Robotics
is being used in industry for many years now and is garnering a great level of
interest. With the advancement of technology the need for better technicians
for these precision machines has grown and so universities are incorporating robotics
education into their educational programs in order to prepare students for the better
technical world.
The
ease of installation for the system can amalgamate a variety of educational
curriculum without a fuss, where a huge number of educational institutions are
implementing robotic technologies. At each education level, a wide change is
being observed in the nature of education whether it be in elementary schools, K-12
schools, or graduate universities. A rundown of robotic courses are being
introduced in educational programs in almost all of the fields such as mechanical
engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, control systems, and
many more.
Major Manufacturers of Educational
Robots
|
Countries
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Companies
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US
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Coroware, Beatbots, Barobo
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France
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Robopec, Robosoft
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Germany
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Festo Didactic, Neobotix
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Spain
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Minirobots, Robotnik, Pal Robotics
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Taiwan
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GeStream Technology
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Korea
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Cohort System, Isan Solution
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Portugal
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IdMind
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Switzerland
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Thymio
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Education
sector is not only implementing the robotic solutions but also Service Robots
are being used to educate the upcoming era of competent individuals, utilizing
the benefits of science and engineering to create more immersive and intuitive
learning.
STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education is one of the major
platforms which include areas from various disciplines: aerospace engineering,
astrophysics, astronomy, biochemistry, biomechanics, chemical engineering,
chemistry, civil engineering, computer science, mathematical biology,
nanotechnology, neurobiology, nuclear physics, physics, and robotics, among
many, many others.
United States holds utmost
importance for STEM at multiple levels of society where in India the education
system revolves around mathematics - accounting, economics, functions and
logarithms, and calculus. It is important for India to remain competitive in
various other fields as well.
CONTINENT
|
% Increase (2015-2016)
|
ASIA
|
17%
|
AUSTRALIA
|
16%
|
EUROPE
|
4%
|
SOUTH
AMERICA
|
9%
|
AFRICA
|
9%
|
NORTH
AMERICA
|
4%
|
GRAND
TOTAL
|
16%
|
Source: SEVIS
Competitive landscape and key vendors
As
the market is reaching its new defined heights, various key players are
focussing on increasing their market reach in regions that are developing. The
main focus right now is on providing Smartphone enabled educational robots that
can enrich students learning experiences.
Some
of the key vendors in the market are:
·
Fischertechnik
·
Lego
·
Modular Robotics
·
Robotis
·
Tetrix Robotics
A
list of other vendors in the market includes Aldebaran, Bluefrog Robotics,
Bossa Nova Robotics, Evollve and few more.
The
learning market for robotics is expected to rise to $5.7 billion by 2020.
Shipment values for educational robots doubled in 2015 due to a tremendous
growth.
According
to Technavio, the global educational robots market was USD 2.29 bn in 2015, and
is expected to rise to USD 6.05 bn by 2020, thus growing at a CAGR of 21.5%.
The
creation of such front line segments requires significant investments in terms
of development and testing before any robots are considered apt for
commercialization. This imbue investment is considered as the only major
barrier in the growth of education robotics market.
Also,
a few concerns about safety and effective fail-safes may exist where some
parents are wary of the deployment of new technologies both in their children’s
schools as well as homes.
Over
the long haul, all of the concerns and barriers will diminish with the
advancements in technology and the growing adoption. Technical and commercial
sectors will fuel up the growth of the global programmable education robots
market.
