Download or read book Breakthrough technologies – Robotics, innovation and intellectual property written by World Intellectual Property Organization and published by WIPO. This book was released on 2015 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robotics technology and the increasing sophistication of artificial intelligence are breakthrough innovations with significant growth prospects and the potential to disrupt existing economic and social facets of everyday life. Few studies have analyzed the developments of robotics innovation. This paper closes this gap by analyzing how innovation in robotics is taking place, how it diffuses, and what role intellectual property plays.