This document summarizes a study on analyzing gaps in Malaysia's robotics industry to inform the implementation of a national robotics initiative. The study involved: 1) Identifying local robotics stakeholders and reviewing literature on the current market, education, and standards. 2) Conducting primary research through questionnaires, visits, and workshops to profile technologies, human capital needs and capabilities, and standards awareness. 3) Benchmarking against global robotics industries and government directives to identify technology areas, human capital strengths/weaknesses, and standards gaps needed to advance Malaysia's robotics industry. The output is a gap analysis report and stakeholder database to provide input for the national robotics initiative's implementation plan.

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

2. 1. Project Overview

3. What is Robotics?
• Robotics is the branch of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer
science that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well
as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotics)
• Robotics is a branch of engineering that involves the conception, design, manufacture, and
operation of robot (http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/robotics)
• Robots are generally categorised as Industrial Robots and Service Robots
• Industrial robot is defined as an automatically controlled, reprogrammable,
multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes, which may be either
fixed in place or mobile for use in industrial automation applications as defined in ISO
8373* (Source: IFR Website)
• Service robot is a robot that performs useful tasks for humans or equipment excluding
industrial automation application (Source: IFR Website)
Note = * ISO 8373:2012 Robots and robotic devices -- Vocabulary

4. Global Robotics Overview
• Dominated by global big players like Japan, Germany, USA and Korea
• Industrial Robot
• End of 2017, it is estimated that about 2 million industrial robots will
be installed in factories worldwide (IFR)
• Service Robot
• End of 2017, it is estimated that about 31 million units of service
robots for personal use will be sold (IFR)

5. Market Potential
Industrial Robot
•Beyond 2020, Performance Management and Delivery Unit Chief Executive Officer
Dato’ Sri Idris Jala think manufacturing has to improve because services are not
easily exportable and are looking for high value manufacturing (Source: Business
Circle Malaysia).
• Robots can be used to replace foreign workers. Malaysia is estimated to have over
3 million migrant workers, which is about 10% of the Malaysian population
(Wikipedia).
Kawal kebanjiran pekerja asing (http://web6.bernama.com/bernama/v3/bm/news_lite.php?id=1115467)
• Robots can be used for monitoring and surveillance purpose.
Malaysia rugi RM2 billion setiap tahun kerana penyeludupan, Harian Metro 4 March 2015 - http://www.hmetro.com.my/node/34696
•There is an increasing demand for robot technology on the Malaysian market, as
SMEs are starting to realise the benefits of automating their production lines.
Automating the SMEs (http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/02/20/Automating-the-SMEs/)
Service Robot
• Increase numbers of career women indicates need for domestic robots to assist
household tasks. Almost 50% Malaysia’s population for 15-64 years are female
(amounted to 7.8 million) where 42.3% of them are career women (Source: World
Bank, Wikipedia)
• Edutainment robots which can be used by mass market at affordable price for
different ages and needs.
Robotics are used to assist in autistic learning (http://www.bbc.com/news/education-20252593)
• Medical /Nursing robot - high potential in Malaysia due to high % of aging
population (to reach 7.1% by 2021 according to Statistics Department) and growth
in healthcare industry
FDA has implement first medical robot (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/255457.php)
• Robots can even be pets
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3007920/Will-robots-make-PETS-Apple-founder-Steve-
Wozniak-no-doubt-artificial-intelligence-world.html

6. RESEARCH
CENTRES
SOLUTION
PROVIDERS
DISTRIBUTORS ACADEMIA STANDARDS
Gap Analysis of Malaysia’s Robotics
Industry
Current level of Malaysia's Robotics Industry
Target level of Malaysia's Robotics Industry
Gaps and Issues faced by Robotics Stakeholders in
Malaysia’s Robotics Industry
SCOPE: Technology, Human Capital, Standards
Robotics Stakeholders:
Research Centres
• Organisations (research
institutions, universities or
companies) undertaking in-
house R&D developing
prototype or final product
Solution Providers
• Companies conducting
prototype/system
customization and integration
to suit users’ requirements
Distributors
• Companies with right to sell
or market the product
Academia
• Training Centres, Colleges,
Universities providing
accredited courses in robotics
Standards
• Can be standards institutions,
interest groups involve in
standardization activities
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Current Malaysia’s Robotics Industry:
1) Identify robotics stakeholders
2) Literature Review :
• Current Market/Industry Reports
• Current Education in Robotics
• Standardisation in Robotics
3) Primary Research
(Questionnaires/Visits/Workshop):
• Research/Technology Profiling
• Human Capital Profiling (Needs and
Capability)
• Standards Awareness and Willingness
2
3
1) Global Robotics Industry as Reference/
Benchmark Model :
• Global Market/Industry Report
• EU /Korea/Japan Robotics Roadmap
• Korea’s Robotics Education
• Global Standardisation in Robotics
2) Government Initiatives and Directives:
• Action Plan from National Robotics
Focus Group
• E&E/ICT Manufacturing Framework
• Others
3) IC-I NR Directions and Programmes:
• Technology
• Human Capital
• Standards

7. •Company Websites
•Directory
•Internet Search
Robotics
Stakeholders
•Questionnaires
•Visits
•Discussion with
domain experts
•Workshop
•Company Websites
•Papers. Journals,
Conferences
Data
Collection
•Relevant
Technologies in
Robotics
•Mappings with
Global Robotics
Industry (based
on identified
gaps)
Literature
Review
•IC-I NR
•Government
Directives : MOSTI
Robotics
Advancement
Workshop
Direction/
Target/
Objectives
Questionnaires
• Technology and Standards
• Human Capital
Robotics
Stakeholder’s
Database
• Technology Profiling
• Human Capital
Profiling
• Standards
Awareness/Readiness
Industry
related
Issues
Issues in
Malaysia’s
Robotics Industry
Industry
Gaps
Group
into
• Company
• Research
• Academia
Directory Mappings
• Company – Technology - Products
• Research – Technology – Products/Prototypes
• Academia – Technology
• Human Capital – Technology
• Standards Awareness/Willingness
• Industry (by Sectors) Database
Global Robotics
Technology
Areas
Projects
Malaysia’s
Robotics
Technology Areas
Mapped
Technology Areas
(i.e: Technologies
identified to be
required in Malaysia’s
Robotics Industry)
Technology
Gaps
Human Capital
Strength/ Weaknesses
Relevant/Relevance of
Robotics Standards
Human
Capital Gaps
Standards
Gaps
Technology Strength/
Weaknesses
IC-I NR
Objectives
Input for IC-I NR
Implementation
Plan
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3
4
• Recommendations
• Solutions

8. Objectives
- Determine the current status,
strengths, weaknesses and stakeholders
of the Robotics Industry in Malaysia
- Focusing on 3 main scopes (in line with
the implementation of IC-I NR) which
are:
- Technology
- Human Capital
- Standards
- Determine the gaps and issues faced by
the Robotics Stakeholders in technology,
human capital and standards
implementation
- Study on the other global robotics
industry like Korea’s as
reference/benchmark model
Output
- Gap Analysis Report for Malaysia’s
Robotics Industry in the following areas:
- Technology
- Human Capital
- Standards
- Robotics Stakeholders Listing 
Database