Healthcare and Campus Robot Market
Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts,
2008-2014
Table of Contents
Surgical, Healthcare, Assistive, and Campus Robot Executive Summary
Healthcare Robot Market Driving Forces ES-1
Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery
Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Market Shares
Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Market Forecasts
1. Surgical, Healthcare, Assistive, and Campus Robots Market Description and Market Dynamics
1.1 Robotic Surgical System
1.1.1 Market Strategy for the Robotic Surgical System
1.1.2 Focus on Key Institutions
1.2 Focus on Leading Surgeons to Drive Rapid and Broad Adoption
1.2.1 Maintain Market Leadership
1.2.2 Develop Industry Alliances
1.2.3 Increasing Patient Awareness
1.3 Clinical Applications For Technology
1.4 Elder Assistance Robot Market Strategy
1.5 Medical / Surgical Delivery Robots
1.6 Assistive Technology
1.7 Rehabilitation Robots
1.8 Neuroscience Unveiling The Basic Mechanisms
Of Neurogenesis And Neuroplasticity
1.8.1 Neuro-Developmental Engineering
1.8.2 Intelligent Rehabilitation
1.8.3 Bilateral and Unilateral ADL-focused Robot Therapies
1.8.4 Robotic Rehabilitation Assistive Technology
1.8.5 Robots, Aged Care, And Emotional Bonding With Machines
1.8.6 InTouch Health Remote Presence
1.8.7 InTouch Platforms Integrate Seamlessly With da Vinci Systems
1.8.8 In Touch Health Remote Presence RP-7s Robot Doctors
1.9 Educational Robots For Children in Hospitals
1.10 Hospital Robots
1.11 Mechanized Couriers
1.11.1 Man vs. Machine: Robots at Japanese Hospital
2. Surgical, Healthcare, Assistive, and Campus
Robot Market Shares and Forecasts
2.1 Healthcare Robot Market Driving Forces
2.1.1 Robotics Market Driving Forces
2.1.2 Healthcare Robotics Enabling Technology
2.2 Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery
2.2.1 Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Market Driving Forces
2.2.2 Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Market Shares
2.2.3 Next Generation Surgery— Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Surgery
2.2.4 Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Market Shares
2.2.5 Intuitive Surgical da Vinci
2.2.6 Intuitive Surgical Product Revenue
2.2.7 Intuitive Surgical Service and Training Revenue
2.2.8 Intuitive Instrument Movements
2.2.9 Prosurgics EndoAssist Laparoscopic Camera Holding Robots
2.2.10 Prosurgics Image-Guided Surgical Robots
2.2.11 Prosurgics Robots Support Skilled Surgeons
2.2.12 Prosurgics Surgical Robotics Return On Investment (ROI)
2.2.10 Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Market Forecasts
2.2.13 Accuray, Hansen Medical, and Stereotaxis
2.2.14 Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Market Forecasts
2.3 Pharmaceutical Robots 2-27
2.3.1 Pharmaceutical Robots Market Shares
2.3.2
2.3.6 Swisslog
2.3.7 Pharmaceutical Robots Market Forecasts
2.3.8 Growth Of The Pharmaceutical Industry
2.3.9 Pharmaceutical Supply Channel Changes
2.3.10 Pharmaceutical Legislative Developments
2.3.11 Expiration of Patents for Brand Name Pharmaceuticals
2.3.12 US Hospital Profile
2.4 Physician Remote Presence Robots
2.4.1 Physician Remote Presence Robot Forecasts
2.4.2 Remote Presence Technology Reduction In ICU Cost - Provide Positive ROI
2.4.3 Robotic Tele-rounding Substantially Reduces
Length Of Stay Providing Positive ROI
2.4.4 Number of Surgeries 2-47
