LONDON, April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Agricultural Robots in US$ Million. The Global market is analyzed in terms of Unit Shipments. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2013 through 2020. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 46 companies including many key and niche players such as -
AGCO Corporation
Agribotix LLC
AGROBOTAMAZONE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG
Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
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I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1 Disclaimers.............. I-2 Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2 Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3 Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW.............. II-1 Agricultural Robots or AgriBots: Intelligent Machines to Meet Future Food Needs..............II-1 Robots: One of the Most Unique Marvels of Modern Engineering II-3 Increasing Life Expectancy & Declining Costs Result in Attractive ROI.............. II-3 Myriad Benefits Offered by Agricultural Robots Drive Widespread Adoption..............II-4 Human Workforce, Machinery & Equipment, and Robots in Agricultural Applications: A Comparative Analysis II-5 Robots: Instrumental in Transforming the Image of Agriculture among Young and Old..............II-5 Increased Use of Robots Potentially Decreases On-Farm Deaths II-6 Other Important Benefits Offered by AgriBots II-6 Reduced Need for Human Workforce II-6 High Precision.............. II-6 High Efficiency.............. II-7 Fatigueless Functioning..............II-7 Faster Turnaround Times..............II-7 Cost Benefits.............. II-7 Dependable for Any Type of Agricultural Environment II-7 Shortage of Agricultural Workers & Rising Labor Costs: Foundation for Market Growth..............II-7 Strong Growth Projected for the Global Agricultural Robots Market II-8 Developed Nations: Key Revenue Contributors II-8 Table 1: Global Agricultural Robots Market (2015E): Market Shares of Developed Regions/Countries (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-9 Robots Set to Penetrate the Agriculture-Dominated Developing Nations.............. II-9
2. MARKET TRENDS, ISSUES & DRIVERS II-10 Expanding Global Population & the Resulting Need for Food Security: A Strong Growth Driver II-10 Global Food Scenario: Key Facts II-10 Table 2: Global Population Growth Estimates (in Million): 1979-81, 1997-99, 2015, 2030, and 2050 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-12
Table 3: Global Population, Total GDP and Per Capita GDP Correlation: Past, Present, and Future Growth (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-13
Table 4: Global Per Capita Food Consumption (kcal/capita/day): 1964-66; 1974-76; 1984-86; 1997-99; 2015, and 2030.............. II-14 Growing Popularity of Precision Agriculture Provides the Perfect Platform for Market Growth II-14 Rising Investments on Robotics in Livestock Farming Benefits Market Expansion.............. II-15 Milking Systems with Advanced Features to Improve Adoption Rate II-15 Select Noteworthy Robotic Systems for Livestock Farming II-16 Overhead Feed & Push Systems II-16 Ground Feed Pushers..............II-17 Muck Removers.............. II-17 Pressure Washing Robots..............II-17 Positive Outlook for Dairy Industry Augurs Well for Robotic Milking Systems.............. II-17 Table 5: Leading Cow Milk Producing Countries Worldwide (2010-2012): Ranked by Production Volume in Million Tonnes (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-18
Table 6: Per Capita Annual Consumption of Yogurt for Select Countries: 2013 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-19 Convenience, Safety and Reliability Attributes Drive Demand for Agricultural UAS..............II-19 Japan: A Pioneer in the Adoption of UAS in Agriculture II-20 US FAA's Approval for Agricultural UAS to Accelerate Market Demand.............. II-20 Rental Services: The Current Trend in Agricultural UAS Market II-20 Autonomous Robots Gain Prominence in Horticulture Environments, Bodes Well for the Market II-21 Robotic Systems for Easing the Spacing Work Process in Container Crop Cultivation..............II-21 Driverless Tractors Revolutionizes Ploughing, Seeding, Planting, and Harvesting Processes II-22 Soil Sample Collection Made Easy with Automated Machines II-23 Crop Scouting: Next Frontier to Conquer for the Agricultural Robot.............. II-23 Weeding Robots with Cameras, Computing Platform, and Advanced Visual Algorithm Offers Huge Market Potential II-24 Penetration of Harvesting Robots Gain Momentum in Vegetable and Fruit Farming..............II-24 Robots for Lettuce Thinning: An Emerging Niche II-25 Increasing Proliferation of Robots in Forestry Applications Drives Market Penetration..............II-25 Favorable Trends in the Overall Service Robotics Market Strengthens Market Prospects..............II-26 Table 7: Global Robotics Industry by Type (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales for Industrial Robots and Service Robotics (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-27 Growing Clout of Tertiary Sector Throws Spotlight on Service Robots.............. II-27 Expanding Application Possibilities Broadens the Market II-27 Growing Value Proposition Augurs Well for the Future of Service Robotics Market..............II-28 Resolving the Prevailing Challenges: Cornerstone for Future Market Success.............. II-28 Key Challenges & Limitations..............II-29 High Upfront Costs..............II-29 Low Awareness Levels..............II-29 Unwillingness to Adopt Fully Autonomous Technologies II-29 Lack of Multi-Tasking Products II-29
3. PRODUCT/TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW..............II-30 Robots: A Prelude.............. II-30 Makeup & Components.............. II-30 Agricultural Robots: An Introduction II-30 Types of Agricultural Robots..............II-31 Weeding Robots.............. II-31 Harvesting Robots..............II-31 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) II-31 Driverless Tractors..............II-32 Crop Scouting Robots..............II-32 Robots for Horticulture Environments II-32 Livestock Farming Robots..............II-32 Milking Robots.............. II-33
4. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/LAUNCHES..............II-34 Trimble Announces Connected Farm™ Solution in Bundled Packages II-34 Agribotix Unveils New Version of Field Extractor II-34 Agribotix Unveils Newest Version of Hornet Fixed Wing Drone II-34 Agribotix Unveils SOLO AgCo Edition Quadcopter UAV System II-34 AGCO Introduces Fuse® Connected Services II-34 Draganfly Innovations Unveils Advanced Precision Agriculture Solution.............. II-34 Deepfield Robotics Develops Bonirob II-35 Ninox Robotics to Introduce Drione Service in Australia II-35 Trimble Announces Trimble® UX5 UAS for Agricultural Applications II-35 3D Robotics Rolls Out Aero-M and X8-M UAV Platforms II-35 AGCO Unveils New Features to AgCommand® Telemetry System II-35 Kinze Manufacturing Unveils Kinze Autonomous Harvest System II-35
5. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY..............II-36 Trimble Collaborates with Raven® II-36 Agribotix LLC Teams Up with Lankota® II-36 AGCO Collaborates with Ag Leader® II-36 Qualcomm Ventures Invests in 3D Robotics II-36 Great Rock Acquires Cyberworks Robotics II-36 Teradyne to Acquire Universal Robots II-36 Agribotix and Eco BCG Establish Agribotix- Latin America II-37 Trimble Receives U.S. FAA Exemption for Trimble® UX5 Aerial Imaging Solution.............. II-37 AGCO Teams Up with Mutual Mobile II-37 AGCO Inks Joint Venture Agreement with Appareo Systems II-37 AGCO Formulates Fuse™ Technologies Corporate Initiative II-37
6. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS..............II-38 AGCO Corporation (US)..............II-38 Agribotix LLC (US)..............II-38 AGROBOT (Spain ).............. II-38 AMAZONE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) II-38 Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (US)..............II-39 Autonomous Tractor Corporation (US) II-39 AutoProbe Technologies LLC (US)..............II-39 Blue River Technology (US)..............II-40 BouMatic Robotics B.V. (Netherlands) II-40 Clearpath Robotics, Inc. (Canada) II-40 Deere & Company (John Deere) (US) II-40 DeLaval International AB (Sweden) II-41 GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (Germany) II-41 Harvest Automation, Inc. (US)..............II-41 Naio Technologies (France)..............II-42 PrecisionHawk (US)..............II-42 SHIBUYA SEIKI CO., LTD. (Japan)..............II-42 Trimble Navigation Ltd. (US)..............II-42 Vision Robotics Corporation (US) II-43 Vitirover SJCS (France)..............II-43 Wall-YE (France).............. II-43 Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) II-44
7. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE..............II-45 Table 8: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............II-45
Table 9: World 8-Year Perspective for Agricultural Robots by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2013, 2015, and 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-46
Table 10: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market with Annual Shipments in Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-47
III. MARKET
1. THE UNITED STATES.............. III-1 A.Market Analysis.............. III-1 Outlook.............. III-1 The United States: A Major Market for Agricultural Robots III-1 Labour Supply Crunch Spurs Demand for Robots in the Agricultural Sector..............III-1 Rising Focus on Automation and Robotics in Specialty Crop Cultivation Benefits Market Growth III-2 Favorable Federal Policies to Drive Drones Proliferation in the Agricultural Sector..............III-2 Robots Take Over the Role of Humans in Driving Farm Tractors and Combines.............. III-2 Agricultural Machinery Market: A Macro Perspective III-3 Key Opportunity Indicators..............III-4 Table 11: North American Market for Agricultural Equipment by Segment (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales for Farm Tractors, Harvesting Machinery, Parts & Attachments, and Other Agricultural Equipment (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4
Table 12: Planted Acreage (Principal Crops) in the US: 2012-2014 (in Million acres) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-4
Table 13: Average Farm Size in the US: 2004-2013 (in Acres) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4
Table 14: Number of Farms in the US: 2004-2013 (in Thousands) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-5 Product Launches..............III-5 Strategic Corporate Developments III-7 Select Key Players..............III-8 B.Market Analytics..............III-12 Table 15: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-12
2. CANADA.............. III-13 A.Market Analysis.............. III-13 Outlook.............. III-13 Canada: A High Potential Market for Agricultural Robots III-13 Product Launch.............. III-13 Corporate Development..............III-14 Clearpath Robotics, Inc. - A Key Canada-Based Company III-14 B.Market Analytics..............III-15 Table 16: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-15
3. JAPAN.............. III-16 A.Market Analysis.............. III-16 Outlook.............. III-16 Mainstream Nature of Robots Drive Strong Adoption in the Agricultural Sector..............III-16 Demand for Agricultural UAS Continues to Increase in Japan III-16 Select Key Players..............III-16 B.Market Analytics..............III-18 Table 17: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-18
4. EUROPE.............. III-19 A.Market Analysis.............. III-19 Outlook.............. III-19 New EU Robotics Projects to Improve Prospects for Agricultural Robots..............III-19 EU's Robot Innovation Programme III-19 European Dairy Farms Rely on Milking Robots for Efficiency Improvements.............. III-19 European Agricultural Machinery Market: An Overview III-20 Table 18: European Agricultural Machinery Market (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown by Production Volume by Geographic Region - Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, UK and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-20
Table 19: Western European Market for Agricultural Equipment by Segment (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales for Farm Tractors, Harvesting Machinery, Parts & Attachments, and Other Agricultural Equipment (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-21 B.Market Analytics..............III-22 Table 20: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-22
Table 21: European 8-Year Perspective for Agricultural Robots by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2013, 2015, and 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23
4a. FRANCE.............. III-24 A.Market Analysis.............. III-24 Outlook.............. III-24 Select Key Players..............III-24 B.Market Analytics..............III-25 Table 22: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-25
4b. GERMANY.............. III-26 A.Market Analysis.............. III-26 Outlook.............. III-26 Agricultural Machinery Market in Germany: An Overview III-26 Table 23: German Market for Agricultural Equipment by Product Segment (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales for Agricultural Trailers, Agriculture Conveyor Equipment, Harvest Equipment, Soil Working Equipment, Sowing & Fertilizing Equipment, Tractors, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26 Product Launch.............. III-27 Select Key Players..............III-27 B.Market Analytics..............III-28 Table 24: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-28
4c. ITALY.............. III-29 A.Market Analysis.............. III-29 Outlook.............. III-29 Italian Agricultural Machinery Market: An Overview III-29 B.Market Analytics..............III-30 Table 25: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-30
4d. THE United Kingdom..............III-31 A.Market Analysis.............. III-31 Outlook.............. III-31 B.Market Analytics..............III-31 Table 26: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-31
4e. SPAIN.............. III-32 A.Market Analysis.............. III-32 Outlook.............. III-32 Agrobot - A Major Spain-Based Company III-32 B.Market Analytics..............III-33 Table 27: Spanish Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-33
4f. RUSSIA.............. III-34 A.Market Analysis.............. III-34 Outlook.............. III-34 Russian Farm Equipment Market: An Overview III-34 B.Market Analytics..............III-35 Table 28: Russian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-35
4G. REST OF EUROPE.............. III-36 A.Market Analysis.............. III-36 Outlook.............. III-36 Corporate Development..............III-36 Select Key Players..............III-36 B.Market Analytics..............III-37 Table 29: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37
