{"id":30040,"date":"2024-09-10T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=30040"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T02:23:03","slug":"robot-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Robot industry current status and application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You are advised to also refer to my post of: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/01\/17\/humanoid-robots\/\">Humanoid Robots current status and vendors<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Potential_market\" >Potential market<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Industrial_robot\" >Industrial robot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Application_areas\" >Application areas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Global_robots_market\" >Global robots market<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Robot_market\" >Robot market<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Robot_category\" >Robot category<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Industrial_robot-2\" >Industrial robot<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#For_which_industries\" >For which industries?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Factory_automation\" >Factory automation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Industrial_robot_vendors\" >Industrial robot vendors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Logistics\" >Logistics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Resource_recovery\" >Resource recovery<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Service_robot\" >Service robot<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Definition\" >Definition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Development_of_various_countries\" >Development of various countries<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Service_robots_type\" >Service robots type<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Surgical_robot\" >Surgical robot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Imaging_medical_device\" >Imaging medical device<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Care_robot\" >Care robot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Catering_services_robot\" >Catering services robot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Sweeping_robot\" >Sweeping robot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Entertainment_robot\" >Entertainment robot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Collaborative_robot\" >Collaborative robot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Digital_twin_robot\" >Digital twin (robot)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Humanoid_robot\" >Humanoid robot<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Unmanned_device\" >Unmanned device<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Drone\" >Drone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Self-driving_car\" >Self-driving car<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Rely_on_artificial_intelligence\" >Rely on artificial intelligence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/10\/robot-industry\/#Related_articles\" >Related articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Potential_market\"><\/span>Potential market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Industrial_robot\"><\/span>Industrial robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the &#8220;2023 World Robot Report&#8221; released by the International Federation of Robotics, global industrial robot sales will exceed 500,000 units for the second consecutive year in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 5%. China is the world&#8217;s largest robot market. In 2022, the sales of industrial robots in the Chinese market will account for more than half of the world&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, more than 70% of the world&#8217;s industrial robots are deployed in China, Japan, the United States, South Korea and Germany. In 2022, the sales of industrial robots in these five major markets will account for 79.1% of the world&#8217;s total. A report from the International Federation of Robotics shows that the number of newly installed industrial robots in global factories in 2022 will be 553,000, of which Asia accounts for 73%, Europe accounts for 15%, and the Americas account for 10%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Application_areas\"><\/span>Application areas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From the perspective of industry structure, more than half of the global demand for industrial robots comes from the automotive industry and the electrical and electronics industry. In addition, industrial robots are also widely used in production lines in food, medicine and other industries, helping companies reduce costs and enhance competitiveness by improving production efficiency and accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Global_robots_market\"><\/span>Global robots market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Federation of Robotics predicts that the global robot market will reach US$66 billion by 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global industrial robot sales are expected to exceed 590,000 units in 2023. The average annual compound growth rate from 2023 to 2026 is expected to reach 7%, and sales are expected to increase to 718,000 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robot_market\"><\/span>Robot market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>China has become the world&#8217;s largest industrial robot market for 10 consecutive years. In 2022, China&#8217;s industrial robot output will reach 443,000 units, a year-on-year increase of more than 20%, and the installed capacity will account for more than 50% of the global share. According to data from the International Federation of Robotics, China will install approximately 290,000 industrial robots in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robot_category\"><\/span>Robot category<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Industrial_robot-2\"><\/span>Industrial robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"For_which_industries\"><\/span>For which industries?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Number of industrial robot installations worldwide by industry. Globally, the electrical and electronics industry ranks first in robot installations. The automotive industry leads the U.S. in the installation of industrial robots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Factory_automation\"><\/span>Factory automation <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Mainly, they are various robots that assist in industrialized automatic production in factories. The most successful and well-known ones are the arm robots used in the automotive manufacturing industry for online welding, sheet metal, painting and other major processes in automotive manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Industrial_robot_vendors\"><\/span>Industrial robot vendors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>ABB (ticker: ABBNY), Fanuc (ticker: FANUY), Yaskawa Electric (ticker: YASKF), and Midea&#8217;s KUKA are also the most typical representatives of industrial automatic production robots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another representative is the wafer production process of the semiconductor industry. The wafer process of modern semiconductor factories is already highly automated, and the efficiency and precision are improving year after year. For example, the five major semiconductor equipment manufacturers such as Applied Materials, Lam Research, and ASML have all benefited greatly from this. Please see the following post for details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/07\/08\/semiconductor-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top five semiconductor equipment providers<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/04\/18\/applied-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How does Applied Materials, lord of semiconductor equipment, make money?