Cleaning Robots are useful as a way to automate the manual process of keeping a rug or floor clean. Robots are needed for vacuuming, scrubbing floors, and cleaning pools. The study has 385 pages and 170 tables and figures.

Household robot market driving forces are the compelling aspects of achieving better use of time, creating more time for people. Using robots that replace manual cleaning is compelling. Robots that have been used for cleaning are very useful.

The automated process revolution in business process and communications is being extended to robots. Robots are automating cleaning systems, giving a chance to run the vacuum every day and keep the home cleaner while at the same time leaving more time for leisure activities.

The ability to remain competitive depends on innovation, an ongoing performance improvement in the areas of product development and customer support. Products from the market leading vendors continue to compete favorably. Markets have increasing competition. New products and enhancements provide ease of use. Better batteries let products run for longer periods.

The principal competitive factors in the market for cleaning robots include performance, cost of purchase, length batteries work, and total cost of system operation. The cost of unit maintenance and support is a competitive aspect. Products compete based on ease of use, integration with existing equipment, quality, reliability, customer support, brand, and reputation.

Recent robotics related innovations mean demand for robots is from a broader part of the potential customer base. Use of robots for cleaning is becoming more accepted. Products are becoming more diverse. With the technical improvements in sensors, visualization, and in the fields of robotic hobby, recreation, and warfare, robots are becoming less expensive and more adaptive to the cleaning task.

The rise of futuristic cutting edge industries and the decline of manufacturing industries gives rise to market conditions that support the evolution of more elaborate, smaller, less expensive cleaning robots. The robot industry today is expanding from industrial areas to fields where robots can be used in the same areas with humans.

In the case of personal robots cleaning functions are accompanied by medical, welfare, education, service, and educational functions. The robot industry follows the semiconductor industry. Sales in 2010 are expected to be small compared to what will be achieved by 2020, the robot industry market overall will expand to the size of the current automotive market. Cleaning robots will achieve their fair share of this.

Technology related to robot core functioning depends on precision parts. Sensor technology is the base of research development in the field of household personal robots. World class domestic electronics is being extended with information and communication technology. Internet communications infrastructure is expected to advance the domestic personal robot market.

iRobot is among many robotics competitors giving credibility to the market. Robotics vendors illustrate how to respond to rapid change, markets are not standing still. Not satisfied with the present but endlessly concentrating investments in research and development on achieving innovation, connecting and collaborating with various service fields and putting in endless efforts to develop into the world's best robotics corporations is an attitude typical of virtually every market participant.

Cleaning robot markets at $505.9 million in 2009 are anticipated to reach $2 billion by 2016. Market growth is a result of demand for inexpensive units that provide users with benefits of having more time to do other things, not cleaning. Units are small and easy to use. Cleaning robots are able to move around a floor or rug in a systematic way, cleaning the entire surface.

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cleaning Robots Executive Summary

      Cleaning Robot Market Shares and Forecasts
      Home Robot Market Driving Forces
        Cleaning Robotics Market Driving Forces
        Cleaning Robot Market Driving Forces
      Vacuum Cleaner Robot Market Shares
      Vacuum, Pool, and Gutter Robot Cleaner Market Forecasts

Cleaning Robots Market Description And Market Dynamics 

      1. Cleaning Robot Market Description and Market Dynamics
      1.1 Market Overview
        1.1.1 Seizing the Robotics Opportunity Now
      1.2 Public Aware That Robotics Have "Arrived"
      1.3 Next Generation Cleaning Robots
        1.3.1   Domestic Robots
      1.4 Vacuum Cleaning Robots
      1.5 Automatic Pool Cleaners