2.4.5 Physician Remote Presence Robot Market Forecasts
2.4.6 Reducing Hospitals Length of Stay
2.5 Hospital Robotic Remote Surveillance Market Forecasts
2.6 Hospital Courier Robot Market Forecasts
2.6.1 Hospital Courier Robot Return On Investment (ROI).
2.7 Virtual Visiting Robot 2-59
2.7.1 iRobot
2.8 Robots for Handicap Assistance Market Forecasts
2.8.1 Aging of the Population
2.9 Robots for Campus Delivery
2.10 Pharmacy and Blood Work Robots for Healthcare
2.11 Healthcare Robotic Regional Market Analysis
2.11.1 Intuitive Surgical Regional Market Segments
2.11.2 Japan Positioned To Be Global Market Leader In Robotics
2.11.3 Korea Global Leader In Robotics
2.11.4 Healthcare Robotics in Japan
3. Healthcare Surgical Robots and Campus Robots Product Description
3.1 Healthcare Surgical Robots
3.2 Intuitive Surgical da Vinci® Robot-Assisted, Minimally Invasive Surgery
3.2.1 Next Generation Surgery— Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Surgery
3.2.2 Intuitive Surgical Intuitive Instrument Movements
3.2.3 Intuitive Surgical Immersive 3-D Visualization
3.2.4 Intuitive Surgical Immersive High-Definition 3-D Visualization
3.2.5 Intuitive Surgical Teachable and Repeatable
3.2.6 Intuitive Surgical Multi-Specialty Surgical Platform
3.2.7 Intuitive Surgical Facilitates Difficult MIS Operations
3.2.8 Intuitive Surgical’s Products and Services
3.2.9 Intuitive Surgical Surgeon’s Console.
3.2.10 Intuitive Surgical Patient-Side Cart
3.2.11 Intuitive Surgical 3-D Vision System
3.2.12 Intuitive Surgical EndoWrist Instruments and
Intuitive Accessories
3.3 Carl Zeiss Medical Manipulator
3.4 Prosurgics
3.5
3.5.1 AESOP Endoscope Positioner Product
3.6 Rehabilitation Robots
3.7 Robot-Assisted Motor Therapy
3.7.1 Basic Research In Neuroscience
3.7.2 Mechatronic Platforms for Early Diagnosis of Neuro-Developmental Autism Disorders
3.7.3 Stroke Rehabilitation 3-24
3.7.4 Audiovisual Displays Used To Present A Virtual Rehabilitation Environment
3.8 Human Interactive Robot
3.9 iRobot
3.9.1 How iRobot ConnectR Works
3.10 Care-O-Bot Intelligent Assistance
3.10.1 Care-O-bot Mobility Aid 3-38
3.11 Japanese Science and Technology Robot Interaction With Human Beings
3.11.1 Paro Furry Seal Robot For Psychological Enrichment Of Humans In Daily Life
3.11.2 Paro's Functions
3.12 MobileRobots
3.12.1 Mobileeyes Graphic
3.12.2 MobileRobots Uses:
3.13 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
3.13.1 MobileRobots Food Delivery and Security
3.14 Robotis / Bioloid Bipedal Robot Construction Kit
3.14.1 Bioloid Motion Editor 3-58
3.14.2 Hitec/Robonova-1
3.15 HiTec RoboNova-1
3.16 TAEJON_D2E Robotics
3.17 Exact Dynamics Manus-Arm
3.18 Mobile Robots
3.18.1
3.18.2 Technology Convergence 3-66
3.19 Aethon
3.20 AGVs Take On New Roles In Industry
3.21 ![]()
3.21.1 Mopec RoboCourier
3.22 Pyxis / HelpMate Robotics
3.22.1 Pyxis Products
3.23 Aethon
3.23.1 Aethon TUG™
3.23.2 Aethon TUG Fast Delivery
3.23.3 TUG
3.23.4 Hard-working
3.23.5 Cost-efficient
3.23.6 Nurses Have Greater Job Satisfaction
3.23.7 Greater ROI
3.23.8 Less runaround
3.23.9 Greater efficiency
3.23.10 Aethon HOMER™
3.24 In Touch Technologies
3.24.1 InTouch Technologies RP-7™ Remote Presence Robotic System
3.24.2 InTouch Health RP-7 Robot
3.24.3 Surgical Procedure Taught Through Remote Presence
3.25 Robots In The Hospital
3.26 Cypress Computer Systems
3.26.1 CCS Robotics
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3.26.2 CCS Robotics RoboSentry 3-89