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/08\/12\/lam-research-chip-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How does Lam Research, top chip equipment player, make money?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/15\/asml-who-really-caught-tsmcs-neck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASML, who dominate TSMC\u2019s fate<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This type of robot has existed for decades and is very mature. It has greatly contributed to the progress of human civilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Logistics\"><\/span>Logistics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The logistics robots of various large e-commerce companies&#8217; warehouse rot currently can assist in tallying, packaging, sorting, shipping, moving, and can even deliver packages on their own to a limited extent, performing last-mile delivery to replace the services of deliverymen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most typical example of a warehouse robot is the production automated warehouse robot Symbotic (ticker: SYM). Symbotic\u2019s largest investor and customer is Walmart. Symbotic\u2019s other well-known big retail customers include Target Department Store, Albertsons and C&amp;S Wholesale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resource_recovery\"><\/span>Resource recovery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The most famous are <a href=\"https:\/\/resource-recycling.com\/e-scrap\/2024\/06\/13\/apples-iphone-recycling-robot-shifts-gears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple&#8217;s various recycling robots such as Daisy, Dave, Liam, and Taz, which are responsible for dismantling iPhones and recycling valuable materials<\/a>. In 2022, Apple announced that robots can complete the disassembly and recycling of an iPhone every 18 seconds. Resource recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Service_robot\"><\/span>Service robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definition\"><\/span>Definition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) defines it as &#8220;a robot that performs useful tasks for humans or equipment other than industrial automation applications.&#8221; Such robots could be used in areas such as medical and professional cleaning. In 2022, the number of service robots installed in various application fields will increase, except for medical robots. Specifically, the number of service robot installations in the reception, transportation and logistics industries increased by 2.3 times and 1.4 times respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Development_of_various_countries\"><\/span>Development of various countries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 2022, the United States leads the manufacturing of professional service robots, with roughly more than twice the number of manufacturers as China (ranked second). The number of robot manufacturers in Germany, Japan and France is also considerable, with 85,000, 72,000 and 53,000 respectively. In most of the countries surveyed, the vast majority of such manufacturers already have businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Service_robots_type\"><\/span>Service robots type<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Surgical_robot\"><\/span>Surgical robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical surgical robots represented by Intuitive Surgical:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/08\/17\/intuitive-surgical-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intuitive Surgical, a company that essentially monopolizes surgical robots<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/04\/04\/intuitive-surgical\/\">How does dominated Intuitive Surgical make money?&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Imaging_medical_device\"><\/span>Imaging medical device<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Including X-ray, computer tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other imaging medical machines that have existed for a long time. Some of the more advanced ones can also assist medical personnel in making preliminary imaging judgments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Care_robot\"><\/span>Care robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Nursing robots in medical institutions and nursing homes for the elderly are also business opportunities that various manufacturers are currently actively seizing to improve and share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Catering_services_robot\"><\/span>Catering services robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Automated tasks including food preparation, fixed kitchen chores, ordering, delivery, and on-site restaurant services can save considerable manpower and reduce the chance of errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sweeping_robot\"><\/span>Sweeping robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Xiaomi\u2019s sweeping robot is the best representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Entertainment_robot\"><\/span>Entertainment robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon Echo, Google&#8217;s Google Home, and Apple&#8217;s HomePod are all well-known representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collaborative_robot\"><\/span>Collaborative robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While traditional robots operate independently, collaborative robots are designed to work alongside humans. The robotics community is showing increasing enthusiasm for collaborative robots due to their safety, flexibility, scalability and iterative learning capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Digital_twin_robot\"><\/span>Digital twin (robot)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It refers to the analogy of physical entities, processes or systems in the information platform, which is similar to the twin of the physical system in the information platform. With the help of digital mapping, the status of physical entities can be understood on the information platform, and predefined interface components in the physical entities can even be controlled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital twins can be used in various industries (currently mainly industrial) to optimize the use of core devices and processes and simplify maintenance work. There are also attempts to apply digital twins in agriculture and fishery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because Nvidia has powerful products and technologies in the metaverse, it is very active in the digital twin market. For details, please see my post of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/04\/nvidias-new-business\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nvidia&#8217;s new business set to grow its share price<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Humanoid_robot\"><\/span>Humanoid robot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please see the dedicated introduction to my post below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Humanoid Robots current status and vendors&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unmanned_device\"><\/span>Unmanned device<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drone\"><\/span>Drone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has almost monopolized the global non-military drone market. 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