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The pandemic has changed the way many of us work, but the changing landscape of how we do our jobs is nothing new, right? Whether it's self-checkout at the grocery store or a bomb-detecting robot, the way we work is always evolving. So, what does the future look like? That is the focus of a new GBH TV series called Future of Work, which taps a diverse range of experts and workers to address critical questions about the changing nature of technology, education, the remote workplace and inequality. Executive producer and series creator Denise Dilanni joined Aaron Schachter on Morning Edition to discuss the project. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

Schachter: The opening credits series has some clips that made me laugh but ring true. Someone says robots are coming to take my job. And I wonder if that's the gist of the series I always wonder if I'm going to be replaced by Max Headroom.

Dilanni: It is not the gist of the series; it is one underlying question. The series really asks a lot of questions of the day. And one of them is, what is the role of robotics, automation and even more pressingly, artificial intelligence in terms of how we make our livings and the future proofing of the American worker? I think we've been worried about the killer robots or the rise of the killer robots for decades, if not if not a generation or more. And in fact, what we find is robots in the form of cobots actually are helping to enhance work in many, many cases. So I don't think you should worry too much about robots coming for your job and not just yet.

Schachter: You mentioned the word future proofing. Can you explain what that is?

Dilanni: What we do in the series is try to really explore what is changing work and it's not just automation and robotics. It's things like globalization and the rise and fall of trade unions and labor unions and the offshoring of jobs and the attempts to re-shore jobs. Hour one looks at all of those factors that are driving what we think of as the new industrial revolution.

What we learn from a lot of our experts in the series in the old days, you'd go to school for 12 or 16 years, you'd graduate and get a job and ultimately you would retire. And that model no longer works for most American workers. These days, you go to school, you work, then you retrain, you reskill, you work. More education, more skills, more upskilling, and you may never retire. In terms of future proofing for ourselves and our children and our children's children, what are the types of skills that we all need as workers and how [do we] future proof that set of skills so you will be employable?

Schachter: There must be some evolution of this, right? It's not like you train for one job and all of a sudden that job no longer exists. Isn't there some sort of time frame of evolution?

Dilanni: It depends on your work sector, your industry sector. I think there are jobs that are really being disrupted very quickly. In the series, we tell a couple of historical stories to set the stage. One of them is the idea that when automation came in, [the assumption was that] bank tellers lost their jobs because they were replaced by ATMs. Well, what happened? A lot of bank tellers did lose their jobs, but then banking expanded, changed and morphed with other technologies and other business practices. And now there are other kinds of jobs in banking. So, we try very hard not to look at this as a zero-sum game.

What our experts say, and we talked to a couple of very important economists and thought leaders is, we will have jobs in the future, but we're not yet sure what jobs they might be.

Schachter: The production of the series started before the pandemic and continued right after everything was all shaken up. How did that change your focus as you were creating the series?

Dilanni: It was very challenging and daunting, although quite exciting. One thing we realized and you see throughout the three-hour series is that the pandemic was an accelerator of changes that already were afoot. For instance, before the pandemic, there was already a movement to separate work from the place of work. People were working, in many cases remotely, while the pandemic came like a hand grenade and blew that up. So instead of some few million people working remotely, we have 40 or 50 million white collar workers working remotely. It wasn't a new trend, but it was escalated profoundly by the pandemic. [Also,] a reliance on certain kinds of automation as people step back from certain kinds of work because the pandemic; certain companies began looking at other ways to accelerate adoption of automation.

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The Factors Shaping The Future Of Work: 'It's Not Just Automation And Robotics' - wgbh.org

By Audrey McMichael, Dreadbot Reporter

Our Dexter Dread Bolts and Dreadbytes now have two full seasons under their belts in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge.

In this rewarding activity, 7th and 8th-grade students are faced with a challenge where they compete with other Michigan teams to earn points. Teams compete at regional events in alliances consisting of two teams. Students have to be creative and sometimes think like engineers to design and build the robot their team uses in competition.

