EE Times reports Taiwan is aiming to grab a significant slice of the international robotics market. Recent trends have shown increased investment in robotics in Taiwan and some of the bigger players including VIA, MSI and Hon-Hai have moved into the sector. EETimes writes:
At the Taipei International Robot Show (TIROS), which was held in Taiwan from August 21-24, Via Technologies Inc. showed several ''entertainment robots'' based on its boards and chips.
Hon Hai, MSI and other Taiwan concerns are jumped in the arena, which is generating interest on the island. Taiwan's private sector increased its investment of robotics to $192 million in the first half of 2008, up 17 percent from the like period a year ago, according to the Robotics Association Taiwan (ROBOAT).
Taiwan's robot manufacturers are aiming for a share of the global market, which is worth a total of $17 billion annually, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
Industrial robots are expected to increase from about 951,000 units by the end of 2006 to 1,173,300 by the end of 2010, representing an average annual growth rate of 5.5 percent, the IFR said.
Robots for entertainment and leisure are poised for even faster growth with projected installations between 2007 and 2010, more than doubling the installed base in 2006 of about 1 million units, according to the IFR. These robots can perform a variety of functions for their human owners including security, maintenance and entertainment. The market data was provided by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council.
This is another example of how Taiwan's tech sector are always on the look out for the next best thing. They are always searching for new opportunities where they can leverage their core strengths in computing product design and development. They did this with the silicon industry, computers and they are now doing this in the solar industry and other sectors. It would not surprise me if in a few years they were the dominant players in this sector.
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