国内机器人市场从智能吸尘器拓展

儘管对国内机器人的乐观预测以及领先科技和初创企业的产品发布，国内机器人市场的成功有限。然而，随着国内机器人应用至少一项成功，其他应用不断增长，未来更多的应用被寄予厚望。

一个新的有趣的类别是机器人，旨在通过使声控扬声器更靠近用户、提供移动安全摄像头和提供社交参与选项来增强智能家居的功能。

本报告调查了家用机器人的各种使用状况，考察了对招聘的影响，并提供了可能影响智能家居采用的因素的信息。

目录

简介

背景

建议

把家电变成家用机器人的原因

• 智能家居有哪些组成部分？

对购买国产机器人的持续兴趣

• 人们对家用机器人的期望
• 市场上提供的家用机器人应用
  • 家庭维修机器人支持不受欢迎的工作
  • 加快烹饪速度的机器人
  • 补充安全监控的机器人
  • 帮助人们过上更好、更独立生活的家用医疗机器人
  • 增强人们在家中情绪健康的社交机器人
  • 分为几个市场类别的家用机器人

国内机器人市场充满挑战

• 国内机器人市场有成有败
• 开发影响家用机器人普及的相关技术
• 近年来影响机器人的技术改进
• 与家用机器人相关的一些技术问题
• 复杂家用机器人的使用评价
• 需要仔细考虑将家用机器人推向市场以取得成功的挑战
  • 针对销售渠道优化的机器人产品开发
  • 以价格为导向的机器人产品开发
  • RaaS（机器人即服务）价格模型
  • 支持小众领域，而不是构建机器人平台

家用机器人的最佳前景

• 国内机器人市场的总体考虑
• 家居维修机器人有望持续增长
• 烹饪机器人在烹饪领域的应用前景
• 安防监控机器人的增长潜力
• 家用医疗机器人提升效果的繁荣
• 社交机器人情感支持的成熟
• 智能家居机器人差异化智能家居产品

Despite optimistic forecasts about home robots and product launches from prestigious high-tech companies and start-ups, the market for robots in the home has had limited success. The most successful application for home robots has been the robotic floor sweeper. Related products, like robotic lawn mowers and robotic pool cleaners, have delivered only modest revenue at this point. Robotic toys have had limited lifespans before being withdrawn from the market and few humanoid robot form factors have made it past the demonstration phase.

However, with the success of at least one home robot application and the growth of others, hope is high for more applications in the future. The technology embedded in robotic vacuums enables other home robot categories. In addition to home maintenance, some robots are useful for consumers who need help carrying items, for food preparation, and for home healthcare. Some social robots offer physical responses that complement verbal interactions and can be customized for specific customer segments like children, the elderly, and individuals with special needs. A new and interesting category is robots designed to enhance smart home functionality by bringing a voice-activated speaker closer to the user, offering a moveable security camera, and providing social engagement options.

This Guidehouse Insights report explores the status of the myriad applications for robots in the home, examines the implications for the adoption of home robot applications, and looks at factors that will likely affect smart home adoption.

KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED:

• What are, and are not home robots?

• Which home robotic applications are popular today?

• Which home robotic applications are possible and which are unlikely?

• What are the next, most likely applications for home robots?

• What are some less likely uses for home robots?

• How do home robots enhance smart homes?

• Who can home robots help, including social robots?

WHO NEEDS THIS REPORT:

• Robotics hardware manufacturers
• Robotics platform manufacturers
• Smart home sensor and module manufacturers
• Smart home connectivity vendors
• Home security service providers.
• Consumer electronics manufacturers

Table of Contents

Spark

Context

Recommendations

What Makes a Domestic Device a Home Robot?

• What Makes up the Smart Home?

Interest in Acquiring Home Robots Is Enduring

• What People Want from Home Robots
• Home Robot Applications Offered in the Marketplace
  • Home Maintenance Robots Assist with Undesirable Tasks
  • Robots Speed Food Preparation
  • Robots Supplement Security Monitoring
  • Home Healthcare Robots Help People Live Better and More Independent Lives
  • Social Robots Enhance the Emotional Well-Being of People at Home
  • Home Robots Fall into Several Marketplace Categories

The Marketplace for Home Robots Is Challenging

• The Home Robot Market Involves Some Successes and Many Failures
• Related Technological Developments Affect the Adoption of Home Robots
• Technology that Affects Robots Has Improved in Recent Years
• Several Technological Issues Are Associated with Home Robots
• Valuing the Use of Home Robots Can Be Complicated
• To Achieve Success, Carefully Consider the Go-to-market Issues for Home Robots
  • Sales Channel-optimized Robot Product Development
  • Price-oriented Robot Product Development
  • Robot as a Service Pricing Model
  • Serve Niches Rather than Create a Robotic Platform

What Are the Best Prospects for Home Robots?

• General Considerations for the Home Robotics Marketplace
• Continued Growth for Home Maintenance Robots Is Likely
• Cooking with Food Preparation Robots Continues to be a Niche Application
• Security Monitoring Robots Have the Potential to Grow
• Improving Outcomes with Home Healthcare Robots Will Flourish
• Providing Emotional Support with Social Robots Is Likely to Mature
• Smart Home Robots Will Differentiate Smart Home Offerings

LIST OF CHARTS AND FIGURES

• A Smart Home Is Composed of Many Devices and Sensors
• Applications for Home Robots

LIST OF TABLES

• Home Robot Applications
• Home Robot Applications and the Technology Obstacles to Achieving Greater Value
• Home Robot Applications and the Value Relative to Alternatives