⬡ RobotBreakEven
The inverse calculator

What is the maximum you should pay for a robot?

Instead of guessing the robot's price, discover the maximum purchase price that could make financial sense for your work.

All values are editable hypothetical scenarios. No robot has been independently demonstrated to replace the assumed labour.

01 · Human employment

Fully loaded employer costs, with paid and productive weeks treated separately.

Editable example; includes pension, employer tax and other costs
Annual employment cost
£35,100

Effective cost per productive hour: £20.35

02 · Robot economics

Set operating conditions, ownership costs and how much work actually replaces paid labour.

03 · Maximum affordable price

Recalculates instantly from the same tested financial engine.

Maximum robot purchase price · useful life
£63,034
Maximum price · 3-year target
£36,180
Maximum total initial investment
£65,634
Annual net operating benefit
£12,927

Maximum purchase price excludes delivery, training and integration, which are subtracted separately. A zero/negative ceiling means the proposed robot is not financially justified under these assumptions.

Break-even targets

Required productivity30.3%
Required scheduled hours / week18.6
Robot availability / year1,700 hrs
Equivalent work / year1,105 hrs

Sensitivity to productivity

30% productivity£14,606
50% productivity£42,279
70% productivity£69,952
90% productivity£97,625
110% productivity£125,298

Financial model, not a productivity prediction. Confirm tasks, uptime, staffing changes, taxes, financing and local currency before making purchasing decisions.

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