教育机器人市场——增长、趋势、COVID-19 影响和预测 (2023-2028)

在预测期内，教育机器人市场预计将以 16% 的复合年增长率增长。

机器人技术的使用在教育机构中正迅速变得司空见惯。 许多学校已经开始测试教育机器人来教育他们的学生。 这些机器人帮助教授 STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）概念，这些概念是教育课程不可或缺的一部分。

主要亮点

• 机器人还可以帮助教育在家接受教育的儿童，以及在人类专业知识稀缺的领域。 例如，在韩国，一种名为 Robocem 的机器人在合格英语教师很少的地区教授英语。 同样，在中国，一个名为 Keeko 的机器人讲故事，提出逻辑问题，并使用面部表情与学生互动。
• 在学习中使用机器人是课堂互动的理想选择，因为它可以增强社交互动并鼓励幼儿之间的协作。 与机器人玩耍（学习）也为残疾学生带来其他好处。
• 患有自闭症的学生可能对机器人非常敏感。 机器人为自闭症学生提供了一种解决方案，可以在没有与真人互动压力的情况下培养社交技能。 Milo (Robokind) 是学校和诊所为自闭症儿童使用技术的一个例子。 这个机器人正在帮助自闭症患者学习社交、情感和沟通技巧。
• 此外，随着美国《残疾人教育法》覆盖人数的增加，预计对教育机器人的需求也会增加。 根据特殊教育计划办公室的数据，患有自闭症的 3 至 21 岁儿童人数已从 2000/2001 年的 94,000 人增加到 2020/2021 年的 828,000 人。
• 此外，机器人越来越多地被用作教育助手和高级学习工具。 英国惠灵顿学院的一位老师预测，人工智能机器人将在未来几年取代教室里的老师。
• 然而，机器人需要及时更新教育内容，并且必须有很长的电池寿命才能在不充电的情况下上课数小时，因此高昂的初始投资和维护是主要製约因素。预计
• COVID-19 大流行增加了对儿童教育的需求，供应商正在加紧推出产品。做到了。 然而，大流行后，对家庭教育和在线培训的需求增加预计将略微抵消市场增长。

主要市场趋势

人形机器人有望实现显着增长

• 研究表明，使用机器人的教育方法与人类导师一样有效。 这种社交活跃的机器人不仅用于教育，还用作饮食教练、游戏伙伴和伙伴。
• 此外，机器人可以更新各种最新的知识和教学方法。 除初期投资外，不耗费电费，性价比高。 这些特征将增加他们作为教师的吸引力，并有望在预测期内推动需求。
• 使用类人机器人作为教师在教育领域越来越受欢迎，因此市场准备在未来几年增加投资。 SoftBank Robotics 的人形机器人“Pepper”已经在教育领域得到广泛应用，预计在不久的将来会有更多应用。
• 社交沟通对于机器人教学来说是必不可少的。 市场厂商的技术开发都聚焦于这一点，目前认为是机器人作为教师面临的最大挑战。
• 此外，人形助教机器人正在设计中，以减少授课所需的时间，例如确认学生的必备知识、总结和反馈答案以及设置学习任务。 . 这节省了教师和助教的时间，使他们能够专注于个性化有经验的学习者。
• 根据 Zippia 的数据，美国增加的助教人数往往在 44 岁以上，2021 年助教人数将达到 2,263,301 人，其中女性占 78%，男性占 22% . 就是这样。 为了消除性别偏见，大学也可能改用类人机器人进行教育。

亚太地区有望实现显着增长

• 在亚太地区，主要旨在提高识字率的政府举措很普遍，因此教育机器人很有可能被各种教育机构采用。
• 该地区被认为是消费类机器人领域最大的创新者之一。 此外，该地区最具创新精神的机器人初创公司继续创新和开发他们的产品，同时抓住一切机会在全球扩张。
• 柯马是 STEM 课程教育机器人的领先供应商之一。 该公司在中国提供e.DO机器人，专为不同年龄段的学生设计，以学习STEM学科和人文学科，以更具吸引力和创新的方式探索机器人技术。
• 此外，该地区许多国家/地区的各种政府举措预计将推动市场发展。 例如，印度政府计划在全国各地的学校设立阿塔尔修补实验室（ATL），旨在培养幼儿的创造力、好奇心和想像力。 它还旨在为孩子们提供计算思维、设计思维、适应性学习和物理计算等技能。
• 在此活动中，孩子们有机会使用各种工具和设备来理解 STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）的基本和高级概念。 ATL 学生将使用科学教学和学习套件和设备，包括机器人、电子产品、开源微控制器板、传感器、3D 打印机和计算机。

