软机器人：当前和新兴的机会

近年来，软机器人技术取得了显着的技术增长。研发活动正在加强，以优化和扩展应用范围，以支持各个行业不断增长的需求。製造业、快速消费品、仓储和物流等高影响力行业有望带来商机。

本报告审视了全球软体机器人市场，涵盖了关键应用和行业影响、技术采用驱动因素和挑战、技术创新趋势、专利分析、关键参与者概况和增长机会。它总结了分析、战略建议等。

内容

战略要务

• 为什么增长越来越难
• 战略要务 8(TM)
• 三大战略要务的行业影响
• 推动增长管道引擎 (TM) 的增长机会
• 调查方法

增长机会分析

• 分析范围
• 技术分类：软机器人行业的研发活动和融资机会不断增加
• 主要成就是针对特定工业需求开发了自愈软机器人

技术格局

• 大量研究涵盖仿生软机器人的开发
• 与主要行业参与者和最终用户合作开发技术
• 重大技术突破：开发自变形软机器人解决方案的前景
• 建立机器人的具体驱动技术：开发人员面临的主要挑战

当前和新兴机会分析

• PACE 框架：软机器人在各个工业领域的优先应用领域
• 製造：采用软机器人抓手主要用于物料搬运
• 用于检测和无损检测的软纳米和微型机器人将在未来发挥重要作用
• 医疗保健行业：软体机器人解决方案最先进的技术采用者之一
• 用于康復目的的软机器人外装：几位技术开发人员的主要关注点
• 软微型机器人和纳米机器人：用于靶向药物输送和组织工程
• 航天工业：考虑软机器人以满足先进机器人技术的要求
• 软机器人：用于太空探索和任务
• 食品行业：在加工农产品时，早期采用软质抓手进行食品加工应用
• 製造现场支持软机器人：与人类一起提高快速消费品运营的整体效率
• 软抓手：广泛用于拣选、分拣、包装等物料搬运
• 带有软抓手的软垂直关节臂：中期的新主要用途

利益相关者创新和公司概况

• Soft Swarm Robots
• Humanoid Soft Robots
• Home Assistive Robots
• SoftGripping & Wegard GmbH
• RightHand Robotics
• ReWalk Robotics, Inc.
• Soft Robot Tech Co., Ltd (SRT)
• Ubiros Inc.

层次分析法 (AHP) 框架优先级

• AHP 分析可确定软体机器人应用的优先级
• 层次分析法：0 级标准评估
• 层次分析法：1 级标准评估
• 层次分析法：评估备选方案

增长机会宇宙

• 增长机会 1：机器人抓手
• 增长机会 1：自变形夹持器作为一项改变行业的技术
• 增长机会 2：支持性软机器人解决方案
• 增长机会 2：技术开发人员必须专注于战略合作伙伴关係才能在行业中继续取得成功
• 增长机会 3：软外骨骼和假肢
• 增长机会 3：应对技术挑战仍然是技术开发人员的战略要务

附录

下一步

Manufacturing, FMCG, Warehousing, and Logistics as High Impact Sectors Driving Opportunities

Soft robotics has been experiencing tremendous technological growth in recent years. Research and development activities have increased to optimize and increase the range of applications and support the growing needs of various industries. Because soft robotics technology poses immense advantages, many industries are designing and developing new types of soft robots specific to different application requirements.

This report reviews the capabilities and different applications that soft robotics technology enables. Major industries the report covers include manufacturing, healthcare, space, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). The study categorizes the types of soft robotics solutions by application and industry and covers recent innovations and stakeholder activities that might have an exceptional impact on the industries.

This report provides information related to the following topics:

• Growth opportunity analysis
• Main applications and industry impact
• Main adoption factors: drivers and challenges
• Recent innovations and stakeholder activities
• Patent analysis
• Profiles of main players
• Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) analysis
• Strategic recommendations

Table of Contents

Strategic Imperatives

• Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?The Strategic Imperative 8™: Factors Creating Pressure on Growth
• The Strategic Imperative 8™
• The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Soft Robotics Industry
• Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
• Research Methodology

Growth Opportunity Analysis

• Scope of Analysis
• Technology Segmentation-R&D Activities and Increasing Funding Opportunities Exist in the Soft Robotics Industry
• The Main Achievement Will Be Developing Self-healing Soft Robots for Specific Industry Requirements

Technology Landscape

• Considerable Research Has Covered the Development of Biologically Inspired Soft Robots
• Main Participants and End Users in the Industry Are Collaborating for Technological Development
• The Main Technology Leap Will Be the Development of Self-morphing Soft Robotic Solutions
• Establishing a Concrete Actuation Technique for the Robots Is a Main Challenge Developers are Addressing

Current and Emerging Opportunity Analysis

• Applicational Prioritization Area for Soft Robotics across Varied Industrial Verticals [PACE Framework]
• The Manufacturing Industry Adopts Soft Robotic Grippers Mainly for Material Handling Applications
• Soft Nano- and Microbots for Inspection and Non-destructive Testing Will Play a Crucial Role in the Future
• The Healthcare Industry is One of the Highest Technology Adopters of Soft Robotic Solutions
• Soft Robotic Exosuits Used for Rehabilitation Purposes Is a Main Focus for Several Technology Developers
• Soft Microbots and Nanobots Will See Use for Targeted Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering
• The Space Industry Is Considering Soft Robots to Serve its Advanced Robotic Technology Requirements Soon
• Soft Robots Are Seeing Use for Space Exploration and Missions
• The Food Industry Is an Early Adopter of Soft Grippers for Food Handling Applications While Processing Produce
• Shop Floor Assistive Soft Robots Will Work Alongside Human Workers and Improve Overall Efficiency in FMCG Operations
• Soft Grippers Are Seeing Immense Adoption for Material Handling Applications, such as Picking, Sorting, and Packaging
• Soft Vertically Articulated Arms with Soft Grippers Are the Main Emerging Application in the Medium Term

Stakeholder Innovation Activities and Company Profiles

• Soft Swarm Robots Will See Wide Use as Weapons and for Surveillance in Warfare
• Humanoid Soft Robots Will See Deployment in Remote Locations to Perform Heavy-duty Tasks
• Home Assistive Robots Will Undergo Major Technological Development in the Coming Years
• SoftGripping & Wegard GmbH, Germany
• RightHand Robotics, United States
• ReWalk Robotics, Inc., United States
• Soft Robot Tech Co., Ltd (SRT), China
• Ubiros Inc., United States

Prioritization of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Framework

• AHP Analysis for Prioritization of Soft Robotic Applications
• AHP: Level 0 Criteria Evaluation
• AHP: Level 1 Criteria Evaluation
• AHP: Evaluation of Alternatives

Growth Opportunity Universe

• Growth Opportunity 1: Robotic Grippers
• Growth Opportunity 1: Self-morphing Grippers Will Be a Game-changing Technology in the Industry
• Growth Opportunity 2: Assistive Soft Robotic Solutions
• Growth Opportunity 2: Technology Developers Will Need to Focus on Strategic Partnerships to Remain Successful in the Industry
• Growth Opportunity 3: Soft Exoskeleton and Prosthetics
• Growth Opportunity 3: Addressing Technical Challenges Will Remain a Strategic Imperative for Technology Developers

Appendix

• Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): Explanation

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