Trend cluster
Category

Responsive
Robotics

Pushing automation a step further, robots adopt the ability to predict.

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Trend

What is the Responsive Robotics trend?

Responsive Robotics: Robotics are everywhere in our world, which is leading artificial intelligence to become more agile and predictive with regards to consumers' needs. Incorporating the ability to predict or suggest tasks based on previous use, the innovations satisfy a need for further automation and convenience, which doesn't require formal direction to be completed.

Trend themes

Themes within the Responsive Robotics trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Predictive robots

Robots are becoming more agile and predictive with regards to consumers' needs, using autonomous technology to crowdsource real-time data and make predictions

02

Multi-functional household robots

Developers are creating more realistic robot designs that are human-like and appear as butlers ready to attend to all needs and wants, making daily life at home easier

03

Training robots

Training robots are being developed to help individuals practice and improve their capabilities in various areas, including sports and games

Industry implications

What the Responsive Robotics trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Robotics

The robotics industry can reference the need for further automation and convenience, leading to the development of more agile and predictive robots for consumers' needs

For

Home automation

The home automation industry can reference the trend of multi-functional household robots that attend to all needs and wants, with the potential to make daily life at home a lot easier

For

Sports equipment

The sports equipment industry can reference the trend of training robots that help individuals improve their capabilities in various areas including sports as they provide a visual target to beat beyond the stopwatch

Trend signals

Trend signals for Responsive Robotics

Trend score 4.3 out of 10, from popularity 70%, activity 50%, freshness 8%.

Popularity70%
Activity50%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
  • Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific

Evidence

Examples of the Responsive Robotics trend

6 featured examples from Sep 10, 2014 to May 18, 2016