THE ROBOT Report says although the industrial robotics sector has suffered, the medical and defence robotics sectors continue to flourish, despite the global financial crisis.
The Robot Report is a new website which caters to the global robotics industry. It updates Robo-Stox, a listing of publically-traded robot companies, every day.
According to the latest data, the industrial robots sector has diminished as a result of its close ties to the automotive and manufacturing industries. Workplace and home service robotics has also experienced a downturn.
The report says research and development is progressing at such a rate, however, that it will soon be more feasible to apply semi-autonomous robot systems to the healthcare, national infrastructure and resource management, security, transportation, logistics and education industries. This would provide a timely lift.
