The global Security Robots market was valued USD 1.34 billion in 2015 is expected to reach USD 2.37 billion by 2022. It is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.56 % between 2016 and 2022. Rising geopolitical instabilities and territorial conflicts, and increasing adoption of unmanned solutions by different military and defense forces are the major drivers for the market around the globe.

Years Considered for this report

2015 � Base Year

2016 ­� Estimated year

2022 � Forecast year

Market Dynamics for Security Robots Market

Drivers

Rising geopolitical instabilities and territorial conflicts

Increasing adoption of unmanned system solutions by different military and defense forces

Restraints

Stringent regulatory environment in different regions

Opportunities

Increase in defence spending by the developing economies

Rising trend of autonomous operations

Challenges

Development of high-quality and reliable solutions

Rising geopolitical instabilities and territorial conflicts is driving the security robots market.

The total number of active conflicts has increased throughout the world, especially during the last decade. The European refugee crisis, which began in 2015, saw a rising number of refugees and migrants make the journey to the European Union (EU) to seek asylum, traveling across the Mediterranean Sea or through Southeast Europe from areas such as Western and South Asia, Africa, and the Western Balkans. Western Sahara is a region rich in phosphate and its offshore areas contain oil deposits. Since several decades, the borders of the region have been contested by Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario front. In early 2014, Russian-backed forces seized control of Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea. India and Pakistan have frequent arguments and disputes along the line of control (LoC) and over Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

There have been disputes in the South and East China Sea as several countries vie for control over a number of strategically important islands. There are two groups of islands in the South China Sea that are claimed by China: the Paracel Islands, which have also been claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam; and the Spratly Islands, which have been claimed by ASEAN members Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Security robots such as UAVs offer enhanced capabilities in resisting violent extremism. The identifying and refuting constituents ensure proactive measures to identify terrorist activities. Thus, the use of unmanned systems and advanced security robots is playing a crucial role and is expected to increase in the near future.

Objectives of the report are as follows:

To define, describe, and forecast the global Security Robots market on the basis of type, component, application and geography

To forecast the market size in terms of value for various segments with regard to four main regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW

To provide detailed information regarding the major factors influencing the growth of the market (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges)

To study the value chain and analyze the impact of Porter�s five forces on the market

To analyze the micromarkets with respect to the individual growth trends, future prospects, and contribution to the total market

To analyze the opportunities in the market for stakeholders by identifying the high-growth segments of the market

To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their core competencies along with the detailed competitive landscape for the market leaders

To analyze competitive developments such as joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, new product developments, and research and development in the Security Robots market

Critical questions which the report answers:

Which type of Security Robots are in great demand?

How the industry players are investing in technology and product innovation?

What are the key organic and inorganic growth strategies being adopted by the industry players to grow in the Security Robots market?

What are the key opportunities to grow in the Security Robots market?

Research methodology

The research methodology used to estimate and forecast the Security Robots market begins with capturing data on key vendors through secondary sources directories, databases such as Hoovers, Bloomberg Businessweek, Factiva, and OneSource. Moreover, vendor offerings are also considered to determine the market segmentation. Top-down and bottom-up procedures have been employed to arrive at the overall size of the market on the basis of the revenues of the key players in the market. After arriving at the overall market size, the overall market has been split into several segments and subsegments, which have been verified through primary research by conducting extensive interviews with key officials such as CEOs, VPs, directors, and executives. The market breakdown and data triangulation procedures have been employed to complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics for all segments and subsegments. The breakdown of the profiles of primaries is depicted in the following figure:

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This report provides valuable insights regarding the ecosystem of this market, which comprises product manufacturers and suppliers, OEMs, system integrators, middleware and firmware providers, suppliers, and distributors among others. Some of the major suppliers of components for security robots include Cadex Electronix (Canada), UAV vision (Australia), and Lightware Optoelectronics (South Africa) among others. The manufacturers and integrators of security robots include Lockheed Martin (US), Northrop Grumman (US), Thales (France), BAE Systems (UK), Elbit Systems (Israel), Kongsberg Gruppen (Norway), and Fugro (Netherlands) among others. The security robots are also used by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US), Department of Defense (US), Indian Air Force, and Ministry of Defense (UK) among others.

Major Market Developments:

In April 2016, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) awarded Thales a contract to deliver unmanned air service capability with its fulmar solution, which would extend the operational capabilities of the Malaysian maritime surveillance fleet, proving a broad range of operational capabilities, including counter-piracy, anti-smuggling operations, fisheries policing, and border surveillance.

In April 2016, KnightScope (US) announced the launch of KnightScope K3 indoor autonomous security robot, an all-new autonomous data machine (ADM) designed for indoor applications.

In December 2015, DJI announced its collaboration with FLIR Systems (U.S.) to develop thermal-imaging technology for aerial applications.

Target Audience:

The intended audience for this report includes:

Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)

OEM technology solution providers

Technology investors

Governments and financial institutions

Analysts and strategic business planners

End users who want to know more about the technology and the latest technological developments in the defence industry

�The study answers several questions for the target audiences, primarily, which market segments to focus on in the next two to five years for prioritizing the efforts and investments�.