The challenge the teams faced last year was called Ultimate Goal. During the first 30 seconds of each short but intense match, robots were only permitted to use pre-programmed instructions prepared by the team; team members could only touch controllers after that time expired. Clever student-built robots worked to move swiveling pegs into the predetermined target zone and then placed rings on them. Rings were also used to score points by being shot by the robot into the goals on the far side of the field. The last part of the match (known as the end game) challenged robots to carry or place swiveling pegs back at the starting point or in specially designated portions of the playing field.

Even though the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dread Bolts and Dreadbytes continued to advance their knowledge in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) and made adjustments to keep everyone safe at this uncertain time. Students and mentors gathered on Zoom calls rather than in a build space and passed the robot from house to house. Team members said, Were thrilled to have a working robot and that we still learned a lot!

The Dread Bolts and Dreadbytes worked together with their teammates to create an outline of the different manipulators and parts the robot needed to complete the task such as chassis, loader, conveyor, and shooter. The students also divided their team members into roles and subteams that focused on tasks like build, software, and drive. While prototyping the bot and its manipulators, other students focused on brainstorming and strategizing. After prototyping, the students decided on a final idea and began building, wiring, and programming their competition robot.

As competition season approached, teams finished preparing their bot and packed everything needed for the matches. Competitions run throughout the day and are typically in a large school gym. Every team in the competition has its own stand/dugout and most teams have unique buttons you can collect as you meet other competitors. Although health precautions are still in place, these roboticists are now more excited than ever to work on the robot in person this year.

If you have any interest in joining (or know someone who should), the FIRST Robotics Challenge is for high school students (Dexter High School is home to team 3656, the Dreadbots), FIRST Tech Challenge team is for middle school students in the 7th and 8th grade, and FIRST Lego League has members from Kindergarten through 6th grade. Please email DexterDROIDProgram@gmail.com for further information regarding current and future teams along with volunteer opportunities for parents to be involved in the program.

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It has long been known that making eye contact with a robot can be an unsettling experience. Scientists even have a name for the queasy feeling: the "uncanny valley".

Now, thanks to researchers in Italy, we also know it's more than just a feeling.

A team at the Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa has shown how a robot's gaze can trick us into thinking we are socially interacting and slow our ability to make decisions.

"Gaze is an extremely important social signal that we employ on a day-to-day basis when interacting with others," said Professor Agnieszka Wykowska, lead author of the research published on Wednesday in the journal Science Robots.

"The question is whether the robot gaze will evoke very similar mechanisms in the human brain as another human's gaze would".

The team asked 40 volunteers to play a video game of "chicken" - where each player has to decide whether to allow a car to drive straight towards another car or to deviate to avoid a collision - against a humanoid robot sitting opposite them.

Between rounds, players had to look at the robot, which would sometimes look back and other times look away.

In each scenario, the scientists collected data on behaviour and neural activity via electroencephalography (EEG), which detects electrical activity in the brain.

"Our results show that, actually, the human brain processes the robot gaze as a social signal, and that signal has an impact on the way we're making decisions, on the strategies we deploy in the game and also on our responses," Wykowska said.

"The mutual gaze of the robot affected decisions by delaying them, so humans were much slower in making the decisions in the game".

The findings have implications on where and how humanoid robots are deployed in future.

"Once we understand when robots elicit social attunement, then we can decide in which sort of context this is desirable and beneficial for humans and in which context this should not occur," said Wykowska.

According to a report by the International Federation of Robotics, worldwide sales of professional service robots had already jumped 32 per cent to $11.2 billion (9.4 billion) between 2018 and 2019.

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Do you know? According to the latest report from 2020 to 2027, the global space robotics market is likely to surge at a growth rate of 5.2%. This is due to the growing demand for autonomous space robots that are not only cost-effective but are also capable of working even in any kind of conditions. As exploring outer space has always been an interesting area, many researchers across the globe are working on robots in space and their benefits. Lets explore the latest robots in space in this article.