3.26.3 All RoboSentry™ and SpeciMinder™ platforms include Charging Dock, Tether, and MobileEyes Software. 3-90
3.27 Definitions
3.27.1 Autonomous Mobile Robot 3-91
3.27.2 24x7 Autonomous Operation
3.27.3 Automatic Recharging
3.27.4 802.11 Wireless Ethernet Communications
3.27.5 PTZ Surveillance Camera 3-92
3.27.6 4 Dimensional Audio
3.28 Cypress Robot
3.28.1 CCS Robotics SpeciMinder Fully
Autonomous Specimen Transport System
3.28.2 All RoboSentry™ and SpeciMinder™
Platforms Include Charging Dock, Tether, and MobileEyes Software. 3-96
3.28.3 SpeciMinder™ Overview 3-96
3.28.4 SpeciMinder™ Technical Overview
3.28.5 Application
3.28.6 SpeciMinder™ Operational Overview
3.28.7 Hospital Delivery Robot
3.28.8 Remote Surveillance & Verification Platforms (RSVP)
4. Surgical, Healthcare, and Campus Robot Technology
4.1 Robotic Surgical Clinical Applications
4.1.1 Robotic Urologic Prostatectomy Surgery
4.1.2 Robotic Gynecologic Surgery
4.1.3 Robotic Myomectomy
4.1.4 Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery
4.1.5 Robotic Internal Thoracic Artery Dissection
4.1.6 Robotic Thoracoscopy 4-5
4.1.7 Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass
4.1.8 Robotic General Surgery
4.2 AI Robot
4.2.1
4.3 Care-O-bot Robot Mechanics
4.3.1 Care-O-bot Architecture
4.4 Government Regulation
4.4.1
4.4.2 International Regulation
4.5 Third Party Reimbursement
5. Healthcare and Campus Robot Company Profiles
5.1 Aethon
5.2 AIST / National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and Japan Science and Technology
5.2.1 AIST / Intelligent System (ISC)
5.3 AmerisourceBergen
5.4 Cardinal Health / Pyxis Corporation
5.4.1 Cardinal Health
5.4.2 Cardinal Health Revenue
5.4.3 Healthcare Supply Chain Services Sector
5.4.4 Cardinal Health agreement with Walgreens
5.4.5 Clinical and Medical Products Sector
5.4.6 Cardinal Health Segments
5.4.7 Pyxis Acquisition / HelpMate Robotics
5.4.8 Pyxis® Products
5.5 Cypress Computer Systems
5.6 Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation IPA
5.6.1 Care-O-bot
5.7 Fujitsu
5.8 Hitachi
5.8.1 Hitachi Ltd.
5.9 Honda
5.10 InTouch Technologies
5.11 Intuitive Surgical
5.11.1 Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Surgical Systems For
Advanced Surgical Systems
5.11.2 Intuitive Surgical Beating Heart Bypass
Procedure Through Small Ports
5.11.3 Intuitive Surgical daVinici Focus On Making
Technology As Simple As Possible
5.11.4 Intuitive Surgical Revenue
5.11.5 Intuitive Surgical Product Revenue
5.12 iRobot
5.12.1 iRobot Strategy
5.12.2 iRobot Role In The FCS program
iRobot Strategic Alliances
iRobot and Deere & Company
iRobot and Clorox Company
iRobot Sales and Distribution Channels 5-39
iRobot Revenue
iRobot
iRobot Third Quarter 2007 Revenue
iRobot Revenue
5.12.3 iRobot Distribution
5.12.4 iRobot $8.8 Million U.S. Military Order for PackBot Robots
iRobot Gutter Cleaner
iRobot Communication Robot
iRobot ConnectR Pilot Program
iRobot NAVSEA $19 Million for Bomb-Disposal Robots
iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robots
iRobot Customer Service and Support
iRobot Marketing and Brand
5.13 LG Electronics
5.14 MicroDexterity Systems
5.15 Microsoft 5-63
5.16 MobileRobots
5.17 Mopec
5.17.1 Mopec RoboCourier Smart Robotic Delivery Product
