Social Robots: Emotional Connection and Task Engagements

February 2020 | 65 pages | ID: S77A3F381E6AEN
BCC Research

Abstracts

REPORT INCLUDES:

• An overview with a trend analysis of the global market for social robots, which are designed to engage with people and to elicit an emotional connection
• Discussion of social robots in the use-cases or categories such as human-like, medical/therapeutic, personal/customer services and toys; ethics and risks associated with using this technology
• Analyses of global market trends with data from 2019, estimates for 2020 and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2025
• Review of recent patent grants and accepted applications for patents with respect to design innovations and end uses

Contents

CHAPTER 1 SOCIAL ROBOTS: EMOTIONAL CONNECTION AND TASK ENGAGEMENTS

Background
Definitions
Medical Assist/Therapeutic Social Robots
Public Personal Services Social Robots
Private Personal Services Social Robots
Social Robotic Toys
Human-Like Social Robots
Artificial Intelligence Applied to Emotional Responsiveness
Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence
Facial Recognition
Language Recognition
Challenges in Social Robotic Development
Long-Term Engagement Challenge
Social Challenges
Privacy Challenges
Algorithmic Bias
Digital Rights
Emotional Isolation
Unintended Consequences
Manipulation/Persuasion
Weaponization
Legal
Cyber Attacks and Hacking
Standards
International Organization for Standardization
International Electrotechnical Commission
Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC
American National Standards Institute
IEEE
Robotic Associations
Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Association for Computing Machinery
British Computer Society
European Engineering Industries Association: Robotics Sector
International Federation of Robotics
Japan Robot Association
Korea Association of Robot Industry
Robotic Industries Association
Social Robot Publications/Events
International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions
International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications
International Journal of Social Robotics
National Robotics Week
RoboSoft
ScienceDirect
Ubiquitous Robots
Opportunities and Risks
Social Robots Market Drivers
Social Robots Research and Development Trends
Gartner Hype Cycle Evaluation
General Market Drivers
Medical/Therapeutic Social Robots
Public Personal Services Social Robots
Private Personal Services Social Robots
Social Robot Toys
Human-Like Social Robots
Social Robots Market Analysis
Social Robots Market Analysis by Use-Case Category
Social Robots Market Analysis by End User
Social Robots Market Analysis by Region
Patents on Social Robots
Company Profiles
Key Highlights of This Report
Resources
Analyst's Credentials
Related BCC Research Reports

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Top 12 Social Companion Robots
Table 2: Global Market for Social Robots, by Use-Case Category, Through 2025
Table 3: Global Market for Social Robots, by End User, Through 2025
Table 4: Global Market for Social Robots in Research Organizations, by Use-Case Category, Through 2025
Table 5: Global Market for Social Robots in Public Services Organizations, by Use-Case Category, Through 2025
Table 6: Global Market for Social Robots in Corporate Entities, by Use-Case Category, Through 2025
Table 7: Global Market for Social Robots for Private Individuals, by Use-Case Category, Through 2025
Table 8: Global Market for Social Robots, by Region, Through 2025
Table 9: North American Market for Social Robots, by Use-Case Category, Through 2025
Table 10: European Market for Social Robots, by Use-Case Category, Through 2025
Table 11: Asia-Pacific Market for Social Robots, by Use-Case Category, Through 2025
Table 12: Rest of the World Market for Social Robots, by Use-Case Category, Through 2025
Table 13: North American Market for Social Robots, by End User, Through 2025
Table 14: European Market for Social Robots, by End User, Through 2025
Table 15: Asia-Pacific Market for Social Robots, by End User, Through 2025
Table 16: Rest of the World Market for Social Robots, by End User, Through 2025
Table 17: U.S. Patents on Social Robots, by Company, 2010-2019
Table 18: U.S. Patent Applications on Social Robots, by Company, 2007-2019
Table 19: Profiles of Companies in the Social Robot Marketplace

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Robotic Categories
Figure 2: Medical Theraputic Robots
Figure 3: Public Personal Services Robots
Figure 4: Public Personal Services (Human-Like) Robots
Figure 5: Private Personal Services Robots
Figure 6: Personal Services (Human-Like) Robots
Figure 7: Social Robotic Toys of Sony Corp. and Shape Robotics
Figure 8: Social Robotic Toys of UBTECH and Shenzhen Dnine Technology Co.
Figure 9: Human-Like Non-Social Robots
Figure 10: Human-Like Social Robots
Figure 11: Sophia, Social Robots
Figure 12: Profound Response
Figure 13: Technology vs. Human Capabilities
Figure 14: SociBot
Figure 15: Creepy Robots
Figure 16: Gartner Hype Cycle
Figure 17: Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2019
Figure 18: BHR Development
Figure 19: Robonaut (R2B)
Figure 20: Global Market for Social Robots, by Use-Case Category, 2019-2025
Figure 21: Global Market for Social Robots, by End User, 2019-2025
Figure 22: Global Market for Social Robots, by Region, 2019-2025
Figure 23: U.S. Patents on Social Robots, by Company, 2010-2019
Figure 24: U.S. Patent Applications on Social Robots, by Company, 2007-2019
Figure 25: Patents on Analysis for Social Robots, by Year, 2007-2019