Vyommitra is a humanoid robot made in India. This robot is designed for an ambitious project of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Gaganyaan mission. This first human spaceflight program is scheduled for 2022. This is one of the latest robots which can perform all crew procedures like environmental and life support systems monitoring.

This is going to be one of the robots in space that can mimic certain astronaut postures, which are essential during the launch. ISRO researchers are also working to make Vyommitra able to chat with fellow astronauts.

Deep Autonomy of Lunar Underground Structures (DAEDALUS) is designed and created by the European Space Agency which looks like a hamster ball that is equipped with a stereoscopic camera, a radiation dosimeter, temperature sensors, and 3D mapping LiDAR device.

Kibo is one of the latest robots which was developed by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and launched the second Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (KRPC) in March. The goal of this challenge is to allow scientists on the ground to capture images and video remotely using a robot that can travel around in space autonomously and capture still and moving imagery.

Rosalind is developed by the Roscosmos agency in Russia in collaboration with the European Space Agency. This is one of the latest robots designed to navigate across Mars autonomously. This rover mission is scheduled for 2022 having two pairs of cameras (NavCam and LoCam) helping the rover prepare a 3D map of Mars terrain. The rover is also equipped with PanCam Optical Bench with two wide-angle cameras for good color resolution imaging.

Perseverance rover has been landed on Mars in July 2020 which has a sensitive microphone to record the sound of its movement over the hard martian surface. This rover has recorded the first bump of the robot with six wheels that beamed back to earth.

Perseverance Rover provides an easy way to conduct research with the help of a stereoscopic imaging system, a Raman spectrometer for mineralogy, microphones for sound recording and to process real-time data.

Change 5 is a robotic spacecraft that was launched by China. It is the first of its kind robots for asteroid mining in 2020. This robot has also collected rocks from the Moons surface. China is the third country after the US and Soviet Union to collect rocks from the moon.

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Software industry veteran and ex-Google exec Victor Lin to head engineering and computer vision teams as Symbio adds highly experienced leaders to accelerate company growth and scale

EMERYVILLE, Calif., September 01, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symbio Robotics, a pioneer in the future of industrial manufacturing through a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and industrial robotics, today announced the addition of key executives to its leadership team. On the heels of the companys official launch in February 2021, armed with $30M, Symbio is quickly focused on expanding its team to meet tremendous customer demand for its SymbioDCS framework. The expansion of its leadership roster and appointment of four new vice presidents demonstrates strong momentum, growth trajectory and Symbios deep commitment to serve as a leader in modernizing industrial manufacturing.

"Symbio presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to apply my experience to ignite a new wave of innovation in the industrial manufacturing space," said Victor Lin, Vice President of Engineering, Symbio. "The company is incredibly well-positioned to fundamentally change this decades-old industry by utilizing new software and AI technology developed for Internet, SDN, and robotics."

Symbios growing leadership team

Victor Lin, a software engineering pioneer, joins Symbio as vice president of engineering after a decade at Google and an earlier career in networking and semiconductor startups. While at Google, Victor worked on a number of groundbreaking products, such as Google Assistant and Google Air, and Software Defined Network. Victor will be responsible for scaling the engineering organization and culture and leading the strategic technical vision.

David Wong joins the growing executive bench as vice president of finance. with 20 years of global experience in finance and operations. In his early career, he was a Big 4 Accounting Manager for technology, media and entertainment startups in Asia, the UK, and San Francisco. For the past 5 years, he has held a variety of Finance roles at high-growth startups including Planet.com, and most recently Zipline, where he led the company from its Series C to Series E. David will play a pivotal role in Symbios growth and funding milestones.

Patrick Pylypuik has been tapped to be Symbios vice president of sales. As a technology and manufacturing sales industry veteran, Pylypuiks team will support company growth by building key relationships with new and existing customers-- including partners. Before joining Symbio, Patrick was vice president of sales and marketing at autonomous vehicle supplier NAVYA Group. He also held executive sales and COO positions at Kibo Partners, B2X Global Group, Blackmore Partners, Inc., and Fullfillment.com, amongst others.

