Worldwide Market

Worldwide Market

1. http://www.robonexus.com/roboticsmarket.htm

On a similar note, the United Nations Economic Commission (UNEC) and International Federation of Robotics (IFR) estimate that the personal and service robotics market will roughly double between 2002 and 2005, reaching $5.2B in 2005 (Figure 2). The number of personal and service robots sold is expected to increase ten fold between 2002 and 2005 according to the UNEC and IFR. Sales for domestic robots (vacuum cleaning, lawn mowing, window cleaning and other types) is expected to reach over 800,000 units, while sales for toy and entertainment robots will exceed one million units. Startling projections of drastic market growth based on scant research is nothing new to nascent technology markets. In fact it is the rule rather than the exception. But some assurance as to the validity of estimates can be had if the various studies are in basic agreement. For example, the Japan Robotics Association expects the personal and service robotics market to grow from $600M in 2002 to $5.4B in 2005, and expand even more quickly after that. These figures closely approximate those of the UNEC and IFR studies.

The United Nations Economic Commission (UNEC) and International Federation of Robotics (IFR) estimate that the personal and service robotics market will roughly double between 2002 and 2005, reaching $5.2B in 2005 (Figure 2). The number of personal and service robots sold is expected to increase ten fold between 2002 and 2005 according to the UNEC and IFR. Sales for domestic robots (vacuum cleaning, lawn mowing, window cleaning and other types) is expected to reach over 800,000 units, while sales for toy and entertainment robots will exceed one million units. Startling projections of drastic market growth based on scant research is nothing new to nascent technology markets. In fact it is the rule rather than the exception. For example, the Japan Robotics Association expects the personal and service robotics market to grow from $600M in 2002 to $5.4B in 2005, and expand even more quickly after that. These figures closely approximate those of the UNEC and IFR studies. The United Nations Economic Commission (UNEC) and International Federation of Robotics (IFR) estimate that the personal and service robotics market will roughly double between 2002 and 2005, reaching $5.2B in 2005 (Figure 2). The number of personal and service robots sold is expected to increase ten fold between 2002 and 2005 according to the UNEC and IFR. Sales for domestic robots (vacuum cleaning, lawn mowing, window cleaning and other types) is expected to reach over 800,000 units, while sales for toy and entertainment robots will exceed one million units. Startling projections of drastic market growth based on scant research is nothing new to nascent technology markets. In fact it is the rule rather than the exception. For example, the Japan Robotics Association expects the personal and service robotics market to grow from $600M in 2002 to $5.4B in 2005, and expand even more quickly after that. These figures closely approximate those of the UNEC and IFR studies.

2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1224293.htm

Robot sales boom as labor costs rise

Worldwide sales of industrial robots has surged to record levels in the first half of 2004 after equipment prices fell while labor costs grew, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

3. http://www.deviceforge.com/news/NS2554298208.html

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in cooperation with the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), has published its "World Robotics 2004" survey. The results show that worldwide investment in industrial robots was up 19 percent in 2003, and that in first half of 2004, orders for robots were up another 18 percent to the highest level ever recorded. Overall, the survey projects worldwide robotics market growth over the period 2004-2007 to achieve an annual rate of about 7 percent.

Also of interest: over 600,000 household robots were in use by the end of 2003, a number that is anticipated to swell by more than 4 million units by 2007. "In the long run, service robots will be everyday tools for mankind," the report says.

4. http://www.unece.org/press/pr2005/05stat_p01e.pdf

United Nations Economic Commition for Europe World Robotics 2004

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