 
Cleaning Robots Market Shares And Market Forecasts

      Cleaning Robot Market Shares and Forecasts
      2.1 Home Robot Market Driving Forces
        2.1.1 Cleaning Robotics Market Driving Forces
        2.1.2 Cleaning Robot Market Driving Forces
      2.2 Vacuum, Pool, and Gutter Robot Cleaner Market Forecasts
      2.3 Vacuum Cleaner Robot Market Shares
        2.3.1   iRobot Roomba®
        2.3.2   Matustek
        2.3.3   Karcher Robo Cleaner
        2.3.4   Yujin Robotics
        2.3.5   Samsung
        2.3.6   LG Electronics
        2.3.7   Panasonic Nanotechnology Cleaning Robot
      2.4 Vacuum Cleaner Robot Market Forecasts
      2.5 Pool Cleaning Robot Market Shares
      2.6 Pool Cleaning Robot Market Forecasts
      2.7 Residential Vacuum Cleaning Robot Markets
        2.7.1   iRobot Strategy
      2.8 iRobot Gutter Cleaning
      2.9 Robot Prices
        2.9.1 Pool Cleaning Robot Prices
        2.9.2 Vacuum Cleaning Robot Prices
        2.9.3 Pool Cleaning Robot Prices
        2.9.4 Households and Population
      2.10   Regional Market Analysis of Robots for Cleaning


       Cleaning Robots Product Description

      3. Home, Pool, and Gutter Cleaning Robot Product Description
      3.1 iRobot Products For Home Cleaning
        3.1.1 iRobot Cleaning Robots
        3.1.2 Home Floor Cleaning Robots
      3.2 iRobot Roomba® 562 Pet Series
        3.2.1   iRobot Roomba® 562 Pet Series Vacuum Cleaning Robots
                Vacuum Cleaning Robot
        3.2.2 iRobot Robots
        3.2.3 iRobot Roomba 500 Series
        3.2.4 iRobot Roomba Virtual Wall Lighthouses
        3.2.5 Roomba As An Intelligent And Effective Vacuuming Robot
        3.2.6 iRobot Roomba® Scheduler Vacuuming
        Robot with Intelli-Bin
      3.3 Matsutek
        3.3.1 Matsutek Enterprises Ltd
        3.3.2 Matsutek Robotic Vacuum
      3.4 Karcher
        3.4.1 Karcher Robo Cleaner
        3.4.2 Karcher RC 3000 RoboCleaner
      3.5 Yujin Robotics
      3.6 Samsung
        3.6.1   Samsung Robot Vacuum Navigation Research
      3.7 LG Electronics
        3.7.1 LG Roboking
      3.8 Panasonic Nanotechnology Cleaning Robot
      3.9 Neato Robotics
      3.10   Metapo Cleanmate
        3.10.1 Cleanmate QQ-2 Robotic Vacuum
        3.10.2 Metapo CleanMate QQ-2
      3.11   Electrolux Trilobite
        3.11.1 Electrolux Trilobite Cleaning Programs
      3.12   Samsung
      3.13   Dyson DC06 Robotic Vacuum
        3.13.1 Asus
      3.14   VIA Robotics
        3.14.1 VIA Open Systems Robotics Development Platform
      3.15   Evolution Robotics
        3.15.1 Evolution Robotics NorthStar®
        3.15.2 Evolution Robotics vSLAM®
        3.15.3 Evolution Robotics LaneHawkTM
      3.16   Floorbotics
      3.17   Hanool Robotics Cleaning Robots
      3.18   Selected Cleaning Robots
      3.19   Floor Washing Robots
        3.19.1 iRobot Scooba
        3.19.2 iRobot Floor Washing Robots
      3.20   Pool Cleaning Robots
      3.21   Hayward Pool Cleaning Robots
        3.21.1   Hayward
        3.21.2   Hayward Suction Pool Cleaners
        3.21.3   Hayward Pressure Pool Cleaners
        3.21.4   Hayward Commercial Pool And Spa
      3.22   Aquabot Pool Cleaning Robot
      3.23   Kreepy Krauly
        3.23.1   Pentair / Kreepy Krauly
        3.23.2   Kreepy Krauly EZ VAC
        3.23.3   Kreepy Kadet
        3.23.4   Pentair
        3.23.5   Pentair Prowler 730 Remote Control
      3.24   Aquatron
      3.25   Aquavac
      3.26   Zodiac Baracuda
      3.27   Blue Wave Manta Ray
      3.28   Dirt Devil
      3.29   Letro
      3.30   Polaris
        3.30.1 Polaris Swimming Pool Cleaners
      3.31   Zodiac
        3.31.1 Zodiac
        3.31.2 Zodiac Pool Care / Baracuda
      3.32   RayVac
      3.33   StaRite
      3.34   Maytronics Dolphin
      3.35   iRobot Verro Pool Cleaning Robot
        3.35.1   iRobot Pool-Cleaning
        3.35.2   Aquabot Pool Rover for Above Ground Pools
        3.35.3   SmartPool
        3.35.4   Sta-Rite
        3.35.5   iRobot Verro Pool Cleaning Robot
      3.36   Robot Shop Sweeping
        3.36.1 iRobot Shop Sweeping
      3.37   Gutter Cleaning Robots
        3.37.1 iRobot Gutter Cleaning