Cassie Roblin, a key partner in Symbios initial growth phase, has been promoted to vice president of people. Moving forward, her role will focus on accelerating Symbios growth and impact through targeted recruiting and a people-first approach to HR. Cassie will build around the exceptional team at Symbio, and will make Symbio the epicenter for engineers working in industrial robotics, edge computing and AI. Before discovering her love of startups, Cassie recruited globally for technology, financial services and media companies, including the NBA, Pandoras early team (when it was called Savage Beast), NBC Universal, Charles Schwab, Polycom, and Microsoft among others.

"At Symbio, we are laser-focused on breathing new life into existing industrial robots, making them faster, more capable, and more flexible," said Max Reynolds, Symbio CEO and co-founder. "Each one of these new executives brings a breadth and depth of experience that will help energize our entire organization to sustain our momentum and keep pace with our continued growth in the market."

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In addition to these leadership hires, Symbio is expanding its team of engineers and program managers with aggressive hiring goals in those roles. More information on open positions can be found at https://symb.io/company/careers/.

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Symbios focus is on providing generalized solutions that enable companies to adopt AI as a core competency, as opposed to the traditional automation approach, which is to provide a custom solution to a specific problem. This means that AI solutions will look very different because its not just about creating the automation, its about creating and providing the tools that empower teams to design their own solutions through the use of AI, and easily adapt to the task at hand.

SymbioDCS, the companys robot agnostic platform runs on edge computing infrastructure through industrial networks to inform and instruct current factory systems to make final assembly tasks available that were never automated before. This allows, for the first time, the development of new sets of applications and programs that can inform and instruct current factory systems to perform more complex and dexterous tasks, in addition to improving automation that already exists like door, wheel and windshield assembly, fastening, welding and painting.

Symbio currently is working with top brands including Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation in addition to other major companies and outside of the automotive sector.

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About Symbio Robotics

Founded in 2014, Symbio Robotics is dedicated to strengthening and revamping the fundamentals in industrial manufacturing through the creation of Al and Robotics technologies. Located in Emeryville, Calif., the companys core product, SymbioDCS enables automation teams to build and deploy high-quality applications in any factory, at any scale that can assemble anything.

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UK manufacturers are increasingly interested in robotic automation, as the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit hits the labour market.

It comes amid a background of reduced production capacity firstly due to lockdowns and social distancing measures, and subsequently by labour shortages due to Brexit. When asked whether the pandemic has been game-changing for their business, 90.8 per cent of the respondents said yes.

Part of the problem was a lack of contingency planning. Research by the CIPDs People Management magazine found that two in five organisations had no plans in place to manage the outbreak, and now theyre scrambling to adjust to the new normal.

Robots are seen as a potential solution 48.8 per cent of respondents said they were likely to invest in automation in the next five years, and 50.4 per cent said robots would help them comply with social distancing requirements. Health and safety rules and staff shortages were other considerations driving the increased interest in automation.

The huge impact that COVID-19 has had on the economy will be felt long after the virus has gone and will permanently influence the way businesses conduct themselves moving forward, says Nigel Platt of ABB Robotics. The inherent flexibility and high performance of todays robots, coupled with the expanding range of options on offer, from small cobots through to heavy duty industrial robots, enables manufacturers to better prepare themselves against future uncertainties caused by impending pandemics or economic instabilities.

Those already using automation cited flexibility and consistency as key benefits. While the UK has lagged behind other countries when it comes to embracing robotic automation in manufacturing applications, those companies that have made the switch to robots have reported a range of benefits that underline their ability to transform productivity, efficiency and competitiveness, says Julian Ware, a sales manager at ABB. The results of our survey provide hope that these benefits will be realised by a growing number of companies in the next few years as robotic automation becomes recognised for its ability to provide a greater degree of certainty in challenging times.

