Study on Gap Analysis of Malaysia Robotics Industry for the Implementation of IC Innovation for National Robotics (IC-I NR)

8. Target, Objectives and Directions

Stakeholders•Questionnaires•Visits

Experts Interview

Benchmark• Benchmark with Global

Robotics Industry• Reference Model : Korea’s

Robotics Industry

List of Recommendations/

Strategies

• MOSTI-MITI Robotics Roadmap• MOSTI Robotics Technology

Workshop

Strategy to achieve

Government Target/Direction

• Technology• Human Capital• Standards

IC-I NR Implementation

Plan

Input to

Input to • Low Adoption in Robotics• Robotics National Centre• Integrated Value Chain• Human Capital• Standards

Gap Closing Strategies

for identified

gaps

Not in project scope

Stakeholders •More development and commercialization funding•Free consultation from industry expert•Help SME or product developers to find investor to further grow potential products

•Encourage industry by providing financial support •(e.g: loan, grant)•Policy to include robotics in education and medical field of rehabilitation

•Pump more funding/money and make the process transparent

•Ensure smoother process of procuring and purchase•More discussion with researchers •Options for researchers to open spin off while still working with the government. Solid safety net for researchers cum businessman

•Heighten Awareness•MOSTI must do lots of awareness started from primary school•Shared resources•Shared R&D facilities•Funding to develop new technology/capability•Dedicated Flagship Program•Funding•Expertise•Funding – Technofund•Funding via grant•National Robotics Centre•Website Robotics to share resources•Inject in curriculum•Have a Robotics Centre for Reference•Put inside the curriculum cross all discipline/program•Intensive awareness training/roadshow/competition at primary/secondary/tertiary level

Stakeholders• Consolidated Approach• Provide more funding. Do not slash original budget that

was submitted in the application• Provide a conducive environment and resources• Government should come up with policies• Involve multi universities in a research• Provide enough testing and development facilities• Provide collaboration grant from government and

industry (joint venture)• Expose the industry and community with the advanced

robotics technology in solving daily tasks• More funding• More research grant to both local and international

students in this domain• Industry should partner with universities and research

centres to help with funding and development• Establishment of research institute where both local

and international students can actively participates• Government can contribute by becoming clients of

Malaysian robotics products• More research need to be applied and available funding• Create a solid robotics platform• Consistent Monitoring• Policy• Funding• Shared Resources• Enforcement (policies, etc)• Funding• Collaboration

Recommendations Repository

Experts Interview

• 1 prototype = 1 spin off (CAIRO)

• Look at the whole value chain from manufacturing teaching maintaining sales operating (Ir. Dr Mazlee)

• Robotics can follow the development of Automation Industry – Flagship Program can spurs industry (Ir. Dr Mazlee)

• Create market, not grant (Ir. Dr Mazlee)• How to create market – Lessons learned from

Oil & Gas (Special Counsel with countries like Korea etc)

• Can also participate in international standard committee – Japan/Korea’s strategy – so local requirements can be incorporated in the international standards (Pn Salwa Denan)

• Adoption of standards can create new market/businesses (Pn Salwa Denan):• ISO/IEC 27001 = certification, testing, process,

consultancy

Benchmarking• Very specialized area for different institution –

e.g: Chonnam National University pursuing robotics technology for new cancer treatment

• Willingness to commit to high budget. In 2008, South Korea established 5 years $1 billion program to build up 10000 human capital consisting on masters and doctoral degree in robotics and mechatronics

• Established a quasi-government robot industry promotion organization, the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA).

• Intelligent Robot Development and Promotion Act 2008

• The government selected the robotics industry as a new growth engine in 2003 and put in place diverse policy support

• In 2008, the Korean government established a five-year $1 billion program “to build up 100,000 young leaders and focusing on building up masters and doctors degree students of robot and mechatronics.”

• The South Korea government also financially assists nine university-based robotics R&D centers.

Recommendations Repository

Recommendations – Gaps Mappings

Gap 1: Robotics

Adoption in

Malaysia

• More development and commercialization funding• Free consultation from industry expert• Help SME or product developers to find investor to further grow potential products• Encourage industry by providing financial support (e.g: loan, grant)• Pump more funding/money and make the process transparent• Ensure smoother process of procuring and purchase• Dedicated Flagship Program• Funding = 9 respondents• Enforcement (policies, consistent monitoring, etc) = 4 respondents• Government can contribute by becoming clients of Malaysian robotics products• Policy to include robotics in education and medical field of rehabilitation• Expose the industry and community with the advanced robotics technology in

solving daily tasks• The Korean government selected the robotics industry as a new growth engine in

2003 and put in place diverse policy support• Korea’s Intelligent Robot Development and Promotion Act 2008• Robotics can follow the development of Automation Industry – Flagship Program can

spurs industry (Ir. Dr Mazlee)• Create market, not grant (Ir. Dr Mazlee)