5.18 OmniCell
5.19 Primus Innovations
5.20 Prosurgics
5.21 Richard Wolf Medical Instruments
5.22 Ross-Hime Designs
5.23 Sinters SA
5.24 Swisslog
5.25 Terumo Medical
5.26 Toshiba
5.27 Zeiss
5.27.1 Carl Zeiss Medical Manipulator
5.27.2 Zeiss Developments for More Efficiency
5.27.3 Zeiss Focused on Growth 5-74
List of Tables and Figures
Table ES-1
Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Market Driving Forces
Figure ES-2
Worldwide Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Market Shares, Shipment Dollars, 2007
Figure ES-3
Worldwide Robotically-Assisted Surgery Equipment Shipment Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014
Table 1-1
Robotic Surgical Specialties Procedure Marketing Efforts Focus
Table 2-1
Robotics Market Driving Forces
Table 2-2
Healthcare Robotics Enabling Technologies
Table 2-3
Surgical Robotic Product Development Challenges
Table 2-4
Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Market Driving Forces
Table 2-5
Types Of Procedures Performed Using Robotic Surgical System
Figure 2-6
Worldwide Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Market Shares, Shipment Dollars, 2007
Table 2-6a
Worldwide Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive
Surgery (MIS) Market Shares, Shipment Dollars, 2007
Figure 2-7
Worldwide Robotically-Assisted Surgery Systems
Equipment Shipment Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2014
Figure 2-8
Worldwide Robotically-Assisted Surgery Systems
Equipment Shipment Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014
Figure 2-9
Worldwide Number of Surgical Robot Instruments Shipment Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2014
Figure 2-10
Worldwide Surgical Robot Instrument Market Forecasts,
Dollars, 2008-2014
Figure 2-11
Worldwide Robotically Assisted Surgery Equipment Shipment Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014
Table 2-12
Worldwide Robotically Assisted Surgery Equipment Shipment Market Forecasts, 2008-2014
Table 2-13
McKesson ROBOT-Rx Advantage
Figure 2-14
Worldwide Pharmacy Robot Dispensing Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, 2007
Table 2-15
Worldwide Pharmacy Robot Dispensing Shipments
Market Shares, Dollars, 2007
Figure 2-16
Worldwide Hospital and Wholesale Pharmaceutical
Dispensing Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014
Figure 2-17
Worldwide Hospital and Wholesale Pharmaceutical
Dispensing Robot Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2014
Table 2-18
Worldwide Hospital and Wholesale Pharmaceutical
Dispensing Robot Market Forecasts, 2008-2014
Table 2-19
Factors Contributing To The Growth Of The
Pharmaceutical Industry Worldwide
Table 2-20
Response To Rising Healthcare Costs
Table 2-21
US Hospital Profile
Figure 2-22
Worldwide Hospital Remote Presence Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, 2008-2014
Figure 2-23
Worldwide Hospital Remote Presence Robot Market Forecasts,
Units, 2008-2014
Table 2-24
Worldwide Hospital Remote Presence Robot Market Forecasts,
Units and Dollars, 2008-2014
Table 2-25
Presence Robots Used In Aspects Of Healthcare Delivery
Table 2-26
Number Of Surgical Procedures Performed Worldwide 2007
Table 2-27
Number Of Surgical Procedures Performed In The US 2007
Table 2-28
