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Human Augmentation Market by Product (In-Built Augmentation and Wearable Augmentation), Application (Medical, Defense, Industrial), & Geography - Global Forecast to 2020

By: marketsandmarkets.com
Publishing Date: February 2015
Report Code: SE 3166

The development and adoption of the human augmentation technology in the medical and defense industry has revolutionized the human augmentation market.

The “human augmentation”, also known as “human enhancement”, basically focuses on creating cognitive and physical improvements in the human body. A basic example that can be cited is the usage of the active control systems to create limb prosthetics in order to exceed the human performance. This market works on techniques that are not only limited to treating illnesses and disability, but also for enhancing human characteristics and capacities.

The factors that are driving the growth of the human augmentation market are the moving of the healthcare industry toward perfection; a safe and strong defense; and sensors advancement. However, the major restraints for the growth of the market are ethical, legal, and social concerns; and high cost equipment and lack of skilled personnel. Technical development is expected to create lot of opportunities for the growth of the market.

Scope of the report:

This report categorizes the global market for human augmentation on the basis of products, applications, and geography.

Market based on products:

The human augmentation market, based on products, is segmented into two types; namely the in-built augmentation and wearable augmentation types. The wearable augmentation type has been further segmented into wrist-wear, eye-wear, foot-wear, neck- wear, body-wear, and others types.

Market on the basis of applications:

The application areas of the human augmentation technology include medical, defense, industrial, and others

Market based on geography:

The geographic analysis covers North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW). The cross segmentation data included in the report gives a deep insight about the regional markets.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction (Page No. - 14)
    1.1 Study Objectives
    1.2 Market Definition
    1.3 Study Scope
           1.3.1 Markets Covered
           1.3.2 Geographic Scope
           1.3.3 Years Considered for the Study
    1.4 Currency & Pricing
    1.5 Package Size
    1.6 Limitations
    1.7 Stakeholders

2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 18)
    2.1 Research Data
           2.1.1 Secondary Data
                    2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
           2.1.2 Primary Data
                    2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
                    2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights
                    2.1.2.3 Breakdown of Primaries Interviews: By Company Type, Designation, and Region
    2.2 Factor Analysis
           2.2.1 Introduction
           2.2.2 Demand-Side Analysis
                    2.2.2.1 Demand for Healthcare is Increasing
    2.3 Market Size Estimation
           2.3.1 Bottom-Up Approach
           2.3.2 Top-Down Approach
    2.4 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
    2.5 Research Assumptions and Limitations
           2.5.1 Assumptions

3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 28)

4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 31)
    4.1 Attractive Market Opportunities in the Market
    4.2 Market: By Product Segment
    4.3 Europe is Expected to Be the Third Fastest Growing Region in the Forecast Period
    4.4 The APAC Region Accounts for the Highest CAGR in the Global Market
    4.5 Market: By Wearable Augmentation
    4.6 Growth Rate Comparison Between Different Countries in Defense Application Market
    4.7 Life Cycle Analysis, By Geography, 2013

5 Market Overview (Page No. - 37)
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Market Segmentation
           5.2.1 By Product
           5.2.2 By Application
           5.2.3 By Geography
    5.3 Evolution
    5.4 Market Dynamics
           5.4.1 Drivers
                    5.4.1.1 Moving Towards Perfection in Healthcare
                    5.4.1.2 Safe and Strong Defense
                    5.4.1.3 Sensors Advancement
           5.4.2 Restraints
                    5.4.2.1 Ethical, Legal, and Social Concerns
                    5.4.2.2 High Cost Equipment and Lack of Skilled Personnel
           5.4.3 Opportunity
                    5.4.3.1 Technical Developments
           5.4.4 Challenge
                    5.4.4.1 Human Augmentation is Becoming An Autonomous and A Social Division
           5.4.5 Burning Issue
                    5.4.5.1 Protective Policy of the Chinese Government

6 Industry Trends (Page No. - 50)
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Value Chain Analysis
    6.3 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
           6.3.1 Threat From New Entrants
           6.3.2 Threat of Substitutes
           6.3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
           6.3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
           6.3.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