• How to create market – Lessons learned from Oil & Gas (Special Counsel with countries like Korea etc)

Recommendations – Gaps MappingsGap 2:

Robotics National Centre

• Shared resources• Shared R&D facilities• National Robotics Centre• Website Robotics to share resources• Established a quasi-government robot industry promotion organization, the Korea Institute for

Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA)• Consolidated Approach• Provide a conducive environment and resources• Provide enough testing and development facilities• Create a solid robotics platform

Gap 3: Integrated

Value Chain

• More discussion with researchers • Options for researchers to open spin off while still working with the government• Solid safety net for researchers cum businessman• Funding to develop new technology/capability• Collaboration• Involve multi universities in a research• Provide collaboration grant from government and industry (joint venture)• Industry should partner with universities and research centres to help with funding and

development• 1 prototype = 1 spin off (CAIRO)• Look at the whole value chain from manufacturing - teaching - maintaining - sales - operating (Ir. Dr

Mazlee)

Recommendations – Gaps Mappings

Gap 4: Human Capital

• Heighten Awareness• MOSTI must do lots of awareness started from primary school• Inject in curriculum• Put inside the curriculum cross all discipline/program• Intensive awareness training/roadshow/competition at primary/secondary/tertiary level• Very specialized area for different institution – e.g: Chonnam National University pursuing

robotics technology for new cancer treatment• Willingness to commit to high budget. In 2008, South Korea established 5 years $1 billion

program to build up 10000 human capital consisting on masters and doctoral degree in robotics and mechatronics

• In 2008, the Korean government established a five-year $1 billion program “to build up 100,000 young leaders and focusing on building up masters and doctors degree students of robot and mechatronics.”

• The South Korea government also financially assists nine university-based robotics R&D centers.

Gap 5: Standards

• Can also participate in international standard committee – Japan/Korea’s strategy – so local requirements can be incorporated in the international standards (Pn Salwa Denan)

• Adoption of standards can create new market/businesses (Pn Salwa Denan):• ISO/IEC 27001 = certification, testing, process, consultancy

Government Target/Direction

MOSTI-MITI Robotics Roadmap for RMK11 Conceptual Framework

• SMART SENSORS• NEURAL COMMUNICATION• POWER STORAGE• ROBOT INTELLIGENCE• IMAGE PROCESSING• NEW MATERIALS

R&D

• INSPECTION ROBOTS• UAV/UGV/UUV ROBOTS• DATA COLLECTION ROBOTS• CONSUMER ROBOTS• EDUTAINMENT ROBOTS

PRODUCT • AGRICULTURE• OIL & GAS• SME/INDUSTRY• MEDICAL/HEALTHCARE• EDUTAINMENT• DEFENSE

MARKET

IDENTIFIED

TECHNOLOGIES

RELEVANT TO

MALAYSIA’S

ROBOTICS

Robotics Technology Advancement (RTA) Workshop : Projects

Agriculture

Palm Oil Laser-Guided

Harvester

Oil & Gas

ROV

UAV

SME/Industry

FlexEase Robot

Healthcare

Intelligent Automated Medication Dispensing

System

Motorized exoskeleton

for paediatric lower limb

rehabilitation

Edutainment

Educational Humanoid

Robot

Defense

Development of security data

collection robots for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Inspection Robots for biometric

applications

Robotics Technology Advancement Workshop : Technologies

Agriculture• Smart Sensors• Neural Communication• Power Storage• Robot Intelligence• Image Processing• New Materials

Oil & Gas• Autonomous Power

Supply• Subsea power supply• Telemetry• Buoyancy System• Sensory Technology• Subsea Instrumentation• Material Engineering• Subsea Connectors• System Integration• Big Data Analytics• Monitoring Grids • Image Processing

SME/Industry• Smart Sensors• Neural Communication• Power Storage• Robot Intelligence• Image Processing• New Materials

Healthcare• Sensors• Bar Code Systems• Automated Storage &

Retrieval System• Intelligence Online

Database Systems• My Card Reader System• SMART SENSORS• Motorized Joint

Mechanisms• Human Robotic Interface• Intelligence Control • Intelligence Telemetric

Monitoring• Mechanical Exoskeleton• Materials

Edutainment• Smart Sensors• Power Storage• Robot Intelligence• Image Capture• Low Cost Materials• Educational Elements• Internet Of Things (Iot)• (Steam)• Medium Size

Defense• Communication Network• Complex System• Mobile System• Intelligent Autonomous

