1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2. DEMAND FOR THE CLOUD IN THE ROBOTICS MARKET

2.1. Servitization, Consolidation, Autonomy, Growth, and Enablement

2.2. Defining the Cloud and Cloud Robotics

2.3. Why Now?

2.4. Importance to Deployment

2.5. Importance to Operation

2.6. Problems with Cloud Robotics

2.7. Cloud Robotics Roadmap

3. THE CLOUD ECOSYSTEM

3.1. Endpoint Intelligence

3.2. Gateways

3.3. The Cloud

3.4. Cloud Services

3.5. Cloud Robotics Vendor Ecosystem

4. VALUE

4.1. Interoperability

4.2. Operations and Human-to-Robot Ratio

4.3. Increased Compute Power and Storage

4.4. Flexibility and Accessibility

4.5. The Analytics Value Chain

5. DRIVERS

5.1. 5G

5.2. ROS and Open-Source Robotics

5.3. Cloud Service Providers

5.4. AI and Cloud AI Chipsets

6. INHIBITORS

6.1. Industry Inflexibility

6.2. Legacy Business Models and Attitudes

6.3. Lack of Interoperability

6.4. Latency and Speed Requirements

6.5. Task Allocation Challenges

6.6. Security Concerns

6.7. IT and OT Convergence in Robotics

7. ROBOT VENDORS

7.1. CloudMinds

7.2. Formant

7.3. InOrbit

7.4. Rapyuta Robotics

7.5. Tomahawk Robotics

8. MARKET TRENDS

8.1. CAPEX versus OPEX

8.2. RaaS by Vertical

9. RECOMMENDATIONS

9.1. Move from an R&D Mindset to an Operational Mindset

9.2. Metrics to Keep in Mind

9.3. Hardware Vendors Need to Move up the Value Chain

9.4. Solution Providers Have a Choice

9.5. Software Platforms Need to Offer Something Unique

9.6. CSPs Should Take the Plunge

9.7. Expect a Battle and Consolidation

9.8. End Users Should Avoid Lock-in with CSPs