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DUBLIN, Sept. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Outdoor Delivery Robot Market, By Component (Hardware, Software, Services), Robot Type (2 & 3 Wheel, 4 Wheel, 6 Wheel), Operations (Autonomous, Remote Operated), Payload (< 0.5 Kgs, 0.5kgs-2 kgs, 2-10 kgs, 10-50 kgs, 50-100 kgs, >100 kgs), Application (Food Delivery, Cargo" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global outdoor delivery robot market valued at a market size of USD 4.071 Million in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 105.079 Million by 2027. The outdoor delivery robot market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 17.3% over the forecast period.

The landscape of robotics technology is evolving rapidly, across many industries for various applications. The outdoor delivery robot is a substitute for a delivery person. The robot is powered by an electric battery, and moves at a moderate pace. It uses a camera as well as sensors to plan an effective route, autonomous navigation, and smart obstacle avoidance technologies.

These robots offer various advantages over the traditional method of delivery including, cost efficiency, faster services to the customers, accuracy of delivery, and safety & support to delivery person. Also, Covid-19 posed a big challenge to hospitality industry. Lockdown across the globe has resulted in slowdown of all activities. Restaurants and food chain companies are facing major challenge to sustain in the current scenario. Outdoor delivery market presents an enormous opportunity to deliver food at home without any personal contact. This is one of the most important factors driving the demand for outdoor delivery robots in hospitality industry.

Significant number of investments are being made by the market players to provide additional features to the outdoor delivery robots in order to serve their client's requitements in a better way.

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Covid-19 is one of the most important factors fueling the market demand.

One of the most important factors fuelling the growth of delivery robot market is growth number of Covid-19 cases across the globe. The growing cases of corona virus has resulted in shortage of manpower. This has resulted in increased demand for technologies which can help in safe delivery to the customers. Increasing use of technologies such as digitization, artificial intelligence, GPS technologies have made it possible for the companies to ensure fast, secure, and cost-effective delivery of products to the clients.

Reduction in labor cost is expected to drive the demand for outdoor delivery robots

The usage of outdoor delivery robot is expected to reduce the overall cost of labour to a great extent. These robots can substitute a delivery person and can carry a payload of more than 100 kgs in one go.

Legal considerations related to traffic and road safety is anticipated to create a hindrance in the market growth

The developers of delivery robots are required to consider the laws, related to usage of robots in public traffic. Robots can result in traffic accidents and also hurt the pedestrians. The outdoor delivery robots are also attracting criticisms, as robots would compete with pedestrians and wheelchairs for space. The manufacturers are investing huge funds into R&D activities in order to make sure, the safety of robot usage in public space and traffic.

Segments Overview

The global outdoor delivery robot market is segmented into component, robot type, operations, payload, application, and industry.

By Component

The hardware segment accounted for the major share of the outdoor delivery robot market. It is estimated to cross a market size of USD 74 Million by the year 2027.

By Robot Type

Based on robot type, 4-wheel segment captured the largest market share of more than 45% of outdoor delivery robot market. The segment is expected to continue this dominance during the forecast period.

By Operations

The autonomous segment is anticipated to grow at a highest rate, at a CAGR of 18.0% during the forecast period.

By Payload

Based on payload, 10-50 kgs segment is estimated to capture the largest market share in 2020. Whereas < 0.5 kgs segment is expected to grow at a highest rate of 27.1%, during the forecast period.

By Application

Food delivery segment is estimated to capture the largest market share of application segment in 2020, and is expected to continue this dominance during the forecast period.

By Industry

Retail industry is estimated to capture the largest share of in 2020. Whereas healthcare segment is expected to grow at a highest CAGR of 16.4% during the forecast period.

Regional Overview

On the regional basis, the global outdoor delivery robot market is segmented into Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa.

America is dominating the global outdoor delivery robot market, with the largest share of around 57% in 2020. The region is expected to continue its dominance during the forecast period. The presence of a large number of technology providers in the region is one of the most important factors, attribute to this dominance. Whereas, the Middle East is expected to be the fastest growing region, during the forecast period.