7 Human Augmentation Market, By Product (Page No. - 60)
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 in – Built Augmentation
    7.3 Wearable Augmentation
           7.3.1 Wrist-Wear
                    7.3.1.1 Types of Wrist Wears
                                     7.3.1.1.1 Wrist Wearable Watch
                                     7.3.1.1.2 Wrist Wearable Band
                    7.3.1.2 Key Players Providing Sensors for Wearable Wrist Watches
           7.3.2 Eye-Wear
                    7.3.2.1 Types of Eye-Wear
                                     7.3.2.1.1 Google Glass
                                     7.3.2.1.2 Smart Contact Lenses, HMD, and Hud
                    7.3.2.2 Sensors in Eye-Wear
                    7.3.2.3 Key Players Providing Sensors for Eye-Wears
           7.3.3 Foot-Wear
                    7.3.3.1 Key Players Providing Sensors to Foot-Wears
           7.3.4 Neck-Wear
                    7.3.4.1 Neck-Wears Types
                                     7.3.4.1.1 Ornament, Precious Metals & Jewelry
                                     7.3.4.1.2 Ties & Collars
                    7.3.4.2 Keys Players Providing Sensors for Neck-Wears
           7.3.5 Body-Wear
                    7.3.5.1 Type of Body-Wear
                                     7.3.5.1.1 Clothing & Inner-Wear
                                     7.3.5.1.2 ARM & Leg-Wear
                    7.3.5.2 Key Players Providing Sensors for Body-Wear
           7.3.6 Other-Wear (Finger and Head-Wear)
                    7.3.6.1 Types of Other Smart-Wears
                                     7.3.6.1.1 Smart Ring
                                     7.3.6.1.2 Smart Socks
                                     7.3.6.1.3 Smart Headsets

8 Human Augmentation Market By Application (Page No. - 82)
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Medical
    8.3 Defense
    8.4 Industrial
    8.5 Others

9 Geographic Analysis (Page No. - 94)
    9.1 Introduction
    9.2 North America
    9.3 Europe
    9.4 Asia-Pacific
    9.5 Rest of the World (ROW)

10 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 118)
    10.1 Overview
    10.2 Market Ranking, Market
    10.3 Competitive Scenario
    10.4 Recent Developments
           10.4.1 New Product Launches
           10.4.2 Partnerships, Agreements, and Contracts & Collaborations
           10.4.3 Merger and Acquisition
           10.4.4 Expansion
           10.4.5 Other Developments

11 Company Profiles (Page No. - 127)
(Overview, Products and Services, Financials, Strategy & Development)*
    11.1 Introduction
    11.2 B-Temia Inc.
    11.3 Braingate Company
    11.4 Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc.
    11.5 Google Inc.
    11.6 Magic Leap Inc.
    11.7 Raytheon Company
    11.8 Rewalk Robotics Ltd.
    11.9 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    11.1 Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
    11.11 Vuzix Corporation

*Details on Overview, Products and Services, Financials, Strategy & Development Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.

12 Appendix (Page No. - 151)
    12.1 Insights of Industry Experts
    12.2 Discussion Guide
    12.3 Introducing RT: Real Time Market Intelligence
    12.4 Available Customizations
    12.5 Related Reports

List of Tables (72 Tables)