       Cleaning Robots Technology

      4. Home Vacuuming, Pool Cleaning, and Gutter
      Cleaning Robot Technology
      4.1 Robotics Industry Technology Synergies
        4.1.1 iRobot Technology
        Cleaning Robotics Enabling Technology
        4.1.2 iRobot Real-World, Dynamic Sensing
        4.1.3 iRobot / Advanced Scientifics Concepts
        4.1.4 iRobot / ICx Technologies
        4.1.5 iRobot User-Friendly Interfaces
      4.2 Vacuum Sensors
        4.2.1 Vacuum Robotic Lasers
      4.3 Swimming Pool Cleaner Robotic Technology
        4.3.1 Automatic Suction-Side Cleaners
        4.3.2 Robotic Automatic Pool Cleaners
      4.4 Cleaning Robot Key Technology Needs
      4.5 Cleaning Robots and Pets
        4.5.1   Pet Reactions To A Robot
      4.6 Evolution Robotics Technology Solutions
        4.6.1   Evolution Robotics Example Applications
        4.6.2   Visual Simultaneous Localization & Mapping
      4.7 Classification Of Industrial Robots By Mechanical Structure
        4.7.1 Robots By Type
        4.7.2 Classification Of Industrial Robots By Mechanical
        Structure II
      4.8 Open Robotic Control Software
        4.8.1   PC-Bots
      4.9 Advanced Robot Technology: Navigation, Mobility, And
      Manipulation
        4.9.1   Robot Intelligence Systems
        4.9.2    Real-World, Dynamic Sensing
      4.10   User-Friendly Interfaces
        4.10.1 Tightly-Integrated, Electromechanical Robot Design
      4.11   Field Based Robotics Iterative Development
        4.11.1   Next-Generation Products Leverage Model
        4.11.2   Modular Robot Structure And Control
        4.11.3   Lattice Architectures
        4.11.4   Chain / Tree Architectures
        4.11.5   Deterministic Reconfiguration
        4.11.6   Stochastic Reconfiguration
        4.11.7   Modular Robotic Systems
      4.12   Autonomous Modular Robotics Used in Space
      4.13   Telepario
      4.14   Self-Reproducing Machines
        4.14.1 M-TRAN Modular Transformer
      4.15   Attitude Control In Space By Control Moment Gyros
      4.16   Robotics Government Regulations
      4.17   Segway Mobile Robotic Technology
        4.17.1 Segway Brains And The Brawn
      4.18   Hitachi Configuration Of Robots Using The SuperH Family
        4.18.1 Hitachi Concept of MMU And Logic Space
      4.19   Pool Cleaner Parts Work Together
        4.19.1 AquaBot Pool Cleaner Technology

