Singapore Agency forecasts: 2019 will welcome the era of robotic automation

Like all cutting-edge technologies, the robot field has huge potential. Recently, the IDC Manufacturing Insights Global Business Robotics research project published a report on the IDC future SCAPE:2017 Global Robot forecast, which predicts that by 2019, about 35 of the logistics, health, utilities and resources sectors % of the leading agencies will explore the use of robots to automate operations.


Industry insiders say the development of AI, computer vision, navigation, MEMS sensors and semiconductor technologies will continue to drive the innovation of service robots in terms of functionality, performance, autonomy, ease of use and cost-effectiveness.


low cost of sensor
The robot domain uses LIDAR as the core sensor for robot positioning and navigation, and it is like the robot's eye, which can be used for high-speed, high-precision scanning of contour information in the environment. However, it is expensive to manufacture and is monopolized by foreign enterprises. At present, the industry began to gradually introduce low-cost solutions. Si LAN technology launched the first low-cost lidar rplidar, measuring frequency up to 4,000 times per second, measuring distance of up to 16 meters. At the same time, the use of non-contact optical magnetic fusion (OPTMAG) technology, greatly improve the performance of the laser radar and service life.



autonomous positioning and navigation of slam robot
In practical application, the first problem faced by service robot is how to move and evade obstacles efficiently and autonomously. The autonomous positioning and navigation technology of Slam robot is the complete flow of autonomous positioning, automatic mapping, path planning and automatic obstacle avoidance without human help in unknown environment. At present, the technology has been widely used in robotics, unmanned driving, AR and other fields, become the industry's mainstream positioning and navigation methods.


Multi-sensor fusion technology
In the course of motion, the robot is subject to the characteristics of the laser, and if it encounters glass, black or other plane objects, the LIDAR cannot be identified. In order for robots to "see" These unseen things, the industry currently uses Multisensor Fusion technology, including ultrasonic sensors, drop sensors, collision sensors and depth cameras, to enable robots to achieve more intelligent, practical autonomous movement.



further refinement of the application scenario
With the rapid development of the related technology, the service robot's product function continuously upgrades, the application scope expands gradually, the commercialization application and the customization function or will become the industry development breakthrough. Taking the commercial service robot as an example, the work scene mainly includes buildings, parks, hospitals, banks, restaurants, hotels, etc., the work object is mainly for human, in the intelligence, safety, reliability and other aspects of the requirements are far higher than other kinds of robot products.



Commercial service robots need not only the appearance of personification, but also the "wisdom" and "practical" functions. For example: Think LAN technology of this enterprise Assistant-type robot, can complete the traditional reception work, automatically lead visitors to the conference room and notify the relevant personnel, for visitors to introduce product, the night will start security mode, independent security patrol. At the same time, the customization of service robots is becoming more and more common, including product profile and business functions, in response to the differences in user industry and business requirements.



The demand for service robots is higher and more challenging in commercial applications, but the market potential is also wider, combining laser, vision and other solutions to solve the actual problems of customer-specific scenarios, which is the direction of the service robot enterprise efforts.