Table 1 The Inclination of the Market Toward Achieving Perfection in the Healthcare Industry Will Propel Its Strong Growth
Table 2 Ethical, Legal, and Social Concerns is A Key Restraint for the Market
Table 3 Technological Developments & Emergence of Google Glass and Human 2.0 is the Key Opportunity in the Market
Table 4 Making Human Augmentation Autonomous and A Social Division is the Major Challenge
Table 5 Global Market Size, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 6 In-Built Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 7 In-Built Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 8 Wearable Market, By Type, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 9 Wearable Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 10 Wearable Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 11 Wrist-Wear Market, By Application,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 12 Wrist-Wear Market, By Geography,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 13 Eye-Wear Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 14 Eye-Wear Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 15 Foot-Wear Market, By Application,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 16 Foot-Wear Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 17 Neck-Wear Market, By Application,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 18 Neck-Wear Market, By Geography,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 19 Body-Wear Human Augmentation Market, By Application,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 20 Body-Wear Market, By Geography,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 21 Other-Wear Market, By Application,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 22 Other-Wear Market, By Region, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 23 Exoskeleton Systems for Use in Medicine
Table 24 Human Augmentation Application in Medical Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 25 Wearable Human Augmentation Application in Medical Market, By Type, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 26 Human Augmentation in Medical Application Market, By Region 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 27 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa): Human Augmentation Projects
Table 28 Human Augmentation in Defense Application Market, By Product 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 29 Wearable Human Augmentation in Defense Application, By Type 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 30 Human Augmentation in Defense Application Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 31 Human Augmentation in Industrial Application, By Product 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 32 Wearable Human Augmentation in Industrial Application Market, By Type, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 33 Human Augmentation in Industrial Application Market, By Region 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 34 Human Augmentation in Other Application Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 35 Wearable Human Augmentation in Other Application Market, By Type, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 36 Human Augmentation in Other Application Market, By Region 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 37 Market, By Geography, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 38 North American Market, By Country, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 39 North American Human Augmentation Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 40 North American In-Built Augmentation Market, By Country, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 41 North America Wearable Augmentation Market, By Country, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 42 North American Wearable Augmentation Market, By Type, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 43 North American Human Augmentation Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 44 U.S. Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 45 The U.S. Human Augmentation Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 46 Others Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 47 the Others Human Augmentation Market, By Application,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 48 European Market, By Country, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 49 European Human Augmentation Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 50 European In-Built Augmentation Market, By Country, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 51 Europe Wearable Augmentation Market, By Country, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 52 European Wearable Augmentation Market, By Type, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 53 The European Human Augmentation Market, By Application,   2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 54 German Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 55 German Human Augmentation Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 56 The U.K. Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 57 The U.K Human Augmentation Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 58 French Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 59 French Human Augmentation Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 60 Others Human Augmentation Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 61 Others Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 62 APAC Human Augmentation Market, By Product, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 63 The APAC Wearable Augmentation Market, By Type, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 64 The APAC Human Augmentation Market, By Application,2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 65 ROW Market, By Product 2013 – 2020, ($Thousand)
Table 66 The ROW Wearable Augmentation Market, By Type,2013 – 2020 ($Thousand)
Table 67 ROW Human Augmentation Market, By Application, 2013 – 2020 ($Million)
Table 68 New Product Launches, 2011-2015
Table 69 Partnerships, Agreements, and Contracts & Collaborations
Table 70 Merger and Acquisition
Table 71 Expansion
Table 72 Other Developments

List of Figures (80 Figures)