Remote Presence Robot ROI Analysis
Table 2-29
Sample Patient Length of Stay Study Results
Table 2-30
Benefits of Remote Presence
Table 2-31
Worldwide Hospital Remote Surveillance Robot Market
Forecasts, Units and Dollars, 2008-2014
Figure 2-32
Worldwide Hospital Courier Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, 2008-2014
Figure 2-33
Worldwide Hospital Courier Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, 2008-2014
Table 2-34
Worldwide Hospital Courier Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, 2008-2014
Table 2-35
Worldwide Healthcare Rehab and Disability
Assistive and Communication Robot Shipments
Market Forecasts, Units,
2008-2014
Table 2-36
Worldwide Healthcare Rehab and Disability Assistive and
Communication Robot Shipments Market Forecasts, Dollars,
2008-2014
Table 2-37
Worldwide Robotically Assisted Surgery Equipment
Shipment Market Forecasts, 2008-2014
Table 2-38
World Population: Aging Trends 2000 and 2050
Table 2-39
US Population: Aging Trends 2000 to 2050
Table 2-40
Healthcare Robot Regional Market Shares, 2007
Table 3-1
Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Prostatectomy Benefits
Table 3-2
Da Vinci S Surgical System Features
Figure 3-3
Intuitive Surgical System and Wrist Instruments
Table 3-4
Intuitive Surgical Products
Figure 3-5
Prosurgics Robot Assisted Image-Guiding
Table 3-6
Quantitative Methods To Assess Motor Performance For Rehabilitation
Table 3-7
iRobot® Offers The ConnectR™ Virtual Visiting Robot Functions
Table 3-8
iRobot ConnectR Virtual Visiting Robot
Table 3-9
Care-O-bot
Table 3-10
Care-O-bot Mobile Service Robot Range Of Services Offered
Table 3-11
Care-O-bot
Table 3-12
Care-O-bot
Table 3-13
Care-O-bot
Figure 3-14
Care-O-bot Prototype
Figure 3-15
Care-O-bot
Table 3-16
Care-O-bot serving a glass of water to the bedridden user
Table 3-17
Care-O-bot intelligent walking aid functions
Table 3-18
Care-O-bot Used As An Intelligent Walking Aid
Figure 3-19
Paro Robot Human Company
Figure 3-20
Paro At A Nursing Home In
Figure 3-21
Paro Artificial Fur Hygienic
Figure 3-22
MobileRobot SodaBot Small Refrigerator
Table 3-23
MobileRobots Uses:
Figure 3-24
Matsushita’s Robotic Blood Sample Courier System
Table 3-25
Matsushita Electric Works Features
Table 3-26
Matsushita Electric Active Robot Features
Table 3-27
MobileRobots Food Delivery and Security Uses:
Figure 3-28
19 DOF Humanoid From Bioloid Kit
Table 3-29
Software Utilities That Come With The Bioloid Kit
Table 3-30
Commands Provided With The Bioloid Behaviour Control Program
Table 3-31
Tribotix Behavior Control Program
Figure 3-32
Hitec/Robonova-1 Sensors
Figure 3-33
Hitec/Robonova-1 Robot
Figure 3-34
Manus-Arm Of Exact Dynamics
Figure 3-35
TUG
Figure 3-36
Mopec RoboCourier Smart Robotic Delivery Service
Table 3-37
Mopec RoboCourier Smart Robotic Delivery Service Features
Figure 3-38
Doctor Speaks From InTouch Health Robot Console
Figure 3-39
Doctor Controls InTouch Health Robot From A Console
Figure 4-1
Care-O-bot Robot Mechanics
Figure 4-2
Care-O-bot Architecture
Table 5-1
Intuitive Surgical Clearances From The
Table 5-2
iRobot Roomba 500 series Vacuum Cleaning Features:
Figure 5-3
iRobot Growth Positioning
Figure 5-4
iRobot Roomba Positioning
Figure 5-5
iRobot Roomba Strategy