Overview:
This report investigates the capabilities of humanoid robots and outlines their unique advantages compared to four-legged robots, wheeled robots and other robot types. Although achieving a high level of dexterity and balance is very challenging for humanoid robots, they are nevertheless uniquely suitable for a variety of market applications such as services, military use, entertainment, disaster response, logistics, etc.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Legged Reports vs Wheeled Robots and Crawler Robots
- Humanoid Robots vs Four-Legged Reports
- Primary Market for Humanoid Robots
- Global Robotics Leaders and Benchmarks
- Japan: First Mover
- USA: Military Funding
- DARPA Robotics Challenge
- Most Capable and Interesting Humanoid Robots
- Atlas (Boston Dynamics)
- ASIMO (Honda)
- ATRIAS (Agility Robotics)
- Cassie (Agility Robotics)
- Valkyrie (NASA)
- SCHAFT (SCHAFT)
- Key Challenges for Humanoid Robot Development
- Design Challenges
- Commercial Challenges
- Future Forecasts
- Barometer Analysis
- Commercialization Timeline
- China Well Positioned
- Technology, Design and Application Trends for Humanoid Robots
- Summary of Primary Markets for Different Robots
Number of Pages: 24
Authors: Peter Richardson, Wei Sun
Published Date: January 2019