Figure 1 Human Augmentation Market
Figure 2 Research Design & Factor Analysis
Figure 3 Human Augmentation Across Industries
Figure 4 Market Size Estimation Methodology: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 5 Market Size Estimation Methodology: Top-Down Approach
Figure 6 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
Figure 7 Assumptions for the Research Study
Figure 8 Wearable Augmentation is Expected to Hold the Largest Market Share in the Forecast Period
Figure 9 The Defense Application is Expected to Hold the Largest Market Share From 2014 to 2020
Figure 10 Eye Wear and Body Wear Are Estimated to Be the Largest and Fastest Growing Types in the Market
Figure 11 Wearable Augmentation is Gaining Importance in Developing Regions
Figure 12 Wearable Augmentation Market is Expected to Grow at the Highest CAGR in the Forecast Period
Figure 13 Defense Application is Estimated to Hold the Highest Market Share in Europe Till 2020
Figure 14 North America Was the Key Contributor With the Largest Share in the Global Market in 2013
Figure 15 APAC to Dominate Across All Segments During the Forecast Period
Figure 16 The U.S. to Dominate the Defense Segment
Figure 17 The APAC and European Markets Are Currently in the Growth Stage in the Market
Figure 18 Market Segmentation
Figure 19 Market, By Product
Figure 20 Market, By Application
Figure 21 Market, By Geography
Figure 22 Evolution of the Market
Figure 23 Healthcare Sector Moving Towards Perfection is Expected to Spur the Demand for Market
Figure 24 Percentage Increase in Medical Device Procedures Till 2010, By Age Group
Figure 25 Wearable Technology Market Value
Figure 26 Product Market - Life Cycle Analysis, 2013
Figure 27 Market Value Chain
Figure 28 Porter Five Force Analysis, 2013
Figure 29 Graphical Representation of the Porter’s Five Force Analysis, 2013
Figure 30 Threat From New Entrants
Figure 31 Threat of Substitutes
Figure 32 Bargaining Power of the Suppliers
Figure 33 Bargaining Power of the Buyers
Figure 34 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
Figure 35 Market Segmentation, By Product
Figure 36 Market, By Product
Figure 37 Wearable Human Augmentation Market Comparison, By Application, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 38 Consumer Interests in Various Wearable Devices
Figure 39 Wrist Wear Types
Figure 40 Global Market Size of HMD, 2013
Figure 41 Eye-Wear Sensors
Figure 42 Sensors in Foot-Wear
Figure 43 Foot-Wear Human Augmentation Market Comparison, By Geography, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 44 Sensors in Neck-Wear
Figure 45 Sensors in Body-Wear
Figure 46 Body-Wear Human Augmentation Market Comparison, By Application, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 47 Other-Wear Market Comparison, By Geography, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 48 Market Segmentation, By Application
Figure 49 Medical: the Fastest Growing Application in the Market, From 2014 to 2020
Figure 50 Comparison Between Human Augmentation Applications in the Medical Market, By Product, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 51 Wearable Human Augmentation in the Defense Application Market Comparison, By Type, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 52 Human Augmentation in Industrial Application Market Comparison, By Geography, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 53 The Market, By Geography
Figure 54 Geographic Snapshot (2013) – APAC Estimated to Grow With the Highest Growth Rate
Figure 55 The U.S. Registered the Highest Growth Among All the Countries in the Market
Figure 56 North America Market Snapshot: the Demand Will Be Driven By the Technological Advancements in the Market
Figure 57 U.S. Human Augmentation Market Comparison, By Product, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 58 Europe Market Snapshot: the Active Presence of A Large Number of Medical & Defense Companies is Expected to Drive the Market
Figure 59 European Human Augmentation Market Comparison, By Country, 2013 vs. 2020
Figure 60 German Market Comparison, By Application, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 61 Others Human Augmentation Market Comparison, By Application, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 62 The APAC Market Comparison, By Product, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 63 The ROW Wearable Augmentation Market Comparison, By Type, 2014 vs. 2020
Figure 64 The Companies Adopted Product Innovation as the Key Growth Strategy During 2012-2014
Figure 65 Raytheon Co. Grew at the Fastest Rate Between 2011 and 2013
Figure 66 Market Ranking of Top 5 Players in the Market, 2014
Figure 67 Market Evaluation Framework- Partnerships/Contract/Collaborations Fuelled the Growth in the Market in 2013 and 2014
Figure 68 Battle for Market Share: New Product Launches Was the Key Strategy Between 2011 and 2015
Figure 69 Geographic Revenue Mix of the Top 2 Market Players
Figure 70 Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc.: SWOT Analysis
Figure 71 Google Inc.: Business Overview
Figure 72 Google Inc.: SWOT Analysis
Figure 73 Raytheon Company: Business Overview
Figure 74 Raytheon Co.: SWOT Analysis
Figure 75 Rewalk Robotics Ltd.: Business Overview
Figure 76 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.: Business Overview
Figure 77 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.: SWOT Analysis
Figure 78 Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.: Business Overview
Figure 79 Vuzix Corp.: Business Overview
Figure 80 Vuzix Corp.: SWOT Analysis

This report on the human augmentation market is aimed at identifying the major applications segments such as medical, defense, industrial, and others.

Human Augmentation Market was valued at $91.8 million in 2013 and is expected to reach up to $1135 million by 2020, at a CAGR of 43.52% between 2014 and 2020

The factors such as the expected lucrative growth rate of the augmented market in the future; and the growing demand for: perfection in the healthcare industry, safe and strong defense, and sensors advancements are driving the growth of the human augmentation market, in the North American region, especially in the U.S. This report profiles all the major companies involved in the market such as B-Temia Inc. (U.S.), BrainGate Company (U.S.), Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (U.S.), Google Inc. (U.S.), and Raytheon Company (U.S.), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (South Korea), and Vuzix Corporation (U.S.).

In terms of the product segment, the human augmentation market is classified into two types, namely the in-built augmentation and wearable augmentation types. The wearable augmentation type, which is further segmented into eye-wear, wrist-wear, foot-wear, body-wear, neck-wear, and other-wear, has dominated the North America human augmentation market so far. The growth is attributed to the strong economy in the North American region, and also to the increase in the technological advancements, and the demand for better products in the medical application segment.

Human Augmentation Market (2013 - 2020)

Human Augmentation Market