1. | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
1.1. | Overview of the report |
1.2. | Overview of sensor yearly sales volume forecast |
1.3. | Data table - Yearly sales volume |
1.4. | Overview of sensor market size forecast |
1.5. | Data table - Market size |
1.6. | Key emerging transitions - LiDAR to cameras |
1.7. | Comparison of LiDAR, radar, cameras, and 1D/3D ultrasonic sensors |
1.8. | Are 3D sensors getting increasingly popular or heading nowhere? (1) |
1.9. | Are 3D sensors getting increasingly popular or heading nowhere? (2) |
1.10. | Navigation sensors driven by autonomous mobility |
1.11. | Collision and proximity sensors gaining momentum - Move towards non-contact sensors? (1) |
1.12. | Collision and proximity sensors gaining momentum - Move towards non-contact sensors? (2) |
1.13. | Collision detection sensors boom as safety demand enhances - Collision detection sensors forecast (millions) |
1.14. | Cameras - Market size forecast by robot type (USD millions) |
1.15. | Data table - market size by robot type |
1.16. | LiDAR - market size forecast by robot (USD billions) |
1.17. | Data table - LiDAR market size |
1.18. | Overview of sensor yearly sales volume forecast by sensor type (millions) |
1.19. | Market size forecast by sensor type (USD billions) |
1.20. | Company Profile Access - IDTechEx Online Portal |
2. | INTRODUCTION |
2.1. | Sensory system in robots |
2.2. | Importance of sensing in robots (1) |
2.3. | Importance of sensing in robots (2) |
2.4. | Typical sensors used for robots |
3. | SENSORS BY FUNCTIONS AND TASKS |
3.1. | Sensors by applications |
3.2. | Sensor fusion |
3.3. | Robotic sensing: why now? |
4. | SENSORS FOR NAVIGATION AND MAPPING |
4.1. | Navigation and mapping sensors |
4.2. | Navigation sensor yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
4.3. | Comparisons of LiDAR, radar, camera & ultrasonic sensors - (1) |
4.4. | Comparisons of LiDAR, radar, camera & ultrasonic sensors - (2) |
4.5. | Summary of the comparison |
4.6. | Navigation sensor fusion - Fixposition AG |
4.7. | Technology analysis of Fixposition |
4.8. | LiDAR |
4.8.1. | LiDAR classifications |
4.8.2. | LiDAR Introduction |
4.8.3. | Market size forecast of LiDAR by robot type (USD billions) |
4.8.4. | Data table |
4.8.5. | Comparison with ultrasonic sensors |
4.8.6. | 3D LiDAR on its way out for indoor mobile robots? |
4.8.7. | Performance comparison of different LiDARs on the market or in development - (1) |
4.8.8. | Performance comparison of different LiDARs on the market or in development - (2) |
4.9. | Camera |
4.9.1. | Introduction |
4.9.2. | SWOT - RGB/Visible light camera |
4.9.3. | Market size forecast - cameras (USD millions) |
4.9.4. | Data table - camera market size |
4.9.5. | Yearly sales volume forecast - cameras (millions) |
4.9.6. | Data table - camera volume |
4.9.7. | CMOS image sensors vs CCD cameras for robots |
4.9.8. | The emergence of 3D cameras/3D robotic vision |
4.9.9. | The emergence of in-camera computer vision in autonomous driving - GEO Semiconductor |
4.9.10. | Will AMRs adopt similar in-camera computer vision sensors used in autonomous vehicles? |
4.10. | IR Sensor |
4.10.1. | Segmenting the electromagnetic spectrum |
4.10.2. | SWOT - IR cameras/sensors |
4.11. | Hyperspectral imaging sensors |
4.11.1. | Introduction to hyperspectral imaging |
4.11.2. | Contrasting device architectures for hyperspectral data acquisition |
4.11.3. | Line-scan hyperspectral camera design |
4.11.4. | Snapshot hyperspectral imaging |
4.11.5. | Illumination for hyperspectral imaging |
4.11.6. | Hyperspectral imaging as development of multispectral imaging |
4.11.7. | Hyperspectral imaging from UAVs (drones) |
4.11.8. | Satellite imaging with hyperspectral cameras |
4.11.9. | Gamaya: Hyperspectral imaging for agricultural analysis |
4.11.10. | Supplier overview: Hyperspectral imaging |
4.12. | Radar |
4.12.1. | Radar - Radio Detection And Ranging |
4.12.2. | Radar anatomy |
4.12.3. | Radar key components |
4.12.4. | Primary radar components - the antenna |
4.12.5. | Primary radar components - the RF transceiver |
4.12.6. | Primary radar components - MCU |
4.12.7. | Arbe Robotics - High-performance radar with trained deep neural networks |
4.12.8. | SWOT of radar |
4.12.9. | Radar and LiDAR in robotics |
5. | SENSORS FOR COLLISION DETECTION AND SAFETY |
5.1. | Overview of sensors for collision detection |
5.2. | Force and torque sensors |
5.2.1. | Torque sensors - introduction |
5.2.2. | Functions required for force sensors in robots |
