Cost of Automation for Delivery Robots | Explanation of 11 Breakdown Items

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last updated：Sep 30, 2026

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The robot itself accounts for 30% of the total. What is the reason for the estimate of labor reduction being higher than expected?

"I want to automate the transportation work with robots. However, I don't even know how much it will cost in the first place." Based on my experience of handling everything from item discovery to creating approval documents and design, I have summarized the cost breakdown by item. Taking the example of transporting a 10kg workpiece by flipping it onto a cart (with a two-person team including night shifts), the estimated cost is between 10 million and 20 million yen. Of that, the robot itself costs between 3 million and 4.5 million yen, which is only about 30% of the total. The remaining 70% consists of peripheral costs such as control panels, cameras, pneumatic systems, safety measures, construction, and design. This document explains the budgeting approach by calculating backwards from the fixed costs of workers and provides a breakdown of costs into 11 items (reference values). *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.*

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【Overview of the Document】 - Format: PDF (A4, 3 pages) - Target Audience: Business owners and production technology personnel in the manufacturing industry considering labor-saving and automation for transportation tasks 【Contents】 - Budgeting approach based on the fixed costs of workers - Conditions for the anticipated transportation tasks - Breakdown of costs into 11 items (robot, control panel, camera, pneumatic, gripping, safety equipment, safety fence, frame, sensor, power supply work, design) - On-site adjustments after installation, which are often not included in estimates 【Scope of AiTwin's Services】 - On-site diagnosis of transportation tasks - Proposals for labor-saving and efficiency improvements based on cost-effectiveness - Preliminary verification before implementation *All amounts are reference values based on experience.

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The materials can be downloaded for free. The cost of automation varies greatly depending on the site conditions, so we will provide a customized estimate after conducting a site survey.

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※The estimated time for design and startup is 2 to 3 weeks for mechanical design, 1 to 2 weeks for electrical design, and 1 to 3 days for on-site startup (subject to change based on conditions).

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【For those who】 - Are considering automation of transportation tasks but cannot grasp the scale of costs - Were surprised that the estimate for a robot was higher than expected - Want to explain cost-effectiveness with numbers for internal approval or subsidy applications 【Examples of expected tasks】 - