Dublin, March 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Agricultural Robots: Driverless Tractors, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Material Management, Field Crops and Forest Management, Soil Management, Dairy Management, and Animal Management for Precision Agriculture" report to their offering. Shipments of agricultural robots will increase significantly in the years ahead, rising from 32,000 units in 2016 to 594,000 units annually in 2024, by which time the market is expected to reach $74.1 billion in annual revenue.
The market for agricultural robots is developing at a rapid pace, with a large number of established and startup agricultural technology companies developing, piloting, and launching an innovative range of robotic systems to tackle a wide variety of tasks. Key application areas for agricultural robots include driverless tractors, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), material management, field crops and forest management, soil management, dairy management, and animal management, with a diverse set of subcategories emerging within each of those areas. The rising demand for agricultural robots is being driven by a number of factors including global population growth, increasing strain on the food supply, declining availability of farm workers, the challenges, costs, and complexities of farm labor, changing farmlands, climate change, the growth of indoor farming, and the broader automation of the agriculture industry, says research analyst Manoj Sahi. Robotics companies are keenly focused on the agricultural market opportunity, adds Frank Tobe, editor and publisher of The Robot Report. The research identified and profiled more than 150 industry participants who are developing and launching robotic systems to address the need for more automation to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and address labor concerns against the backdrop of a rapidly changing agriculture market and technology environment. The study also includes 178 profiles of industry players in the agricultural robot market. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Agricultural Robot Market Segmentation 1.3. Market Dynamics 1.4. Strategic Recommendations to Market Players 1.5. Global Market Forecast 2. Market Issues 2.1. Market Drivers 2.1.1. Global Population Growth and Food Demand 2.1.2. The Availability of Farm Workers 2.1.3. Difficulties and Dangers Involved in Farm Jobs 2.1.4. Increasing Wages of Hired Farm Workers 2.1.5. Demand for Automated Applications 2.1.5.1. Driverless Tractors 2.1.5.2. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 2.1.5.3. Material Management 2.1.5.4. Field Crops and Forest Management 2.1.5.5. Soil Management 2.1.5.6. Dairy Management 2.1.5.7. Animal Management 2.1.6. Reshaping, Shrinking, and Abandoned Farmland 2.1.7. Growing Indoor and Urban Farming 2.1.8. Climate Change 2.2. Market Challenges 2.2.1. Unclear Value Proposition 2.2.2. Awareness 2.2.3. Insufficient Solutions and Difficult to Replace Human-Like Dexterity 2.2.4. Fragmented Developments and Poor Administrative Support 2.2.5. Infrastructural Issues 2.3. Ecosystem Players 2.3.1. Farm and Industrial Automation Vendors 2.3.2. Industrial Robot Vendors 2.3.3. Mobile Robot Vendors 2.3.4. Sensor Technology Vendors 2.3.5. Agricultural Research Organizations, Labs 3. Technology Issues 3.1. Heterogeneity of the Operating Environment 3.2. Precise Identification and Classification of Targets and Obstacles 3.3. Outdoor Positioning and Navigation Technology 3.4. Transforming Food Systems and Complex Agricultural Practices 3.5. Safety and Standards 3.6. Energy Efficiency 3.7. Farm Layouts and New Robots 4. Key Industry Players 4.1. Key Industry Players 4.1.1. AGCO 4.1.2. AMAZONEN-Werke 4.1.3. Autonomous Solutions Inc. 4.1.4. Autonomous Tractor Corporation 4.1.5. CLAAS 4.1.6. Clearpath Robotics 4.1.7. CNH Industrial 4.1.8. Deepfield Robotics 4.1.9. DeLaval 4.1.10. GEA Group 4.1.11. Harvest Automation 4.1.12. John Deere 4.1.13. Kinze Manufacturing 4.1.14. Kongskilde Industries 4.1.15. Kubota 4.1.16. Lely 4.1.17. Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery 4.1.18. Panasonic Corporation 4.1.19. Shibuya Seiki 4.1.20. Trimble 4.1.21. Yamaha Motor Company 4.1.22. Yanmar 4.2. Emerging Players 4.2.1. 3D Robotics 4.2.2. Abundant Robotics 4.2.3. Adigo AS 4.2.4. AeroFarms 4.2.5. AgEagle 4.2.6. AGERpoint 4.2.7. AgJunction 4.2.8. Ag Leader Technology 4.2.9. Aglytix 4.2.10. AgNav 4.2.11. AgPixel 4.2.12. Agribot 4.2.13. Agribotix 4.2.14. Agri-Copter 4.2.15. Agrobot 4.2.16. Airinov 4.2.17. All Drone Solutions 4.2.18. Arable Labs 4.2.19. AutoProbe Technologies 4.2.20. Blue River Technology 4.2.21. BouMatic Robotics BV 4.2.22. CARRE 4.2.23. Ceres Imaging 4.2.24. Clear Flight Solutions 4.2.25. Conic System 4.2.26. Costruzioni Meccaniche Ferrari 4.2.27. Delair-Tech 4.2.28. Digital Harvest 4.2.29. DroneDeploy 4.2.30. ecoRobotix 4.2.31. Effidence 4.2.32. F. Poulsen Engineering 4.2.33. FarmBot Inc 4.2.34. Franklin Robotics 4.2.35. Fullwood LTD 4.2.36. Gamaya 4.2.37. Garford Farm Machinery 4.2.38. Grimme Group 4.2.39. HADA (Previously KSF) 4.2.40. HETWIN 4.2.41. Hi-phen 4.2.42. Hokofarm Group (previously Insentec) 4.2.43. Holland Green Machine 4.2.44. Hortau 4.2.45. Irmato 4.2.46. Iron Ox 4.2.47. ISEKI 4.2.48. L'Avion Jaune 4.2.49. Logiqs BV 4.2.50. Maf Roda 4.2.51. Mavrx 4.2.52. Mirai Group 4.2.53. Motorleaf 4.2.54. Naïo Technologies 4.2.55. OnFarm 4.2.56. Pix4D 4.2.57. PrecisionHawk 4.2.58. Precision Makers 4.2.59. Priva Group 4.2.60. Raussendorf Machine & Equipment 4.2.61. Raven Industries 4.2.62. RoboticsPlus 4.2.63. Robotnik 4.2.64. Rogue Rovers 4.2.65. SAC 4.2.66. senseFly 4.2.67. Shenzhen DJI Innovations 4.2.68. SlantRange 4.2.69. Sorter 4.2.70. SPREAD 4.2.71. SQUSE (Sukyuzu) 4.2.72. SwarmFarm Robotics 4.2.73. TerrAvion 4.2.74. Trioliet BV 4.2.75. TTA BV 4.2.76. Urban Crops 4.2.77. Vision Robotics 4.2.78. Vitirover SJCS 4.2.79. Wall-Ye 4.3. Other Significant Industry Participants 4.3.1. Aarav Unmanned Systems 4.3.2. Ag Business & Crop Inc. 4.3.3. Agribots 4.3.4. Agrifac Machinery 4.3.5. Agrinetix 4.3.6. Agri Optics 4.3.7. Agroguia 4.3.8. AGX Tecnologia 4.3.9. ALCI Visionics & Robotics 4.3.10. AMS-Galaxy-USA 4.3.11. Aris B.V. 4.3.12. CMW Horticulture 4.3.13. Crop Production Services 4.3.14. Demtech Services Inc. 4.3.15. Deveron UAS 4.3.16. DICKEY-John 4.3.17. EGATEC A/S 4.3.18. Empire Unmanned 4.3.19. Energid Technologies Corporation 4.3.20. Euro.cri (BFR Systems) 4.3.21. Event 38 Unmanned Systems 4.3.22. FF Robotics 4.3.23. Force-A 4.3.24. FT Sistemas 4.3.25. Geo-Konzept 4.3.26. Harvest CROO Robotics 4.3.27. Helper Robotech Co. Ltd. (HRC) 4.3.28. HETO Agrotechnics 4.3.29. HoneyComb Corp. 4.3.30. Hortiplan 4.3.31. HUVR 4.3.32. ISO Group 4.3.33. Landview Technologies Inc. 4.3.34. LD-Agro 4.3.35. Leading Edge Technologies 4.3.36. LemnaTec 4.3.37. Mack Robotics Inc. 4.3.38. Measure 4.3.39. MicaSense 4.3.40. Mid-Tech Services Inc. 4.3.41. Near Earth Autonomy 4.3.42. Pastoral Robotics 4.3.43. Photon Systems Instruments (PSI) 4.3.44. Precision Ag Solutions Company 4.3.45. Qubit Phenomics 4.3.46. Robotic Milking Integration Solutions (RMIS) 4.3.47. Rowbot 4.3.48. Schuitemaker 4.3.49. Sentera 4.3.50. SkySquirrel Technologies 4.3.51. Steketee B.V. 4.3.52. TeeJet Technologies 4.3.53. Tillett and Hague Technology 4.3.54. Transplant Systems 4.3.55. UAV-IQ WineFlight 4.3.56. Urbinati 4.3.57. Valmont Industries Inc. 4.3.58. VineRangers 4.3.59. VineView Scientific Aerial Imaging 4.3.60. Visser Horti Systems 4.3.61. Wilbur-Ellis 4.4. Academic and Research Labs / Programs 4.4.1. Ag Robotics Lab (ARL) at Polytechnic University of Valencia 4.4.2. Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR) at the University of Sydney 4.4.3. Cambridge Consultants 4.4.4. Clever Robots for Crops 4.4.5. Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA 4.4.6. Fujitsu Laboratories 4.4.7. Georgia Institute of Technology Agricultural Technology Research Program 4.4.8. Hokkaido University Laboratory of Vehicle Robotics (VeBots) 4.4.9. Iowa State University Robotics Laboratory 4.4.10. Irstea 4.4.11. Japanese National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) 4.4.12. Lincoln University Lincoln Agritech 4.4.13. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Institute for Future Environments 4.4.14. SmartBot 4.4.15. Wageningen University & Research 4.4.16. Washington State University Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems 5. Market Forecasts 5.1. Definitions and Forecast Assumptions 5.2. Global Market 5.3. North America 5.4. Europe 5.5. Asia Pacific 5.6. Latin America 5.7. Middle East & Africa 5.8. Conclusions and Recommendations 6. Company Directory 7. Acronym and Abbreviation List 8. Table of Contents 9. Table of Charts and Figures 10. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes Companies Mentioned - 3D Robotics - AGCO - AGERpoint - AGX Tecnologia - ALCI Visionics & Robotics - AMAZONEN-Werke - AMS-Galaxy-USA - Aarav Unmanned Systems - Abundant Robotics - Adigo AS - AeroFarms - Ag Business & Crop Inc. - Ag Leader Technology - AgEagle - AgJunction - AgNav - AgPixel - Aglytix - Agri Optics - Agri-Copter - Agribot - Agribotix - Agribots - Agrifac Machinery - Agrinetix - Agrobot - Agroguia - Airinov - All Drone Solutions - Arable Labs - Aris B.V. - AutoProbe Technologies - Autonomous Solutions Inc. - Autonomous Tractor Corporation - Blue River Technology - BouMatic Robotics BV - CARRE - CLAAS - CMW Horticulture - CNH Industrial - Ceres Imaging - Clear Flight Solutions - Clearpath Robotics - Conic System - Costruzioni Meccaniche Ferrari - Crop Production Services - DICKEY-John - DeLaval - Deepfield Robotics - Delair-Tech - Demtech Services Inc. - Deveron UAS - Digital Harvest - DroneDeploy - ecoRobotix - EGATEC A/S - Effidence - Empire Unmanned - Energid Technologies Corporation - Euro.cri (BFR Systems) - Event 38 Unmanned Systems - F. Poulsen Engineering - FF Robotics - FT Sistemas - FarmBot Inc - Force-A - Franklin Robotics - Fullwood LTD - GEA Group - Gamaya - Garford Farm Machinery - Geo-Konzept - Grimme Group - HADA (Previously KSF) - HETO Agrotechnics - HETWIN - HUVR - Harvest Automation - Harvest CROO Robotics - Helper Robotech Co. Ltd. (HRC) - Hi-phen - Hokofarm Group (previously Insentec) - Holland Green Machine - HoneyComb Corp. - Hortau - Hortiplan - ISEKI - ISO Group - Irmato - Iron Ox - John Deere - Kinze Manufacturing - Kongskilde Industries - Kubota - L'Avion Jaune - LD-Agro - Landview Technologies Inc. - Leading Edge Technologies - Lely - LemnaTec - Logiqs BV - Mack Robotics Inc. - Maf Roda - Mavrx - Measure - MicaSense - Mid-Tech Services Inc. - Mirai Group - Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery - Motorleaf - Naïo Technologies - Near Earth Autonomy - OnFarm - Panasonic Corporation - Pastoral Robotics - Photon Systems Instruments (PSI) - Pix4D - Precision Ag Solutions Company - Precision Makers - PrecisionHawk - Priva Group - Qubit Phenomics - Raussendorf Machine & Equipment - Raven Industries - Robotic Milking Integration Solutions (RMIS) - RoboticsPlus - Robotnik - Rogue Rovers - Rowbot - SAC - SPREAD - SQUSE (Sukyuzu) - Schuitemaker - Sentera - senseFly - Shenzhen DJI Innovations - Shibuya Seiki - SkySquirrel Technologies - SlantRange - Sorter - Steketee B.V. - SwarmFarm Robotics - TTA BV - TeeJet Technologies - TerrAvion - Tillett and Hague Technology - Transplant Systems - Trimble - Trioliet BV - UAV-IQ WineFlight - Urban Crops - Urbinati - Valmont Industries Inc. - VineRangers - VineView Scientific Aerial Imaging - Vision Robotics - Visser Horti Systems - Vitirover SJCS - Wall-Ye - Wilbur-Ellis - Yamaha Motor Company - Yanmar For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s9...ricultural
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