Competitive Landscape

Prominent players functioning in the market include Amazon Scout, Alibaba DAMO, ANYbotics AG (ANYmal), BoxBot (Toyota), CATRobotics (Marble+Caterpillar), Cleveron, DHL International GmbH (POSTBot), Dispatch AI (WelcomeAI), Domino's Robotic Unit, Eliport, FedEx bot, Ford Motor Corp, JD Logistics (JD.com, Inc.), KiwiBot, Locus Robotics, Meituan Dianping, Neolix, Nuro, Postmates Inc (Serve) Uber, Rakuten Inc., Refraction AI, Robby Technologies Inc., Robomart, Segway Robotics, Starship Technologies, TeleRetail, TinyMile, TwinsWheel, Woowa Brothers Corp, Zhen Robotics (Robopony), ZMP Inc. (Patoro) among others.

Key market players are actively engaged in strategic partnerships to strengthen their market position. The monopolistic nature of the market is owing to the presence of few companies with their delivery robots at the commercial stage

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Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1. Research Framework

Chapter 2. Research Methodology

Chapter 3. Executive Summary: Global Outdoor Delivery Robot Market

Chapter 4. Global Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Overview

Chapter 5. Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis, By Component

Chapter 6. Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis, By Robot Type

Chapter 7. Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis, By Operations

Chapter 8. Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis, By Payload

Chapter 9. Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis, By Application

Chapter 10. Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis, By Industry

Chapter 11. Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis, By Region/Country

Chapter 12. North America Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis

Chapter 13. Europe Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis

Chapter 14. Asia Pacific Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis

Chapter 15. Middle East Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis

Chapter 16. Africa Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis

Chapter 17. South America Outdoor Delivery Robots Market Analysis

Chapter 18. Company Profile (Company Overview, Financial Matrix, Key Product landscape, Key Personnel, Key Competitors, Contact Address, and Business Strategy Outlook)

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) Local educators are working to drum up interest in robotics.

Over at the Sioux City Rotary meeting, Skip and Richard from Thompson Electric gave a presentation on robotics, programming the machines to installation and human safety, and how robotics are growing in many industrial work places brought on by local labor shortages.

The presentation went over how the robots can work independently or collaborate with human workers to accomplish tasks.

They said its important educating folks on robotics.

So many businesses are looking for people and theres just not enough people to do all the work so a lot of manufactures, a lot of industrial places are looking for their options and robotics may or may not be an option, said Skip Perley.

Richard is also apart of the Sioux City Robotics Club out at the Southern Hills Mall teaching kids the fundamentals in the field.

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Thompson Electric gives presentation on robotics in the workforce - KCAU 9

New York, Aug. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Service Robotics Market with COVID-19 Impact Analysis, by Environment, Type, Component, Application And Geography - Global Forecast to 2026" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p03858922/?utm_source=GNW However, concerns associated with data privacy and regulations is the key factor limiting the growth of the service robotics market.

Market for Research and Space Exploration application is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period.The market for research & space exploration is expected to grow at the second-highest CAGR during the forecast period.The adoption of robots for the space exploration application is driven by several factors, including the growing need for servicing existing geostationary satellites and debris removal, increasing number of technological advancements in autonomous systems, and the rising demand for on-orbit manufacturing and assembly in the International Space Station (ISS) from government agencies and commercial entities.

The demand for resupply and refueling missions for the International Space Station (ISS) and on-orbit satellite manufacturing is also driving the market.The growth of this application is accelerated by government funding.

For instance, in 2020, the US government provided USD 22.6 billion to NASA. In 2019, the European Space Agency received funding of USD 15.9 billion from its 22 member states. North America is expected to witness significant demand for space exploration robots. This can be attributed to the high demand for robotic space activities from prominent organizations, such as NASA and the Department of Defense, due to the increasing reliance on space assets and for enabling safety in space operations. Robots are also used to aid astronauts in lifting and handling heavy and large objects in space.

Market for professional robots to hold a larger share than that of Personal and Domestic robots during the forecast periodThe professional service robots are expected to hold a larger market share during the forecast period.Professional service robots are high-tech, sophisticated, and expensive service robots that are increasingly being deployed in factories, hospitals, public buildings, and hazardous environments.