5. ASIA-PACIFIC.............. III-38 A.Market Analysis.............. III-38 Outlook.............. III-38 Robots Aim to Penetrate the Expanding Asian Agriculture Sector III-38 India & China: Potential Laden Markets III-38 Key Opportunity Indicators..............III-39 Table 30: Ten Largest Populated Countries in Asia-Pacific (2014) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-39
Table 31: Asia-Pacific Agricultural Equipment Market (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales for Farm Tractors, Harvesting Machinery, Parts & Attachments, and Other Agricultural Equipment (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-39 B.Market Analytics..............III-40 Table 32: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-40
Table 33: Asia-Pacific 8-Year Perspective for Agricultural Robots by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2013, 2015, and 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-41
5a. CHINA.............. III-42 A.Market Analysis.............. III-42 Outlook.............. III-42 China: A Market Offering Significant Growth Opportunities III-42 Government's Farm Mechanization and Automation Initiatives Bodes Well for Market Expansion III-42 An Overview of China's Agricultural Machinery Market III-43 Table 34: Chinese Farm Equipment Market (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales by Segment for Farm Tractors, Harvesting Machinery, Parts & Attachments, Plowing & Cultivating Machinery, and Other Agricultural Equipment (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-43 B.Market Analytics..............III-44 Table 35: Chinese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-44
5b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC..............III-45 A.Market Analysis.............. III-45 Outlook.............. III-45 Select Regional Markets..............III-45 Governmental Initiatives to Improve Demand for Agricultural Robots in South Kora..............III-45 India Offers Huge Untapped Market Potential for Agricultural Robots..............III-45 Table 36: Indian Agricultural Equipment Market (2013): Percentage Penetration of Select Agricultural Equipment for Forage Harvesters, Horticultural Implements, Manual Plant Protection Devices, Potato Diggers, Power Tillers, Power-Driven Plant Protection Devices, Sprinklers & Drip Irrigation Systems, Straw Reapers, Tractor-Driven Cultivator, Tractor-Driven Disc Harrows, Tractor-Driven Levelers, Tractor-Driven Rotavators, and Tractors Per 1000 Hectares of Land (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46 Government Programs Push Forward Agricultural Mechanization in the Philippines..............III-47 Uptake of Farming Equipment Rising Rapidly in Vietnam III-47 Table 37: Percentage Level of Mechanization in Various Activities in Vietnamese Agricultural Sector (2013) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-48 Product Launch.............. III-48 B.Market Analytics..............III-49 Table 38: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-49
6. LATIN AMERICA.............. III-50 A.Market Analysis.............. III-50 Outlook.............. III-50 B.Market Analytics..............III-50 Table 39: Latin American Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots by Geographic Region - Brazil, and Rest of Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50
Table 40: Latin American 8-Year Perspective for Agricultural Robots by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for Brazil, and Rest of Latin America Markets for Years 2013, 2015, and 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).............. III-51
6a. BRAZIL.............. III-52 A.Market Analysis.............. III-52 Outlook.............. III-52 Agriculture Sector in Brazil: An Overview III-52 B.Market Analytics..............III-53 Table 41: Brazil Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)..............III-53
6b. REST OF LATIN AMERICA..............III-54 A.Market Analysis.............. III-54 Outlook.............. III-54 Argentina: An Important Regional Market III-54 Corporate Development..............III-54 B.Market Analytics..............III-55 Table 42: Rest of Latin America Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-55
7. REST OF WORLD.............. III-56 A.Market Analysis.............. III-56 Outlook.............. III-56 Overview of South African Agricultural Machinery Market III-56 B.Market Analytics..............III-57 Table 43: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Agricultural Robots Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-57
IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Total Companies Profiled: 46 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 47)
The United States (24) Canada (2) Japan (2) Europe (17) - France (4) - Germany (3) - Spain (2) - Rest of Europe (8) Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (2)
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