Report Scope:

In this report, the Security Robots market has been segmented into the following categories in addition to the industry trends which have also been detailed below:

Market, by type:

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Unmanned ground vehicles

Unmanned underwater vehicles

Market, by component:

Frames

Sensors

Controller Systems

Camera systems

Navigation Vehicles

Power Systems

Others (Electrical and Mechanical components).

Market, by application:

Spying

Explosive detection

Firefighting

Demining

Rescue Operations

Transportation

Patrolling

Others (RF Jammers and Microwave intrusion detection systems).

Market, by geography:

North America US Canada Mexico

Europe U.K. Germany France Rest of Europe

Asia-Pacific China Japan India South Korea Rest of APAC

Rest of the World South America Middle East and Africa.



Competitive Landscape

Company Profiles:

Detailed analysis of the major companies present in the Security Robots market.

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Company Information

Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players (up to five)

The global Security Robots market was valued at USD 1.34 billion in 2015 is expected to reach USD 2.36 billion by 2022. It is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.56 % between 2016 and 2022. The military and defense forces around the globe have adopted the use of unmanned solutions increasingly due to the advantages they offer. During the last decade, the total number of active conflicts have increased throughout the world, such as the European refugee crisis and disputes in the South and East China.These geopolitical instabilities and territorial conflicts have resulted in the need of Security robots.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in security robots had the highest market share in 2015 and is expected that it will be the largest revenue maker in the forecast period. UAVs are being used effectively by various countries around the globe as an effective measure against terrorist activities. Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. AUVs are finding way into the defense forces to perform a plethora of operations such as surveillance, sensor deployment, mine countermeasure, delivery of ammunition, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, explosive ordnance disposal, anti-submarine warfare, and many more.

The demining application market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Unmanned guided vehicles equipped with its own processing resources, sensors, actuators, and drill system helps to safely and remotely disable the landmine.

Camera systems in the security robots market is expected to have the highest market share in the forecast period. Camera systems are being used in unmanned vehicles for round the clock video monitoring, investigation, remote surveillance, border guard and the protection of critical infrastructure, thermographic inspection of inaccessible buildings as well as for firefighting and law enforcement jobs.

In terms of the different geographic regions, North America held the largest share of the security robots market in 2015 and is estimated to hold the largest market share between 2016 and 2022. APAC market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR between 2016 and 2022. The major driver for the APAC market is the increased investment for strengthening the surveillance and weapon guidance capabilities by China, India and Japan, and increased spending of governments to tackle terrorist attacks, infiltration, illegal immigration and criminal activities.

Leading Security Robots manufacturers are acquiring contracts and launching new products to be used in major applications such as spying, patrolling, rescue operations, firefighting, and demining.

Spying:

Spying refers to investigating or observing something in secret. Security robots such as UAVs are used mostly for spying. UAVs can stay in air for hours, and their high-tech cameras can scan entire cities or terrains; they can determine location and can even intercept texts and phone calls. UAVs allow armed forces to observe or eavesdrop on adversaries for weeks on end, thus leading to next-generation battlefield intelligence capabilities.

Patrolling:

Security robots are used for patrolling areas under risk or threat. UAVs help in capturing images and videos of smugglers and undocumented immigrants crossing borders using various payloads such as camera systems and sensors. It is also considered as a safe and reliable option to locate hidden suspects by ground searching and then to inform the same to the concerned officers. They have endurance to fly for long hours, can be flown at different altitudes, have cruising speeds, and can carry varying payloads.

Rescue Operations:

Rescue operations involve saving of life and prevention of injury during an accident or dangerous situation such as disasters and terrorist attacks among others. Rescue operations are often characterized by a similar set of constraints, that is, time is critical and any delay can result in dramatic consequences� potentially human losses; operational environments are unfavorable, for example, disaster scenes and forests among others. UGVs can be used for investigation and damage assessment and in finding and rescuing the victims of calamities where the environment is either unsafe or inaccessible for humans.

Firefighting:

Firefighting is the process of extinguishing fires. Security robots such as UGVs and UAVs can fight against every type of fire, including chemicals, vehicles, and tunnels. They can actively monitor the fire situation and help in firefighting in risky situations and extinguish fire at places where it is impossible for humans to reach. UAVs can provide the firefighters with valuable real-time intelligence, including the location of the fire edge, the intensity and location of hotspots, as well as identify people and assets at risk. It also assess the damage and transmit real-time images of activities occurring on the ground. Some UGVs have various payloads such as cameras, arms, firefighting equipment, and sensors among others.

Demining:

Demining involves the process of removing land mines from an area. Mine-hunting is one of the least visible and most vital aspects of warfare. Unmanned guided vehicles, equipped with their own processing resources, sensors, actuators, and drill systems, help to safely and remotely disable the landmines.

One of the main restraints of the security robots market is the stringent rules and regulations for the use of security robots in different regions and dependency on government order books for supply of security robots. The suppliers/contractors of security robots at international levels are subjected to various investigations, claims, and litigation. Security Robots are mostly ordered by the Defence ministries or Department of defence or the governments of the respective countries. The dependency on government order bookings brings a lot of complications and leads to monopoly of contracts by the governments.

The major players in the Security Robots market are Lockheed Martin (US), Northrop Grumman Corporation (US), Thales (France), BAE Systems (UK),and Elbit systems (Israel), among others.

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