 
       Cleaning Robots Company Profiles

      5. Cleaning Robot Company Profiles
      5.1 Aqua Products
        5.1.1 Aqua Products Cleaner Brand Positioning
        5.1.2 Aqua Products Research and Development Labs
      5.2 Bandai
      5.3 Coroware
        5.3.1    Coroware Revenue
      5.4 Electrolux
        5.4.1 Electrolux Revenue

      5.5 Hanool Robotics
        5.5.1 Hanool Robotics Synchronous Mobile Robot
      5.6 Hayward
        5.6.1 Totally HaywardTM System
        5.6.2 Hayward® Industries Commercial Pool Products
        5.6.3 Hayward Commercial
      5.7 iRobot
        5.7.1 iRobot Strategy
        5.7.2 iRobot Home Floor Cleaning Robots
        5.7.3 iRobot Scooba Major Consumer Product Line
        5.7.4 iRobot Pool Cleaning Robots
        5.7.5 iRobot Gutter Cleaning Robot
        5.7.6 iRobot Programmable Robot
        5.7.7 iRobot Home Robots
        5.7.8 iRobot Government and Industrial Robots
        5.7.9 iRobot Locations
        5.7.10 iRobot Military Programs
        5.7.11 iRobot Revenue
        5.7.12 iRobot Geographic Information
        5.7.13 iRobot Significant Customers
        5.7.14 iRobot Description
        5.7.15 iRobot Industry Segment, Geographic
        Information and Significant Customers
        5.7.16 iRobot Home Robots
        5.7.17 iRobot Government and Industrial
        5.7.18 iRobot Geographic Information
        5.7.19 iRobot Home Robot Division Revenue And Units Shipped
        5.7.20 iRobot Government And Industrial Division
        5.7.21 iRobot Strategy
        5.7.22 iRobot Government and Industrial Products
        5.7.23 iRobot Home Robots
        5.7.24 iRobot Government & Industrial Robots
        5.7.25 iRobot Partners and Strategic Alliance
        5.7.26 iRobot / Boeing Company
        5.7.27 iRobot / Advanced Scientific Concepts
        5.7.28 iRobot / TASER International
      5.8 Karcher
        5.8.1    Karcher Revenue
      5.9 KumoTek
        5.9.1 KumoTek Divisions
        5.9.2 KumoTek Consumer Robotics Group
      5.10   Kyosho
      5.11   LG
        5.11.1 LG Currency Conversion
        5.11.2 LG Sales
      5.12   Matsutek
        5.12.1 Matsutek Main Products:
      5.13   Metapo
      5.14   Microbric
        5.14.1 Microbric Technical Aspects
      5.15   MSI
      5.16   Neato Robotics
      5.17   NEC
        5.17.1 NEC Robots That Live With, And Have The
        Ability To Interact With Humans
      5.18   Parallax
      5.19   Samsung
        5.19.1   Samsung 2010 Significant Strategic Change
        5.19.2   Samsung Apps
        5.19.3   Samsung Display and Information Technology Innovations
        5.19.4   Samsung Cameras: Consumer-Inspired Design
        5.19.5   Samsung Creating a Future Home Entertainment TV
      5.20   Surveyor
      5.21   Yujin Robot                         
      5.22   Zodiac Pool Systems                                       

List of Tables and Figures

      Cleaning Robots Executive Summary

      Table ES-1
      Cleaning Robotics Market Driving Forces
      Table ES-2
      Consumer Home Cleaning Product Development Challenges
      Figure ES-3
      Vacuum Cleaner Robot Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009
      Figure ES-4
      Vacuum Pool, and Gutter Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars,
      Worldwide, 2010-2016