竞争格局

教育机器人市场是一个竞争激烈的市场，国内外大大小小的参与者都在提供产品。 市场似乎适度集中，主要参与者采取产品创新等策略，主要是为了增强产品功能并扩大其地域分布。 市场上的主要参与者包括 SoftBank Robotics、Hanson Robotics Limited、Wonder Workshop、Blue Frog Robotics 等。

• 2022 年 10 月：EZ-Robot 将前者进一步扩展到美国教育机器人市场，并收购了 School Specialty Inc.，为学生提供机器人和 AI 技能，以跟上世界技术变革的步伐。宣布与

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内容

第一章介绍

• 研究假设和市场定义
• 调查范围

第二章研究方法论

第 3 章执行摘要

第四章市场动态

• 市场概览
• 产业吸引力 - 波特五力分析
  • 新进入者的威胁
  • 买家的议价能力
  • 供应商的议价能力
  • 替代品的威胁
  • 竞争公司之间的敌对关係
• 评估 COVID-19 对市场的影响
• 市场驱动因素
  • 机器人领域的技术进步
  • 对人形机器人的需求增加
• 市场製约因素
  • 初始研发成本高

第 5 章市场细分

• 类型
  • 人形
  • 非人形
• 按地区
  • 北美
  • 欧洲
  • 亚太地区
  • 世界其他地方

第六章竞争格局

• 公司简介
  • SoftBank Robotics
  • Robotis
  • Hanson Robotics Limited
  • Sanbot Innovation Technology Ltd
  • Probotics America
  • Wonder Workshop Inc.
  • Aisoy Robotics
  • Blue Frog Robotics
  • Robobuilder Co. Ltd
  • Adele Robots
  • UBTECH Robotics Inc.

第七章投资分析

第8章未来展望

The Educational Robot Market is expected to register a CAGR of 16% over the forecast period. The use of robotics is rapidly becoming more common in educational institutions. Many schools have started testing teaching robots to impart knowledge to their students. These robots can help in delivering lessons in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) concepts that are essential in the educational curriculum.

Key Highlights

• Robots can also help children that are homeschooled or teach in areas where human experts are short in supply. For instance, in South Korea, a robot, Robosem, is teaching English where certified English teachers are rare. Similarly, a robot named Keeko narrates stories, possesses logical questions, and interacts with a student using facial expressions in China.
• The use of robotics in learning is ideal for interaction in classrooms as it improves social interaction and encourages collaboration among young children. Playing (and learning) with robots also offer additional benefits for students with disabilities.
• Students with Autism can be very responsive to robots. Robots provide a solution for students with Autism to practice social skills without the pressure of interacting with a real person. Milo (Robokind) is one of the examples of technology being used in schools and clinics for children with an autism spectrum disorder. The robot helps people with Autism in learning social, emotional, and communication skills.
• Moreover, the growing number of individuals with Disabilities Education Act in United States is also expected to drive the need for educational Robots. According to the Office of Special Education Programs, the number of children aged between 3 to 21 years suffering from Autism accounted for 828 thousand during 2020/2021, compared to 94 thousand in 2000/2001.
• Moreover, robots are increasingly being adopted as teaching assistants or advanced learning tools. One of the teachers at Wellington College (United Kingdom) has predicted that artificially intelligent robots will likely replace educational teachers in the next few years.
• However, high initial investments and maintenance are expected to be one of the major restraints as the robots require a timely update on educational content and require good battery life for conducting classes for hours without recharging.
• While the COVID-19 pandemic increased demand to entertain and educate children, and vendors have been focusing on product launches, Roybi Inc. relaunched its robot Roybi along with the DOCBI model amid current challenges. However, post the pandemic, the requirement for homeschooling and online training increased, which is expected to offset the market growth slightly.

