An approach to forecasting promising areas of development of the robotics industry based on statistical reports of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) in conditions of economic uncertainty

Abstract

A simple method of forming a forecast rating of the most promising directions of robotics development at the mo-ment is proposed, depending on the current market situation affected by unstable economic factors. The ad-vantage of the considered methodology is that, firstly, a relevant-processed array of data regularly published in the annual statistical collections of IFR - World Robotics is used as the basis of the analysis, secondly, the availability of varying preferences of factors affecting the economic situation, and, thirdly– simplicity. The results obtained can be used by interested organizations both for the development of conceptual documents on the development of robot-ics, and for the development of proposals for the initiation of commercial projects.