Site measurements and time studies
Measurements entered in the Lab describe the visitor’s scenario. A technical assessment requires passage widths, actual routes, interference conditions and measured cycle times.
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Automation and people.
Measurable value.
Configure a financial scenario to assess how robotics can support your business operations. Estimates are illustrative and depend on the inputs provided.
ROI CALCULATOR
Collaborative robotics.
The value of automation.
Explore how robots can work alongside people and improve operations. Adjust costs, utilization and acquisition options to estimate the economic benefit.
Configure your scenario
Default figures are illustrative and editable; they are not quotations.
1 Robot type
2 Acquisition and utilization
Lease terms
€
€/month
months
€
The lease includes the down payment, monthly installments and final buyout. The robot can remain in use after buyout; lease payments are not added to the purchase price.
Rental terms
€/month
€
Rental is assumed to continue throughout the selected period, with no transfer of ownership. If maintenance, batteries or software are included in the rental fee, set those operating costs to zero to avoid double counting.
€
€
years
h
Enter only hours when the robot performs productive tasks, not merely powered-on hours.
3 Supported tasks and productivity
€/h
%
%
min/h
How to interpret the inputs: if the robot supports tasks equivalent to 70 staff hours and 50% of the recovered time reduces actual expenditure (such as overtime or outsourced services), 35 hours translate into cash savings. The other 35 hours can be redeployed to service, quality and higher-value work.
4 Operating costs
€/year
€/year
€/year
€/each
Battery default: €200 per replacement, with a selectable 3–5 year interval. Maintenance, energy and software costs remain editable.
How to interpret the value created
The model distinguishes recovered operating capacity from achievable cash savings. Robots support staff with automatable tasks: the time made available can be reinvested in service, quality and higher-value work. Only the portion that reduces actual expenditure is counted as cash savings.
Calculation method and formulas
Hourly robot cost = [acquisto oppure leasing oppure noleggio + installazione + costi di esercizio + batterie + supervisione] / ore produttive total.
Estimated annual cash savings = robot hours × share of tasks supported × cash-conversion share × hourly task cost.
Annual economic benefit = estimated cash savings − annual operating costs − average annual battery costs − annual acquisition allocation.
Payback = first point at which cumulative cash flows become positive; for rental with no initial outlay, it is marked as not applicable.
Important assumptions
- Default prices and productivity assumptions are examples, not binding commercial offers.
- Minimum service life set to 10 years as an analytical assumption, subject to confirmation for each model and application.
- Battery replacement is initially assumed to cost 200 € every 3, 4 o 5 years; check whether batteries are included in the contract.
- Constant-price calculation, excluding VAT, discounting, tax incentives, insurance, exceptional failures and residual value. For leases, financing costs are reflected in the entered payments; no interest rate is assumed.
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Published specifications.
Transparent assumptions.
Published research provides case studies, not universal performance factors. Actual performance and constraints depend on the robot documentation and on-site measurements.
Transparent formulas
Theoretical travel time = distance / speed, assuming constant speed. The simplified calculation estimates annual transport time from three visitor inputs. It does not estimate cost savings, recoverable staff time or ROI without a pilot test.
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Shimmura and colleagues (2020) describe an automated guided vehicle in a restaurant and report a reduction in working hours in that case. We do not assume that the same outcome applies to every business.
Original publication · DOI ↗Madaro Global Robotics data policy
Technical values are entered by visitors and, where available, supported by documentation; they are not automatically verified. Site measurements must be checked on location. Results follow the disclosed formulas. Where information is insufficient, the website displays “—” rather than inventing an estimate. Illustrative animations do not demonstrate certified autonomous navigation or safety.
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