Key Market Trends

Humanoid Robots Expected to Witness Significant Growth

• Studies have shown that teaching processes incorporating robotic-based engagement methods can approach the effectiveness of a human tutor. Not only have these socially-engaging robots used in education but also as weight-loss coaches, play partners, and a companion.
• Moreover, robots can be updated with various current knowledge and teaching methods. Apart from an initial investment, they do not require much more than electricity to run and are cost-effective. These features add up to their appeal as teachers and are expected to drive the demand during the forecast period.
• Since the use of humanoids as a teacher has received a positive response in the education segment, the market is poised to gain investments in the upcoming years. The humanoid 'Pepper' from Softbank Robotics has already witnessed widespread adoption among the education segment and is expected to witness much more adoption in the near future.
• For robots to teach successfully, they need to be able to communicate socially. Technological developments made by the vendors in the market are emphasizing this aspect, and it is considered the biggest challenge with robots as teachers right now.
• Moreover, humanoid teaching assistant robots are being designed to provide assistance during lectures and enable them to save time by checking students' prerequisite knowledge, summarising responses and providing feedback, setting learning tasks, and others. This saves time for the teacher and teaching assistants and enables them to focus on providing individual attention to learners with experience.
• The growing number of teaching assistants in United States is mostly aged above 44 years old, according to Zippia, and the number of assistant teachers in 2021 accounted for 2,263,301, of which 78% were females and 22% were males. In order to remove gender bias, universities may also switch to humanoid robots for education.

Asia-Pacific Expected to Witness Significant Growth

• The Asia-Pacific region is highly likely to adopt educational robots in various educational institutions as there are some widespread government initiatives in the region that are primarily aiming to improve the literacy rate in the region.
• The region is considered one of the biggest innovators in the consumer robot space. Moreover, as the region's most innovative robotics start-ups continue to innovate and develop their products, they are utilizing every opportunity to expand globally.
• Some of the major vendors that offer educational robots for STEM courses is Comau. The company offers e.DO robot in China, which is specifically designed to help students of different age groups for learning both STEM and humanities subjects, as well as explore robotics technology in a more engaging and innovative way.
• Moreover, various government initiative by many countries in the region is expected to drive the market. For instance, the government of India plans to establish the Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATL) in schools across the country with an aim to foster creativity, curiosity, and imagination in young children. It will also help children inculcate skills, such as computational thinking, design mindset, adaptive learning, physical computing, etc.
• Under this initiative, children will get a chance to work with various tools and equipment to understand the basic and advanced concepts of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Students in the ATL's will be equipped with educational and learning kits and equipment on science consisting of robotics, electronics, open-source microcontroller boards, sensors with 3D printers, and computers.

Competitive Landscape

The educational robot market is highly competitive owing to the presence of several small and large players in the market supplying their products in the domestic and international markets. The market appears to be moderately concentrated, with the key players adopting strategies like product innovation, among others, primarily to increase their product functionality and expand their geographical presence. Some of the major players in the market are SoftBank Robotics, Hanson Robotics Limited, Wonder Workshop, and Blue Frog Robotics, among others.

• October 2022: EZ-Robot announced a strategic reseller partnership with School Specialty to expand the former further reach into the US market for educational robotics and equip students with robotics and AI skills to address the technological changes worldwide.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET DYNAMICS

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 4.2.1 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.2.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • 4.2.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.2.4 Threat of Substitute Products
  • 4.2.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
• 4.3 Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Market
• 4.4 Market Drivers
  • 4.4.1 Technological Advancement in the Field of Robotics
  • 4.4.2 Increasing Demand for Humanoid Robots
• 4.5 Market Restraints
  • 4.5.1 High Initial R&D Expenditure

5 MARKET SEGMENTATION

• 5.1 Type
  • 5.1.1 Humanoid
  • 5.1.2 Non-humanoid
• 5.2 Geography
  • 5.2.1 North America
  • 5.2.2 Europe
  • 5.2.3 Asia-Pacific
  • 5.2.4 Rest of the World

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

• 6.1 Company Profiles
  • 6.1.1 SoftBank Robotics
  • 6.1.2 Robotis
  • 6.1.3 Hanson Robotics Limited
  • 6.1.4 Sanbot Innovation Technology Ltd
  • 6.1.5 Probotics America
  • 6.1.6 Wonder Workshop Inc.
  • 6.1.7 Aisoy Robotics
  • 6.1.8 Blue Frog Robotics
  • 6.1.9 Robobuilder Co. Ltd
  • 6.1.10 Adele Robots
  • 6.1.11 UBTECH Robotics Inc.

7 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

8 FUTURE OUTLOOK