5.2.3. | Market trend of force/torque (F/T) sensors - yearly sales volume (millions) |
5.2.4. | Market trend of force/torque (F/T) sensors - market size forecast (USD billions) |
5.2.5. | How is a traditional torque sensor made - (1)? |
5.2.6. | How is a traditional torque sensor made - (2)? |
5.2.7. | What applications need force and torque sensors? |
5.2.8. | EPSON quartz crystal piezoelectric force sensors |
5.2.9. | Flexible force/pressure sensors used for robotic soft grippers |
5.2.10. | Robotic Collision Sensor Protector - ATI Industrial Automation |
5.2.11. | Torque and force sensors for robots - overview (1)* |
5.2.12. | Torque and force sensors for robots - overview (2)* |
5.2.13. | Torque and force sensors for robots - overview (3)* |
5.2.14. | Comparison of different torque and force sensors |
5.3. | Tactile sensors |
5.3.1. | Brief introduction of technologies for tactile sensors in soft grippers |
5.3.2. | Piezoresistive vs. Piezoelectric vs. Capacitive technologies |
5.3.3. | What are printed piezoresistive sensors? |
5.3.4. | What is piezoresistance? |
5.3.5. | SWOT: Piezoresistive sensors |
5.3.6. | Printed piezoresistive sensors: Anatomy |
5.3.7. | Pressure sensing architectures |
5.3.8. | Shunt mode sensors |
5.3.9. | Capacitive proximity and tactile sensors - AIDIN Robotics |
5.4. | Proximity sensor |
5.4.1. | Introduction of detection principle of proximity sensors |
5.4.2. | Explanation of basic terms |
5.4.3. | Light reflection method - introduction |
5.4.4. | Capacitance method (capacitive proximity sensors) |
5.4.5. | Capacitive proximity sensor and ToF sensor in robots |
5.4.6. | Triangulation method |
5.4.7. | Time-of-flight (ToF) sensors |
5.4.8. | Ultrasonic methods |
5.4.9. | Ultrasonic sensors |
5.4.10. | 3D ultrasonic sensors - Topsens |
5.4.11. | Ultrasonic sensors - yearly sales volume forecast (thousands) |
5.4.12. | Optical encoders |
5.4.13. | Comparison of proximity sensors |
5.4.14. | Capacitive sensors |
5.4.15. | Challenges in e-skins - high power consumption and computational power required |
6. | OTHER SENSORS IN ROBOTS |
6.1. | Accelerometer, gyroscope sensor, and IMU |
6.2. | IMU, ultrasonic sensors and GPS sensors |
6.3. | IMU market trend - yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
6.4. | Example - LORD Sensing 3DM-GX5 - IMU and altimeter |
6.5. | Sensors for servo motors |
6.6. | Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) pressure sensors |
6.7. | Texas Instruments and TE Connectivity |
6.8. | Pressure sensors for drones - yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
6.9. | Altimeter - (1) |
6.10. | Altimeter - (2) |
6.11. | Bosch Sensortec |
6.12. | Terabee |
6.13. | Altimeter for drones - yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
7. | SENSORS BY ROBOT TYPE |
7.1. | Introduction |
7.2. | The overall scope of all the use cases |
7.3. | Sensors for industrial robotic arms |
7.3.1. | What are industrial robots and what does the current market look like? |
7.3.2. | Types of sensors in industrial robotic arms - overview |
7.3.3. | Forecast overview - sensors for industrial robotic arms - yearly sales volume (millions) |
7.3.4. | Safety sensors - safety light curtains (SLCs) - photoelectric sensors |
7.3.5. | Benefits of safety light curtains - photoelectric sensors |
7.3.6. | Photoelectric sensors yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
7.3.7. | Force sensors and vision sensors |
7.4. | Sensors for AGV and AMR |
7.4.1. | Sensors for AGV and AMR - overview |
7.4.2. | Forecast overview - sensors for AGV and AMR - yearly sales volume (millions) |
7.4.3. | Forecast overview - sensors for AGV and AMR - market size (USD billions) |
7.4.4. | Comparison of navigation sensors for autonomous robots |
7.4.5. | Sensors for object detection |
7.4.6. | Case study - Omron LD series |
7.4.7. | Case study - Omron HD series |
7.4.8. | Autonomous driving example - Nuro |
7.4.9. | Other autonomous driving vehicles with LiDAR |
7.4.10. | LiDAR drawbacks and transitions to cameras |
7.4.11. | LiDAR - how will they change in the future? |
7.4.12. | Mobile robot example - MiR |
7.4.13. | Summary of typical sensors and their applications in commercial mobile robots |
7.5. | Sensors for collaborative robots (cobots) |
7.5.1. | Cobot - functions and typical sensors |
7.5.2. | Forecast overview - yearly sales volume of sensors for cobots (millions) |
7.5.3. | Cobot example - Kawasaki Robotics |
7.5.4. | Capacitive proximity and tactile sensors - AIDIN Robotics |