Systems• Bio-Metric Detection

System / Smart Sensor

Implementation Plan for IC-I NR

Establishment of Industrial Centre of Innovation for National Robotics (IC-I NR) as the catalyst for the development of robotic

industry

SME

Healthcare

Oil & Gas

Agriculture

Education

Defense

200 industries to involve in Robotic

Industry

160,000 Robotics and Automation

Competent Personnels

2 Robotics related Standards

Increase Industrial Productivity

TARGET SECTORS

OUTPUTS

Industrial Center of Innovation for National Robotics

Robotics Product

Penetration, Innovation &

Adoption

Develop and increase skills and

expertise in Robotics

technology

Standard development

towards product

quality and safety

Item Description

Output 1. 10 Market-Pull Service and Technology Robots using open innovation platform2. 10 Robotics Teaching Factory programmes 3. 100 industries implementing robotics and

automation technology solutions4. National Robotic eXchange as the de facto “Robotics

Online Community Portal”

5. 10% yearly Increment in Certified Workforce in Robotics through Global Certification Program (GCP)

6. 10 Industrialmanship Programmes by 20207. 2 RobotWorldAsia at ASEAN by 2020

8. 2 Malaysian Robotics Standards by 2020

National Robotic eXchange

Technology

GAPS AND ISSUES• Insufficient Research Fund• Insufficient Commercialisation Fund• R&D Costly Investment – Insufficient cash flow

to support R&D• Local market not ready for automation • Automation is very expensive investment and

looking at very short ROI• Insufficient facilities• Procurement process is too time consuming

and costly

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN• Open Innovation Platform• Factory of the Future• Shared facilities, infrastructures, and

services funded by the Government to be opened up for SMEs

• Technology Acquisition• Flagship Project

(Source: Dr Mazli Interview)• 1 prototype = 1 spin off company

(Source: CAIRO Interview)

IC-I NR TARGET• 10 Market-Pull Service and

Technology Robots• 100 companies implementing

robotics and automation technology solutions

• National Robotic eXchange as the de facto “Robotics Online Community Portal”

Data Collection on Robotics Stakeholders in

Malaysia• Technology Profiling & Mappings to

identify local technology strength

and prioritise accordingly

• Identify participants and players to

be involved in IC-I NR program

Human Capital

GAPS AND ISSUES• Insufficient Technical Manpower• Need more specialization and

technology focus to produce high quality expertise

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN• Industrial – Academia Research

Integration• Very specialized area for different

institution – e.g: Chonnam National University pursuing robotics technology for new cancer treatment

• Willingness to commit to high budget. In 2008, South Korea established 5 years $1 billion program to build up 10000 human capital consisting on masters and doctoral degree in robotics and mechatronics

• Intensify up-skilling of existing engineers and graduates

IC-I NR TARGET• 10 Robotics Teaching Factory

programmes • 10% yearly Increment in

Certified Workforce in Robotics through Global Certification Program (GCP)

• 10 Industrialmanship Programmes by 2020

• 2 RobotWorldAsia at ASEAN by 2020

Data Collection on Robotics Stakeholders in

Malaysia• Human Capital Profiling &

Mappings to identify expertise

• Pooling of resources for the

implementation of IC-I NR

programmes

• Mechanism and Process for

Human Capital Development

Standards

GAPS AND ISSUES• No adoption of international

standards related to robotics in Malaysia

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN• Involvement in international

standard technical committee• Adoption of 2 prioritized

international standards

IC-I NR TARGET• 2 Malaysian Robotics

Standards by 2020

Data Collection on Robotics Stakeholders

in Malaysia

• Prioritised Standards Criteria

• Selection of international

Standards

• Mechanism and Process for

Standards Development

Future Robotics

Source: http://www.techhive.com/article/126858/article.html

2006• Roomba sales top 2 million. [This already happened in

May 2006.]

2007

• Sales of pool-cleaning and window-washing robots rise significantly. A new, bipedal Honda Asimo unit that can run (at 4 miles per hour) debuts in United States.

2009• In just three years, 4.5 million domestic robots have

been sold.

2010• Service and personal robotics sales exceed $17 billion.

2025• Sales of service and personal robots near $52 billion.

2040• Most households now own a robot or are considering

buying one

Limitation of the study

Responses/Participation from industries•Low responses from robotics stakeholders in questionnaires survey due to no contacts/networking•However, counter-act by undertaking additional data collection method:•Company/Corporate Website•Press/ other information•Visits

The scope of the study is limited to gap analysis on current Malaysia’s Robotics

Industry for the implementation of IC-I NR. However, there is possibility to extent the

scope towards national direction with inputs from MOSTI’s organized workshop such as Workshop of Industry and R&D Working

Group which will be conducted in November 2015 (Update: The Study also used input and results from MOSTI Technology Advancement Workshop conducted on 13th October 2015 in

SIRIM Bukit Jalil

The scope does not include Gap Closing Strategies (GCS). However there are

inputs from this study which can be used to develop GCS based on discussions with

experts and stakeholders’ feedback