Current work value
People, hours, shifts, days, weeks, and loaded hourly cost show the annual value of the repeat work you are assessing.
Estimate the value of repeat work.
Start with the work you want to automate and how it runs today. Add a working budget if you have one to see a simple payback estimate.
Start with the current work.
Nothing entered here is sent to Uru Robotics.
1. The task
2. The working pattern
3. A budget, if you have one
A useful system cost includes the robot or vehicle, process equipment, tooling, fixtures, safeguards, installation, and integration. Uru confirms that scope after reviewing the task.
Manual-work value each yearAdd your figures
Simple paybackAdd a budget
Choose the task and add the current working pattern to see a first estimate.
Talk to us about a system estimateWhat the estimate tells you
The first result values the repeat manual work today. It is a starting point for a business case, not a price or a return promise.
Payback, when you have a budget
Add a working budget and the tool compares it with the annual work value. The result is a simple payback period, not a final investment case.
System cost needs scope
The automation task is only the starting point. The complete cost depends on the equipment, access, tooling, safety, hand-off, and integration around it.
Use realistic inputs
Count the work that genuinely repeats. Do not treat all manual time as work that can move into a system.
- People and hours
- Count the people and time assigned to the repeated part of the task, not unrelated setup, checks, or work that stays manual.
- Loaded hourly cost
- Use the full hourly cost of the work, not the wage alone.
- Working budget
- If you have a budget, include the complete system rather than the robot price alone.
- System estimate
- If you do not have a budget, speak with Uru Robotics. The first conversation starts with the task; no drawings or detailed files are needed.
FAQs
What the tool can estimate before a system has been scoped.
What does this calculator estimate?
It estimates the annual value of the manual work you enter. If you add a working system budget, it also calculates a simple payback period on that labour-capacity value.
Why does it ask about the automation task?
The task provides context for the conversation and the system scope. It does not create an automatic Uru system price.
Why is there no automatic system-cost estimate?
A system cost depends on the task and the complete scope around it: equipment, tooling, fixtures, safeguards, installation, and integration. Uru Robotics does not publish a price range without that review.
Is the result a quote?
No. It is a planning estimate from your own inputs, not a price or a return promise.
What is a loaded hourly cost?
The full hourly cost of the work being assessed, not the wage alone. Include the employment costs you normally carry alongside it.
Related guides
Where to go once you have a rough number.
Contact Uru Robotics.
Bring your figures and the production task behind them.