Cleaning Robots Market Description And Market Dynamics 

      Table 1-1
      Domestic Robot Types
      Table 1-2
      Pool Cleaner Types

 Cleaning Robots Market Shares and Market Forecasts 

      Table 2-1
      Cleaning Robotics Market Driving Forces
      Table 2-2
      Consumer Home Cleaning Product Development Challenges
      Figure 2-3
      Vacuum Pool, and Gutter Robot Market Forecasts,
      Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-4
      Vacuum Cleaner Robot Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009
      Figure 2-5
      Vacuum Cleaner Robot Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009
      Table 2-6
      Vacuum Cleaner Robot Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009
      Figure 2-7
      iRobot® Roomba® Image
      Figure 2-8                                             
      Matsutek Robotic Vacuum
      Figure 2-9
      Panasonic Fukitorimushi Robotic Vacuum
      Figure 2-10
      Vacuum Cleaner Robot Shipments Market Forecasts
      Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-11
      Vacuum Cleaner Robot Shipments Market Forecasts
      Units, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Table 2-12
      Vacuum Cleaning Robot Shipments
      Units and Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-13
      Pool Cleaning Robot Shipments Market Shares,
      Dollars, Worldwide, 2009
      Table 2-14
      Pool Cleaning Robot Shipments
      Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009
      Figure 2-15
      Pool Cleaner Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-16
      Pool Cleaner Market Forecasts Units, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-17
      Pool Cleaner Market Forecasts Units and Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-18
      iRobot Home Products
      Table 2-19
      Worldwide Home Robot Vacuum Cleaner Market Penetration
      Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2014
      Table 2-20
      Worldwide Pool Cleaning Robot Shipments Market
      Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014
      Table 2-21
      Worldwide Households and Population,-2007
      Figure 2-22
      Cleaning Robots Regional Market Segments, Dollars, 2009
      Table 2-23

