad. Venture capital appears to be available. The U.S. currently leads in such areas as robot navigation in outdoor environments, robot architectures, and in applications to space, defense, underwater systems and some aspects of service and personal robots. Japan and Korea lead in technology for robot mobility, humanoid robots, and some aspects of service and personal robots. Europe leads in mobility for structured environments, including urban transportation. Europe also has significant programs in eldercare and home service robotics. Australia leads in commercial applications of field robotics, particularly in such areas as cargo handling and mining, as well as in the theory and application of localization and navigation.
WTEC Panel Report on International Assessment of Research and Development in Robotics
2006
289 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Robotics/Robots , Tooling, Machinery, & Tools , Computers, Control & Information Theory , Robotics , Research and development , Robots , Technology assessment , Mobility , Automation , Autonomous navigation , Vehicles , Detectors , Humans , Commercialization , Meetings , United States , Foreign countries , World Technology Evaluation Center(WTEC)
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