IDC Announces Global Top Ten Predictions for Robots from 2017 to 2020

IDC expects that by 2019, 35% of leading organizations in the logistics, healthcare, utilities and resources sectors will attempt to automate operations using robots. December 8, 2016, Singapore – The IDC Manufacturing Insights Global Commercial Robotics Research Project released the latest report entitled IDC FutureScape: 2017 Global Robotics Forecast. The report analyzes the main drivers of the future development of global robotics and the impact of these drivers on the development of robotics between 2017 and 2020.

Dr. Zhang Jingbing, Director of Research, IDC Global Robotics and Technology Insights Asia Pacific, believes: "The development of artificial intelligence, computer vision, navigation, MEMS sensors and semiconductor technology will continue to drive the functionality, performance, autonomy, ease of use and cost of industrial and service robots. Innovation in efficiency."

Dr. Zhang also revealed major strategic projections from 2017 to 2020 and major trends in robotics, which will bring many new opportunities and challenges to IT leaders.

Prediction 1: Robot as a Service

By 2019, 30% of commercial service robot applications will adopt a "robot-as-a-service" business model, thereby reducing the cost of introducing and deploying robots.

Prediction 2: Chief Robotics Officer

By 2019, 30% of leading organizations will have a position as chief robotics officer and/or a professional robotic function in the company's business.

Prediction 3: Evolution of the competitive landscape

By 2020, the application of robots will bring about $80 billion in new ICT market, attracting more new market participants to support the deployment of robots, and there will be more manufacturers to choose from.

Prediction 4: Robotic talent shortage

By 2020, the growth of robotics will intensify competition for relevant talents in the market, resulting in 35% of vacancies related to robotics technology being unable to recruit qualified personnel, and the average salary of related jobs will increase by more than 60%.

Prediction 5: Robot related regulations

By 2019, the government will begin implementing robot-related regulations to protect employment and address security and privacy issues.

Prediction 6: Software Defined Robot

By 2020, 60% of robots will rely on cloud-based software to define new skills, cognitive abilities, and applications to form the robotic application cloud market.

Prediction 7: Smart Collaboration Robot

By 2018, 30% of new robot will be deployed intelligent robot collaboration, speed three times faster than today's robots, and can work safely around humans.

Prediction 8: Intelligent Robot Network

By 2020, 40% of commercial robots will be connected to the shared intelligent network, which will increase the overall operational efficiency of the robot by 200%.

Prediction 9: Application range breaks through manufacturing

By 2019, 35% of leading organizations in the logistics, healthcare, utilities and resources sectors will attempt to automate operations using robots.

Prediction 10: Robots for e-commerce

By 2018, 45% of the 200 mainstream global e-commerce and omni-channel business companies will deploy robotic systems in their order fulfillment, warehousing and distribution operations.

Dr. Zhang Jingbing concluded: "Robot technology will continue to accelerate innovation and will subvert and change the existing business operations model in many industries. IDC expects that robots will develop strongly in more areas than traditional manufacturing, including logistics and medical care. Healthcare, utilities and resources. We encourage end-user companies to actively adopt robotics and carefully evaluate the potential of such technologies to enhance their competitive advantage, such as improving quality, improving operational efficiency and agility, and improving the interests of all stakeholders. Experience and more."

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