      Cleaning Robots Regional Market
      Segments, Dollars, 2009

      Cleaning Robots Product Description 

      Table 3-1
      iRobot Robot Types
      Table 3-2
      iRobot Cleaning Robots Positioning
      Table 3-3
      Roomba Floor Vacuuming Robot Features
      Table 3-4
      iRobot Cleaning Robots Price Range
      Table 3-5
      iRobot Cleaning Robots Key Features
      Figure 3-6
      iRobot Vacuum Cleaning Robots
      Figure 3-7
      iRobot Roomba® 562 Pet Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot
      Table 3-8
      iRobot Roomba® 562 Pet Series Features
      Table 3-9
      iRobot Roomba® 562 Pet Series Standard Features
      Table 3-10
      iRobot Roomba® 562 Pet Series Advanced Features
      Table 3-11
      iRobot Vacuum Cleaning Robots
      Table 3-11 (Continued)
      iRobot Vacuum Cleaning Robots
      Table 3-11 (Continued)
      iRobot Vacuum Cleaning Robots
      Table 3-11 (Continued)
      iRobot Vacuum Cleaning Robots
      Table 3-11 (Continued)
      iRobot Vacuum Cleaning Robots
      Figure 3-12
      iRobot Vacuum Cleaning Robots Accessories
      Table 3-13
      iRobot Roomba 500 Series Features
      Table 3-13 (Continued)
      iRobot Roomba 500 Series Features
      Table 3-14
      iRobot Roomba's Features Powerful Vacuum
      Table 3-15
      iRobot Technology Features
      Table 3-16
      iRobot Cleaning Performance Features
      Table 3-16 (Continued)
      iRobot Cleaning Performance Features
      Table 3-16 (Continued)
      iRobot Cleaning Performance Features
      Figure 3-17
      iRobot® Roomba® Image
      Figure 3-18
      Matsutek Vacuum Robot
      Figure 3-19
      Matsutek Vacuum Robot Product Line
      Table 3-20
      Matsutek Smart Multi-Function Vacuum Cleaner
      With Remote Control
      Table 3-20 (Continued)
      Matsutek Smart Multi-Function Vacuum Cleaner
      With Remote Control
      Figure 3-21
      Matsutek Floor Cleaning Robot
      Table 3-22 (Continued)                                          3-36
      Matsutek Enterprises Vacuum Cleaner Key
      Specifications/Special Features:
      Table 3-22 (Continued)                                          3-37
      Matsutek Enterprises Vacuum Cleaner Key
      Specifications/Special Features:
      Figure 3-23                                                    3-38
      Matsutek Robotic Vacuum
      Figure 3-24
      Karcher Vacuum Maneuverability
      Figure 3-25
      Karcher Robocleaner
      Figure 3-26
      Karcher Robocleaner Sweeping
      Figure 3-27
      Karcher Base Station Functions
      Figure 3-28                                                    3-44
      Karcher Robo Cleaner
      Table 3-29
      Karcher Robo Cleaner Features
      Table 3-29 (Continued)
      Karcher Robo Cleaner Features
      Figure 3-30
      Karcher Robot Vacuum Technical Data
      Figure 3-31
      Karcher RC 3000 RoboCleaner
      Figure 3-32                                                    3-51
      Yujin Robotics Vacuum
      Figure 3-33                                                    3-53
      Yujin Robotics Vacuum Products
      Figure 3-34
      Samsung Cleaning RobotMultiple Views
      Figure 3-35
      Samsung Cleaning Robot
      Figure 3-36
      Samsung Sensor Placement
      Figure 3-37
      LG Electronics Robot Vacuum
      Figure 3-38
      LG Electronics Motor
      Figure 3-39
      LG Electronics Lithium Polymer Batteries
      Table 3-40
      LG Electronics Roboking
      Figure 3-41
      LG Roboking
      Figure 3-42
      Panasonic Fukitorimushi Robotic Vacuum
      Figure 3-43
      Neato XV-11 All-Floor Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
      Figure 3-44
      Neato XV11
      Figure 3-45
      Metapo Cleanmate Vacuum Robot
      Table 3-46                                                     3-71
      Metapo Cleanmate QQ-2 Features
      Figure 3-47
      Metapo Infinuvo CleanMate QQ-2
      Figure 3-48
      Electrolux Triobite Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Image
      Figure 3-49
      Samsung Navibot Automatic Vacuum Cleaner
      Figure 3-50
      Dyson DC06 Robotic Vacuum
      Figure 3-51
      Asus Robotic Vacuum
      Table 3-52
      VIA Robotics Systems:
      Figure 3-53
      VIA Robotics Initiative
      Figure 3-54
      VIA EPIA Mini-ITX
      Table 3-55
      VIA Robotics Initiative
      Figure 3-56
      Evolution Robotics Software Platform
      Figure 3-57
      Evolution Robotics Floor Cleaning
      Figure 3-58
      Floorbot Vacuum
      Figure 3-59
      Floorbotics IVAC Intelligent Commercial Vacuum
      Figure 3-60
      Hanool Robotics
      Figure 3-61
      Selected Consumer Home Cleaning Robot Products
      Table 3-62
      Selected Companies Offering Cleaning Robots
      Table 6-63
      iRobot Floor Washing Robots Features
      Table 3-64
      iRobot Floor Washing Robots
      Table 3-65
      iRobot Floor Washing Robots Functions
      Table 3-65 (Continued)
      iRobot Floor Washing Robots Functions
      Table 3-66
      Types of Swimming Pool Cleaners
      Figure 3-67
      Hayward Phantom Automatic Pool CLeaner
      Table 3-68
      Hayward Pool Cleaning Robot Features
      Table 3-69
      Hayward Swimming Pool Cleaners
      Figure 3-70
      Hayward Viio Turbo®
      Table 3-71
      Hayward Pool Robot Models
      Table 3-72
      Hayward Commercial And Spa Pool Cleaner Features
      Table 3-72 (Continued)
      Hayward Commercial And Spa Pool Cleaner Features
      Figure 3-73
      Aquabot Pool Cleaning Robot
      Figure 3-74
      Aquabot Pool Cleaning Robot Underwater
      Table 3-75
      Aquabot Pool Cleaning Robot Features
      Table 3-76
      Aquabot Pool Cleaning Robot Models
      Table 3-77
      Kreepy Krauly Pool Robot Models
      Table 3-78
      Kreepy Krauly Pool Vacuuming And Cleaning Power
      Table 3-79
      Kreepy Krauly Swimming Pool Cleaners
      Table 3-80
      Kreepy EZ-Vac Swimming Pool Cleaner Features
      Table 3-81
      Kreepy Kadet Swimming Pool Cleaner Features
      Table 3-82
      Pentair Prowler 710 Features
      Table 3-83                                          
      Pentair Prowler 720 Features
      Table 3-84
      Pentair Prowler 720 Features
      Figure 3-85
      Pentair ProwlerTM 720
      Table 3-86
      Pentair ProwlerTM 720 Features
      Table 3-87
      Pentair Prowler 730 Remote Control
      Table 3-88
      Pentair Prower 710, Prowler 710, & 730
      Table 3-89
      Zodiac Baracuda Pool Robot Models
      Table 3-90
      Dirt Devil Pool Robot Models
      Table 3-91
      Letro Pool Robot Models
      Table 3-92
      Polaris Pool Robot Models
      Table 3-93
      Polaris Swimming Pool Cleaners
      Figure 3-94
      Zodiac Pool Care Polaris 480 PRO
      Table 3-95
      Maytronics Dolphin Functions
      Figure 3-96
      iRobot Verro Pool Cleaning Robot
      Figure 3-97
      iRobot® VerroTM 300 Pool Cleaning Robot
      Table 3-98
      iRobot® Verro 600 Pool Cleaning Features
      Figure 3-99                                               
      Aquabot Pool Cleaning Robot
      Table 3-100
      Aquaproducts Aquabot Models
      Table 3-101
      Aquabot Tempo Specifications:
      Table 3-102
      Aquabot Ultra Remote Control Specifications:
      Table 3-103
      SmartPool Robot Models
      Table 3-104
      STA-Rite Pool Robot Models
      Table 3-105
      iRobot Verro Pool Cleaning Robot
      Table 3-106
      iRobot Verro Robot Pool Cleaning
      Table 3-107
      iRobot Shop Sweeping
      Table 3-108
      iRobot Shop Sweeping
      Table 3-109
      iRobot Shop Sweeping
      Table 3-110
      iRobot Shop Sweeping
      Figure 3-111
      iRobot Gutter Cleaning
      Figure 3-112
      iRobot Gutter Cleaning System

