Increase in High-end Connectivity Solutions To Tap Into The Blue Ocean Of Service Robots

The automation and control field is experiencing an unprecedented rate of evolution as industrial development demands higher levels of cost reduction and efficiency. From the Internet in the cloud to the transmission of information between machines, it is necessary to be equipped with more powerful wireless connectivity and sensing technology, and the demand for service-oriented to robots for networking is also increasing.

In recent years, China's service robot market has shown explosive growth. According to data, China's service robotics market size reached about 60.016 billion yuan in 2023, with a compound annual growth rate of 32.41% over the past five years, and it is expected that China's service robotics market size will reach 73.755 billion yuan in 2024. In the face of promising blue ocean, many have invested in layout.

Electronic giants force service robots

As a leading enterprise in the field of global connectivity and sensing, TE Connectivity has a keen insight into the market trend and takes the lead in adjusting its strategic deployment, and has made great efforts to lay out its service robots under the background of accelerated expansion of their application scenarios. Currently, Tyco Electronics gives full play to its technical and scale advantages to provide diversified, one-stop solutions for global customers, and realizes a double harvest of word-of-mouth and sales by virtue of its strong brand recognition and high-performance product portfolio.

In an interview with OFweek Vickers-Robotics, Liu Xiaomin, Account Manager of Tyco Electronics, said, "As industrial development puts forward higher requirements for cost reduction and efficiency, the automation control field is experiencing an unprecedented speed of evolution from the cloud-based Internet to the transmission of information between machines, which needs to be equipped with more powerful wireless connectivity and sensing technology, especially the service-oriented in this area robots have a growing need for networking."

It is based on this forward-looking judgment that Tyco Electronics has launched a series of connectivity products and solutions for service robots, focusing on wireless communication, power management, signal transmission and other aspects. The products have advanced technology, excellent performance, and are characterized by miniaturization, anti-vibration, and high integration, which can meet the diversified needs of service robots in terms of size, reliability, and communication capability.

Wireless Connectivity: 5G Phantom

Tyco Electronics has antenna products with excellent performance, uniform energy radiation, average efficiency of up to 80%; strong versatility, can cover all 4G/5G bands in the world, including Wi-Fi and GNSS; at the same time, with reliable mechanical design, vibration-resistant, dust-proof and water-proof; and can be mounted on metal and non-metallic surfaces can be provided in two versions, to meet the requirements of different design and installation.

Power Connectivity: Multi-Beam HD Series

Highly flexible/customizable configurations with free choice of power supply and signal bits without additional investment costs; high co-current capability, up to 140A/contact for Multi Beam Plus and up to 75A/contact for Multi Beam XLE; meets the requirements of different system architectures including board-to-board and board-to-wire connections; compact size and low profile; meets the requirements of different designs and installations. It can meet different system architectures, including board-to-board connection and board-to-wire connection; meanwhile, its compact size is conducive to ventilation and heat dissipation.

Signal Connection: USB- Type C Connector

This Tyco Electronics connector can simultaneously meet the needs of data/power, supporting USB 2.0/USB 3.1 Gen1/USB 3.1 Gen2, and has already launched the USB 4.0 version; and provides waterproof options, up to IPX8, and achieves industry-leading EMI performance.

Diversification Strategy to Meet Market Challenges.

Although the market for service robots is still vast, the phenomenon of industry volume is equally serious, and service robots may face a price war in the future, with cost compression inevitable. As a component supplier, Tyco Electronics responds positively and takes the initiative.

Liu Xiaomin confessed, "We realize the potential challenges of the service robot market, so we have taken a series of strategic measures to meet customer demand."

One of the most important is to improve performance and reduce costs through innovation and optimization of product lines. With advanced materials and manufacturing technologies, Tyco Electronics ensures the high quality and reliability of its products. At the same time, Tyco Electronics also establishes a close partnership with its customers, intervening in the early stages of product design as much as possible, participating in the entire process from design to finished product through its understanding of and insight into the growing and diversified needs of its customers, and staffing senior engineers in multiple locations around the world to provide customers with accurate technical support and advice, which helps the project come to fruition successfully.

In addition, to cope with the fierce competition in the market, Tyco Electronics has continued to expand its global business network and strengthened cooperation with industry leaders to withstand market fluctuations and maintain a competitive edge. Through the acquisitions of Laird Connectivity's external antenna business and Linx Technologies, Tyco Electronics has further expanded its product portfolio to provide more diversified choices for customers.

In the hot field of humanoid robots, which has attracted a lot of attention, Tyco Electronics also accurately enters the field by integrating AI technology and miniaturizing the layout of connectors accordingly.

Liu Xiaomin pointed out that humanoid robots pose design challenges in terms of component miniaturization, component integration and durability. Therefore, Tyco Electronics has optimized and streamlined components such as connectors and antennas to make them more compact and lightweight, while ensuring that these parts are stable and vibration-proof in operation. This initiative not only improves the mobility and applicability of humanoid robots, but also enhances their reliability in the face of repetitive plugging and environmental changes.

Write at the end

As the basic support in the field of robotics, connectivity and sensing technologies are becoming increasingly important. And through continuous innovation, Tyco Electronics is ready to lead the industry in change.

And as the application scenarios of service robots continue to expand, the future is expected to land on a large scale in many civilian fields such as healthcare, education, guidance, etc., and even penetrate into ordinary families and enter thousands of households.

The entry and deep cultivation of Tyco Electronics in the field of service robots is based on the accurate grasp of the trend of intelligent upgrading, and with the leading technical strength, complete product solutions and rapid response service capabilities, Tyco Electronics will surely be steady and far-reaching on this track, and will contribute its own strength to the promotion of human-computer interaction, intelligent manufacturing and other cutting-edge areas of development.