The service robots used for professional applications include drones, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), agricultural robots, inspection robots, humanoid robots, exoskeletons, construction robots, robotic kitchens, laundry robots, unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), inspection robots, telepresence robots, surgical robots, and cleaning robots.AGVs are generally used in warehouses for handling and transporting materials.

Due to wide-scale adaptability there is a growing demand for them.

Propulsion systems to hold a significant share of the market for hardware during the forecast periodThe propulsion systems are expected to hold a significant chunk of market for hardware during the forecast period.For any type of service robot whether it be ground-, aerial-, or marine-based, propulsion systems are often the most expensive components, as they need to be robust and require a greater degree of precision and quality control during manufacturing.

This includes all the different motors and actuators that drive these vehicles. Hence, propulsion systems are expected to contribute the largest to the hardware market compared to the rest of the components.

Europe to hold a significant share of the service robotics market during the forecast periodEurope is expected to hold a significantly large share for service robotics market during the forecast period.In Europe, the growth of the automotive, healthcare and electronics industries in Europe will lead to the growth of the service robotics market in the region.

Most of the countries in Europe are developed, have a high per capita income, and can afford the high cost of certain service robots.France and the UK have a strong research base supporting the service robotics market.

Due to the aging population in Germany, France, and the UK, the governments are focusing on the development of assistive robots for elderly care.The shortage of labor in Europe is the driving factor for domestic robots.

Additionally, European countries have been actively adopting robots to fight COVID-19. The European Commission has launched the AI-ROBOTICS vs. COVID-19 initiative to develop ideas for the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics solutions, as well as information on other initiatives that could help face the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.In the process of determining and verifying the market size for several segments and subsegments gathered through secondary research, extensive primary interviews have been conducted with key industry experts in the service robotics market space. The break-up of primary participants for the report has been shown below: By Company Type: Tier 1 40%, Tier 2 30%, and Tier 3 30% By Designation: C-level Executives 40%, Directors 40%, and Others 20% By Region: North America 40%, APAC 30%, Europe 20%, and RoW 10%The report profiles key players in the service robotics market with their respective market ranking analysis. Prominent players profiled in this report are iRobot (US), SoftBank Robotics Group (Japan), Intuitive Surgical (US), DeLaval (US), Daifuku (Japan), CYBERDYNE (Japan), DJI (China), Kongsberg Maritime (Norway), Northrop Grumman (US), Exyn Technologies (US), XAG (China), AMP Robotics (US), UVD Robots (Denmark), Diligent(US), HARVEST CROO (US), Starship Technologies (US).

Research Coverage:This research report categorizes the service robotics market on the basis of type, component, environment, application, and geography.The report describes the major drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities pertaining to the service robotics market and forecasts the same till 2026 (including analysis of COVID-19 impact on the market).

Apart from these, the report also consists of leadership mapping and analysis of all the companies included in the service robotics ecosystem.

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Breakthrough technologies like robotics and AI have been demonstrating potential to address many common issues in the modern healthcare industry. Often considered synonymous with surgical robots, which are a dominant application for robotics in healthcare, medical robots are being used in many other care delivery and hospital management operations. Advanced medical robotic systems are capable of executing several tasks, from complex surgical procedures to personal care, medicine dispensing, clinical training and more.

Used mainly for tasks that involve monotonous and repetitive work, the integration of machine learning in healthcare has also contributed to the burgeoning popularity of medical robots in recent years. According to a report by Global Market Insights, Inc. (GMI) the global medical robots market size could exceed $22.1 billion by 2027.

Over the past two decades, minimally invasive surgery, or MIS has established itself as a highly sought-after surgical alternative to conventional open surgery in many cases, owing to medical advantages like smaller incisions and faster recovery times. There are various types of MIS solutions, which involve small incisions through which minuscule cameras and instruments are inserted to perform the surgical procedure.

