Overview:

This report investigates the capabilities of humanoid robots and outlines their unique advantages compared to four-legged robots, wheeled robots and other robot types. Although achieving a high level of dexterity and balance is very challenging for humanoid robots, they are nevertheless uniquely suitable for a variety of market applications such as services, military use, entertainment, disaster response, logistics, etc.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
  • Legged Reports vs Wheeled Robots and Crawler Robots
  • Humanoid Robots vs Four-Legged Reports
  • Primary Market for Humanoid Robots
• Global Robotics Leaders and Benchmarks
  • Japan: First Mover
  • USA: Military Funding
  • DARPA Robotics Challenge
• Most Capable and Interesting Humanoid Robots
  • Atlas (Boston Dynamics)
  • ASIMO (Honda)
  • ATRIAS (Agility Robotics)
  • Cassie (Agility Robotics)
  • Valkyrie (NASA)
  • SCHAFT (SCHAFT)
• Key Challenges for Humanoid Robot Development
  • Design Challenges
  • Commercial Challenges
• Future Forecasts
  • Barometer Analysis
  • Commercialization Timeline
  • China Well Positioned
  • Technology, Design and Application Trends for Humanoid Robots
  • Summary of Primary Markets for Different Robots

Number of Pages: 24
Authors: Peter Richardson, Wei Sun
Published Date: January 2019