7.5.5. | Market trend of cobot tactile sensors - yearly sales volume (thousands) |
7.5.6. | Time-of-flight (ToF) sensors |
7.5.7. | Challenges with traditional force sensors |
7.5.8. | Force sensing - FRANKA EMIKA |
7.5.9. | Robotic visual and force sensing |
7.5.10. | Torque sensors |
7.5.11. | Vision systems for cobots |
7.6. | Sensors for drones |
7.6.1. | Overview of the sensors in drones (1) |
7.6.2. | Market trend of drone sensors - yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
7.6.3. | Riegl - LiDAR sensor for unmanned laser scanning |
7.6.4. | LightWare - lightest and smallest LiDAR |
7.6.5. | YellowScan |
7.6.6. | Radar in agriculture - Sarmap |
7.6.7. | Octopus ISR System - a division of Edge Autonomy |
7.6.8. | DST Control - Gyro-stabilized gimbal |
7.6.9. | IMU for pose estimation - DJI |
7.7. | Sensors for service robots |
7.7.1. | Overview for sensors for service robots |
7.8. | Sensors for underwater robots |
7.8.1. | Challenges in the sensing systems of underwater robots |
7.8.2. | Key technologies - sensing and navigation |
7.8.3. | Sensors for underwater robots (1) |
7.8.4. | Sensors for underwater robots (2) |
7.8.5. | Navigation and localization technologies |
7.8.6. | Localization and navigation for underwater robots |
7.8.7. | Sonars |
7.8.8. | Localisation and navigation for underwater robots |
7.9. | Sensors in agricultural robots |
7.9.1. | Overview of sensors and tasks for agricultural robots |
7.9.2. | Market trend of sensors in agricultural robots - yearly sales volume forecast (thousands) |
7.9.3. | Market trend of sensors in agricultural robots - data table |
7.9.4. | Agricultural drones - imaging sensors comparison |
7.9.5. | Navigation sensors in agricultural robots |
7.9.6. | Challenges of RTK-GPS sensors in agricultural robots |
7.10. | Sensors in cleaning and disinfection robots |
7.10.1. | Cleaning robots - overview of tasks and sensors |
7.10.2. | Market trend of cleaning robots - yearly sales volume (millions) |
7.10.3. | Sensors in cleaning robots |
7.10.4. | Audite Robotics - LiDAR for mapping |
7.10.5. | SWOT - Audite |
7.10.6. | Sensors in social robots - overview |
7.11. | Sensors in social robots |
7.11.1. | Market trend of social robots - yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
7.11.2. | Trend in sensing technologies for social robots |
7.11.3. | Emerging sensors for social robots - Softbank Pepper |
7.11.4. | Touch sensors - capacitive touch sensing technologies introduction - LOVOT |
7.11.5. | Capacitive sensors: Operating principle |
7.11.6. | Hybrid capacitive / piezoresistive sensors |
7.11.7. | Emerging current mode sensor readout: Principles |
7.11.8. | SWOT analysis of capacitive touch sensors |
7.11.9. | The potential trend in social robots - haptic feedback |
7.12. | Forecast Summary |
7.12.1. | Overview of common sensors in different applications - yearly sales volume (millions) |
7.12.2. | Data table - yearly sales volume |
7.12.3. | Overview of common sensors in different applications - market size (USD billions) |
7.12.4. | Data table - market size |
7.12.5. | Autonomous navigation and localization in robots |
7.12.6. | Navigation sensors by robot type - yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
7.12.7. | Data table - navigation sensors |
7.12.8. | Navigation sensors sales for robots will be 22 times more than today - yearly sales volume (millions) |
7.12.9. | Navigation sensors - market size forecast (USD billions) |
7.12.10. | Collision detection sensors have 17-fold increase compared with 2022 - yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
7.12.11. | Collision detection sensors - market size forecast (USD billions) |
7.12.12. | Sensors by robot type - yearly sales volume forecast (millions) |
7.12.13. | Data table - volume |
7.12.14. | Sensors by robot type - market size (USD billions) |
7.12.15. | Data table - market size |
8. | COMPANY PROFILES |
8.1. | Aidin Robotics |
8.2. | Airskin |
8.3. | Anybotics |
8.4. | Audite Robotics |
8.5. | ClearPath Robotics |
8.6. | Clearview Imaging |
8.7. | Ecovacs |
8.8. | F&P Personal Robotics |
8.9. | Franka Emika |
8.10. | Inivation |
8.11. | Interlink Electronics |
8.12. | LuxAI |
8.13. | Mov.ai |
8.14. | Neura Robotics |
8.15. | Omron |
8.16. | OnRobot |
8.17. | Pal Robotics |
8.18. | Peratech |
8.19. | Qineto |
8.20. | Robotnik |
8.21. | SICK |
8.22. | Tacterion |
8.23. | TE Connectivity |
8.24. | Techman Robot |
8.25. | Universal Robots |
8.26. | Velodyne |
8.27. | VitiBot |
8.28. | Vitirover |
8.29. | Yujin Robot |