      Cleaning Robots Technology

      Table 4-1
      Cleaning Robotics Enabling Technologies
      Table 4-2
      Cleaning Robot Key Technology
      Table 4-3
      Robot Communications Key Technology
      Table 4-4
      Cleaning Robot Key Navigation Technologies
      Table 4-5
      Human-Robot Interaction
      Figure 4-6
      Evolution Robotics Technology Solutions
      Figure 4-7
      Evolution Robotics Object Recognition
      Table 4-8
      Evolution Robotics Applications
      Table 4-9
      Visual Simultaneous Localization & Mapping
      Functions Relevant to Robotics
      Figure 4-10
      Hitachi Modular Robot Configuration
      Table 4-11
      Aquabot Key Product Technology Factors
      Figure 4-12
      Aquabot Key Technology

      Cleaning Robots Company Profiles

      Table 5-1
      Bandai America Partners
      Table 5-2
      Bandai America Product Lines
      Table 5-3
      iRobot Robots Dangerous Tasks Performed
      Figure 5-4
      iRobot Home Robots vs, Military and First Responder Robots
      Figure 5-5
      Karcher Turnover
      Figure 5-6
      Karcher Unit Sales
      Figure 5-7
      KumoTek Divisions
      Figure 5-8
      LG Global Locations
      Figure 5-9
      Metapo Headquarters
      Figure 5-10
      Metapo Vacuum Product line
      Figure 5-11
      Metapo Facilities
      Fiigure 5-12
      Microbric Components
      Table 5-13
      Microbric Typical Modules
      Figure 5-14
      MSI Worldwide Distribution and Factory Sites
      Table 5-15
      NEC Personal Robot Technologies
      Figure 5-16
      Surveyor SRV-1 Blackfin Robot