ROBOTICS CLUSTER

6.3. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SECTOR...............................................................................19
6.3.1. Healthcare Robotics................................................................................................. 20
6.3.1.1. Healthcare Robotics Drivers.....................................................21
6.3.2. Defense....................................................................................................................... 26
6.3.2.1. Unmanned Aerial Systems.......................................................27
6.3.2.2. Unmanned Ground Systems....................................................28
6.3.2.3. Unmanned Maritime Systems.................................................29
6.3.3. Field Robotics............................................................................................................ 30
6.4. LOGISTICS ROBOTICS...................................................................................................34
6.4.1. Total Automation....................................................................................................... 34
6.4.2. Multiple Classes........................................................................................................ 34
6.5. THE CONSUMER SECTOR.............................................................................................37
6.5.1. Strong Growth........................................................................................................... 39
6.6. THE EDUCATIONAL/RESEARCH SECTOR......................................................................41
6.6.1. Educational Robotics................................................................................................ 41
6.6.2. Research Robotics..................................................................................................... 42
6.7. EMERGING MARKETS...................................................................................................43
6.7.1. Unmanned Underwater Vehicles.......................................................................... 43
6.7.1.1. Remotely Operated Vehicles....................................................44
6.7.1.2. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.........................................44
6.7.1.3. Massachusetts Leads................................................................45
6.7.2. Advanced Manipulation.......................................................................................... 46
6.7.2.1. The Past......................................................................................46
6.7.2.2. Manipulation Complexity.........................................................47
6.7.2.3. The Next Generation.................................................................47
6.7.3. Automated and Autonomous Vehicles................................................................. 48
6.8. EMERGING ROBOTICS ENABLERS...............................................................................51
6.8.1. The IoT and Industrial Internet Architectures and Services............................. 52
6.8.1.1. Connected Things......................................................................52
6.8.2. Cloud Robotics/Distributed Robotics................................................................... 53
6.8.3. AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning.......................................................... 53
6.8.3.1. Machine Learning......................................................................53
6.8.3.2. Deep Learning............................................................................54
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