Laparoscopy, in particular, has gained rapid prominence as a commonly executed minimally invasive surgical technique, providing benefits such as fewer complications post-operation, reduced surgical risk, and accelerated patient recovery. One of the major drivers behind the growing preference for laparoscopic procedures in recent years is the gradual shift of the healthcare sector away from open surgeries.

Despite growing interest, however, conventional minimally invasive surgical procedures face certain limitations. These include loss of force- and touch-related sensations, which are essential for surgical accuracy, restriction of movement dexterity due to limited instrument mobility, and the risk of physiological tremors, which can be transmitted to the operating field by the rigid laparoscopic equipment.

Robotic surgery systems, especially robot-assisted laparoscopic surgeries, can be a solution to these challenges and are expected to transform the way minimally invasive surgeries are performed. Based on GMI estimates, the medical robots market share from the laparoscopic application segment held a valuation of nearly $2.51 billion in 2020.

Robot-assisted surgery holds certain similarities to traditional laparoscopic procedures, vis--vis use of high-definition, 3-D imaging for magnification of the surgical site, high-tech cameras, and reliance on small incisions. Despite these similarities, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgeries possess a certain edge over their conventional counterparts. These systems do not require surgeons to scrub in at the patients side, but rather allow them to operate the laparoscopic instruments via robots, using a separate console in the operating room.

In January 2021, TransEnterix, Inc., a pioneer in digitization of the interface between surgeons and patients in MIS, announced the CE Mark approval for its Intelligent Surgical Unit, which is designed to enhance the machine vision proficiency of the Senhance Surgical System. Through this approval, Senhance digital laparoscopic programs gained access to the novel technology, bringing them to the fore in terms of augmented intelligence-powered surgical innovation.

Likewise, in February 2021, CMR Surgical collaborated with LifeHealthcare to introduce its Versius Surgical Robotic System into the Australian market. Following its launch, Sydney-based Macquarie University Hospital became the first to utilize the system after its approval by the Australian TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration) in late 2019, which authorized the Versius system for use in a vast array of laparoscopic procedures.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has brought along several unprecedented threats and burdens to the global healthcare industry. These challenges are manifesting in numerous forms, most prominently the high risk posed to frontline healthcare workers battling the pandemic.

Among the many types of robotics in healthcare, telemedicine robots, or telepresence robots, have been gaining rapid momentum. A notable example is a collaborative effort undertaken by Boston Dynamics, Brigham and Womens Hospital, MIT, and others, to develop a robotic solution for the measurement of patient vital signs, reducing frontline healthcare workers vulnerability to COVID-19 transmission.

The new solution, called Dr. Spot, is a customized version of the four-legged, dog-like robot built by Boston Dynamics, built to measure vital signs using contactless monitoring equipment. Outfitted with a tablet that allows healthcare workers to conduct face-to-face consultations and exams, the hyperlocal telemedicine robot version not only mitigates exposure risk for medical personnel but also ensures the reduced need for and conservation of essential PPE.

At the Sunway Medical Center in Malaysia, a robot called the BellaBot was deployed to serve food and other essentials across the pediatric ward. The robot is equipped shelfs to place different items and has a range of expressions. The aim of the project was to keep the patients in the ward cheerful while also ensuring increased protection for the healthcare providers.

Some of the challenges posed by the pandemic include the global shortages of PPE (personal protective equipment), which created fierce competition amongst governments in developed and emerging economies, as well as limitations associated with human labor capacity. Medical robots could pose a solution for these dilemmas, providing multiple benefits such as the reduced need for patient and healthcare worker contact, mitigation of PPE requirement, and the ability to serve at maximum capacity in unprecedented times.

With the field of robot-assisted surgery growing and advancing at a breakneck pace, the advent of technologically advanced healthcare robots is surging as well. Experiments in next-gen fields such as deep learning and sensor technologies have paved the way for numerous innovations related to robotics in healthcare, with an aim to increase autonomy and minimize patient intrusiveness. These developments are steadily pushing the boundaries of existing healthcare solutions, proving that medical robot technology will play a key role in the transformation of care delivery over the years ahead.

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