國內機器人市場從智能吸塵器拓展

儘管對國內機器人的樂觀預測以及領先科技和初創企業的產品發布，國內機器人市場的成功有限。然而，隨著國內機器人應用至少一項成功，其他應用不斷增長，未來更多的應用被寄予厚望。

一個新的有趣的類別是機器人，旨在通過使聲控揚聲器更靠近用戶、提供移動安全攝像頭和提供社交參與選項來增強智能家居的功能。

本報告調查了家用機器人的各種使用狀況，考察了對招聘的影響，並提供了可能影響智能家居採用的因素的信息。

目錄

簡介

背景

建議

把家電變成家用機器人的原因

• 智能家居有哪些組成部分？

對購買國產機器人的持續興趣

• 人們對家用機器人的期望
• 市場上提供的家用機器人應用
  • 家庭維修機器人支持不受歡迎的工作
  • 加快烹飪速度的機器人
  • 補充安全監控的機器人
  • 幫助人們過上更好、更獨立生活的家用醫療機器人
  • 增強人們在家中情緒健康的社交機器人
  • 分為幾個市場類別的家用機器人

國內機器人市場充滿挑戰

• 國內機器人市場有成有敗
• 開發影響家用機器人普及的相關技術
• 近年來影響機器人的技術改進
• 與家用機器人相關的一些技術問題
• 複雜家用機器人的使用評價
• 需要仔細考慮將家用機器人推向市場以取得成功的挑戰
  • 針對銷售渠道優化的機器人產品開發
  • 以價格為導向的機器人產品開發
  • RaaS（機器人即服務）價格模型
  • 支持小眾領域，而不是構建機器人平台

家用機器人的最佳前景

• 國內機器人市場的總體考慮
• 家居維修機器人有望持續增長
• 烹飪機器人在烹飪領域的應用前景
• 安防監控機器人的增長潛力
• 家用醫療機器人提升效果的繁榮
• 社交機器人情感支持的成熟
• 智能家居機器人差異化智能家居產品

Despite optimistic forecasts about home robots and product launches from prestigious high-tech companies and start-ups, the market for robots in the home has had limited success. The most successful application for home robots has been the robotic floor sweeper. Related products, like robotic lawn mowers and robotic pool cleaners, have delivered only modest revenue at this point. Robotic toys have had limited lifespans before being withdrawn from the market and few humanoid robot form factors have made it past the demonstration phase.

However, with the success of at least one home robot application and the growth of others, hope is high for more applications in the future. The technology embedded in robotic vacuums enables other home robot categories. In addition to home maintenance, some robots are useful for consumers who need help carrying items, for food preparation, and for home healthcare. Some social robots offer physical responses that complement verbal interactions and can be customized for specific customer segments like children, the elderly, and individuals with special needs. A new and interesting category is robots designed to enhance smart home functionality by bringing a voice-activated speaker closer to the user, offering a moveable security camera, and providing social engagement options.

This Guidehouse Insights report explores the status of the myriad applications for robots in the home, examines the implications for the adoption of home robot applications, and looks at factors that will likely affect smart home adoption.

KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED:

• What are, and are not home robots?

• Which home robotic applications are popular today?

• Which home robotic applications are possible and which are unlikely?

• What are the next, most likely applications for home robots?

• What are some less likely uses for home robots?

• How do home robots enhance smart homes?

• Who can home robots help, including social robots?

WHO NEEDS THIS REPORT:

• Robotics hardware manufacturers
• Robotics platform manufacturers
• Smart home sensor and module manufacturers
• Smart home connectivity vendors
• Home security service providers.
• Consumer electronics manufacturers

Table of Contents

Spark

Context

Recommendations

What Makes a Domestic Device a Home Robot?

• What Makes up the Smart Home?

Interest in Acquiring Home Robots Is Enduring

• What People Want from Home Robots
• Home Robot Applications Offered in the Marketplace
  • Home Maintenance Robots Assist with Undesirable Tasks
  • Robots Speed Food Preparation
  • Robots Supplement Security Monitoring
  • Home Healthcare Robots Help People Live Better and More Independent Lives
  • Social Robots Enhance the Emotional Well-Being of People at Home
  • Home Robots Fall into Several Marketplace Categories

The Marketplace for Home Robots Is Challenging

• The Home Robot Market Involves Some Successes and Many Failures
• Related Technological Developments Affect the Adoption of Home Robots
• Technology that Affects Robots Has Improved in Recent Years
• Several Technological Issues Are Associated with Home Robots
• Valuing the Use of Home Robots Can Be Complicated
• To Achieve Success, Carefully Consider the Go-to-market Issues for Home Robots
  • Sales Channel-optimized Robot Product Development
  • Price-oriented Robot Product Development
  • Robot as a Service Pricing Model
  • Serve Niches Rather than Create a Robotic Platform

What Are the Best Prospects for Home Robots?

• General Considerations for the Home Robotics Marketplace
• Continued Growth for Home Maintenance Robots Is Likely
• Cooking with Food Preparation Robots Continues to be a Niche Application
• Security Monitoring Robots Have the Potential to Grow
• Improving Outcomes with Home Healthcare Robots Will Flourish
• Providing Emotional Support with Social Robots Is Likely to Mature
• Smart Home Robots Will Differentiate Smart Home Offerings

LIST OF CHARTS AND FIGURES

• A Smart Home Is Composed of Many Devices and Sensors
• Applications for Home Robots

LIST OF TABLES

• Home Robot Applications
• Home Robot Applications and the Technology Obstacles to Achieving Greater Value
• Home Robot Applications and the Value Relative to Alternatives