When does a robot become cheaper than a human?
Calculate the true cost of robot ownership, compare published robot prices and find the productivity needed for automation to make financial sense.
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Compare the financial cost of robots and paid labour.
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See hypothetical economics for priced humanoid robots.
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Put two robots side by side using common assumptions.
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Find the maximum price a robot can justify.
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01 · Set labour costs
Include wages, employer overheads and actual productive hours.
02 · Model robot work
Account for uptime, productivity, supervision and genuine payroll savings.
03 · Find your threshold
Discover the price a robot would need to reach to break even.
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We don't invent productivity numbers.
A public price doesn't tell you how much work a robot can do. Our model keeps source facts, hypothetical assumptions and missing data separate.
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Use the inverse affordability tool to find the maximum purchase price for your chosen payback period, even before a robot has a public selling price.
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