PART 01: Executive summary
• Highlights
PART 02: Scope of the report
• Market overview
• Market definition
• Market segmentation
• Key vendors in the market
PART 03: Market research methodology
• Research methodology
• Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
• Key market highlights
PART 05: Market landscape
• Market overview
• Market size and forecast
• Five forces analysis
PART 06: Market segmentation by type
• Market overview
• Global robot controllers market by type
PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user
• Global robot controllers market in discrete industries
• Global robot controllers market in process industries
• Chemical and petrochemical industry
PART 08: Geographical segmentation
• Market overview
• Robot controllers market in APAC
• Robot controllers market in EMEA
• Robot controllers market in Americas
PART 09: Market drivers
PART 10: Impact of drivers
PART 11: Market challenges
PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 13: Market trends
PART 14: Vendor landscape
• Competition overview
• ABB
• FANUC
• KUKA
• Yaskawa Electric
PART 15: Key takeaways
PART 16: Appendix
• List of abbreviations
PART 17: Explore Technavio
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 01: Market segmentation
Exhibit 02: Key geographies covered
Exhibit 03: Key regions
Exhibit 04: Report assumptions
Exhibit 05: Key vendors
Exhibit 06: Components of industrial robot controllers
Exhibit 07: Industrial robot classification (based on functions)
Exhibit 08: Global robot controllers market 2015-2020 ($ billions)
Exhibit 09: OEM proprietary robot controllers vs. PLC-based robot controllers
Exhibit 10: Five forces analysis
Exhibit 11: Global robot controllers market: Segmentation by type 2015 and 2020
Exhibit 12: Key functions enabled by OEM proprietary robot controller
Exhibit 13: Global OEM proprietary robot controllers 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 14: OEMs and their security technologies
Exhibit 15: Global robot controllers market by PLC-based robot controllers 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 16: Preferred robot controllers for packaging applications
Exhibit 17: Major robotic applications and choice of robot controllers in discrete industries
Exhibit 18: Global robot controllers market in discrete industries 2015-2020 ($ billions)
Exhibit 19: Robotics operations in the automotive industry
Exhibit 20: Share of light vehicle assembly processes completed globally (2015)
Exhibit 21: List of international automotive assembly plants in North America
Exhibit 22: Automotive market share of China and Mexico (within global FDI) compared with automotive OEM labor charge (2013-2015)
Exhibit 23: Functions of foundry robots governed by robot controllers in the semiconductor industry
Exhibit 24: Basic functions of industrial robots governed by robot controllers in aerospace industry
Exhibit 25: Key investments in aerospace industry
Exhibit 26: Major robotic applications and choice of robot controllers in process industries
Exhibit 27: Global robot controllers market in process industries 2015-2020 ($ billions)
Exhibit 28: Functions of cleanroom robots governed by robot controllers in the food and beverage industry
Exhibit 29: Functions of industrial robots governed by robot controllers in metal processing industry
Exhibit 30: Investments in chemical and petrochemical industry
Exhibit 31: Global robot controllers market: Segmentation by geography 2015 and 2020
Exhibit 32: Robot controllers market in APAC 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 33: Key industries and preferred robot controllers
Exhibit 34: Key industries and preferred robot controllers
Exhibit 35: Key industries and preferred robot controllers
Exhibit 36: Key industries and preferred robot controllers
Exhibit 37: Key investment in APAC
Exhibit 38: Robot controllers market in EMEA 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 39: Key industries and preferred robot controllers
Exhibit 40: Key industries and preferred robot controllers
Exhibit 41: Key investments in Europe
Exhibit 42: Robot controllers market in Americas 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 43: Key regions
Exhibit 44: Key industries and preferred robot controllers
Exhibit 45: Key industries and preferred robot controllers
Exhibit 46: Key investments in Americas
Exhibit 47: Horizon 2020 strategies for robotics
Exhibit 48: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 49: Slowdown in major economies and its potential implications on global robot controllers market
Exhibit 50: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 51: Advantages offered by Ethernet
Exhibit 52: ABB - Robot controllers offerings
Exhibit 53: FANUC - Robot controllers offerings
Exhibit 54: KUKA - Robot controllers offerings
Exhibit 55: Yaskawa robot controller product offerings

ABB, FANUC, KUKA,Yaskawa Electric, Alfa Robot, Arburg, Engel, Epson Robots, Hans Hundegger, Harmo, iRobot, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, NACHI-FUJIKOSHI, Omron Adept Technologies, Sepro Group, Stäubli Robotics, TecnoMatic Robots, WITTMANN, Yamaha Robotics.