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Automation & Robotics ROI Calculator

An interactive scenario-driven ROI calculator to capture project assumptions, save scenarios for later comparison, and enable automated payback, NPV, and sensitivity calculations when a backend calculation service is connected.

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Automation & Robotics ROI Calculator

This interactive calculator helps teams capture realistic assumptions for an automation or robotics project, save scenarios, and prepare standard inputs for an automated ROI calculation (payback, NPV, and sensitivity). Complete the form for a scenario and save it. If your site or enterprise enables calculation processing, results and charts will be returned after submission. Use this to compare alternatives, store a project record, and support consistent decision-making.

Short, distinctive name (e.g., 'Packing line cobot pilot - Line 2').
Select the currency for all cost inputs.
Equipment purchase price or capital lease cost. Exclude integration unless you include integration separately below.
Controls, tooling, software integration, safety modifications, and integrator fees.
Optional additional one-time costs relevant to the project.
Full-time-equivalent positions reduced or reallocated because of this project. Use decimals for partial FTEs.
Include wages, benefits, payroll burden, and overhead per hour.
Typical default: 2,000 (40 hrs/wk × 50 wks) or your company standard.
Average time to complete one unit today.
Estimated cycle time after the automation is in place. Provide either current/new cycle times or direct throughput gain estimates.
Optional. An alternative to supplying cycle times; positive values increase throughput.
Annual cost of scrap and rework this automation aims to reduce.
Percent reduction in scrap and rework attributable to the automation.
Average equipment availability today (0–100%).
Expected availability after changes. Use this to capture throughput-related availability impacts.
Total maintenance cost per year for affected equipment/process today.
Estimate of year-after-year maintenance cost. Automation can increase or decrease maintenance expense.
Number of years to include in NPV and payback calculations (typical: 5–10).
Used for present-value calculations. Typical values 6%–12% depending on company hurdle rate.
Select the categories of benefits you want the calculator to include.
Describe up to three alternate assumptions to test (e.g., '20% higher capex', '50% of estimated labor savings realized'). These can be processed if calculation automation is enabled.
Any contextual notes, key risks, integration readiness, safety items, or expected timeline that reviewers should consider.
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