スマート掃除機から広がる家庭用ロボット市場

家庭用ロボットに関する楽観的な予測や、一流のハイテク企業や新興企業の製品発表にもかかわらず、家庭用ロボット市場は限られた成功にとどまっています。しかし、少なくとも一つの家庭用ロボット用途が成功し、他の用途も成長していることから、将来的にはより多くの用途に期待が寄せられています。

新しく興味深いカテゴリは、音声起動スピーカーをユーザーに近づけ、可動式セキュリティカメラを提供し、ソーシャルエンゲージメントのオプションを提供することで、スマートホームの機能を強化するように設計されたロボットです。

当レポートでは、家庭用ロボットの多種多様な用途の状況を調査し、採用への影響を検証し、スマートホームの採用に影響を与えそうな要因などについての情報を提供しています。

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序文

背景

提言

家庭用機器を家庭用ロボットにする理由

• スマートホームの構成要素とは

家庭用ロボット購入への根強い関心

• 家庭用ロボットに人々が求めるもの
• 市場で提供される家庭用ロボットの用途
  • 望ましくない作業を支援する家庭用メンテナンスロボット
  • 調理をスピードアップするロボット
  • セキュリティ監視を補完するロボット
  • 人々がより良く、より自立した生活を送るのに役立つ在宅医療ロボット
  • 家庭で人々の感情的な幸福を高めるソーシャルロボット
  • いくつかの市場カテゴリーに分類される家庭用ロボット

家庭用ロボット市場は課題的

• いくつかの成功例と多くの失敗例を伴う家庭用ロボット市場
• 家庭用ロボットの普及に影響を与える関連技術開発
• 近年のロボットに影響を与える技術の向上
• 家庭用ロボットに関連するいくつかの技術的問題
• 煩雑な家庭用ロボットの使用評価
• 成功を収めるための、家庭用ロボット市場投入時の問題を慎重に検討する必要性
  • 販売チャネルに最適化されたロボット製品開発
  • 価格重視のロボット製品開発
  • RaaS（Robot as a Service）の価格モデル
  • ロボットプラットフォームの構築よりもニッチな分野への対応

家庭用ロボットの最良の見通し

• 家庭用ロボット市場に関する一般的な考慮事項
• 家庭用メンテナンスロボットの継続的な成長の見込み
• 調理ロボットによる料理のニッチ用途での見込み
• セキュリティ監視ロボットの成長性
• 在宅医療ロボットによる成果改善の繁栄
• ソーシャルロボットによる感情的なサポートの成熟化
• スマートホームロボットがスマートホーム製品を差別化

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

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 Robotic toys have had limited lifespans before being withdrawn from the market and few humanoid robot form factors have made it past the demonstration phase.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