ROBOTICS CLUSTER

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. CONTRIBUTORS..................................................................................................... 1
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......................................................................................... 2
3. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 7
3.1. INNOVATION ECONOMY................................................................................................7
3.2. STRATEGIC APPROACH....................................................................................................7
4. ROBOTS AND ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIES.......................................................9
4.1. AUTONOMY.....................................................................................................................9
4.2. AUTONOMOUS, INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS.....................................................................10
5. ROBOTICS AS AN INNOVATION DRIVER...........................................................11
5.1. UNIQUENESS OF ROBOTICS........................................................................................11
5.2. MULTIPLIER EFFECT X2.................................................................................................12
6. THE GLOBAL ROBOTICS AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS SECTOR........................13
6.1. A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING AND EVALUATION........................................13
6.1.1. Taxonomizing the Sector......................................................................................... 13
6.2. INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS.................................................................................................15
6.2.1. Dramatic Growth....................................................................................................... 15
6.2.2. Driving Growth.......................................................................................................... 16
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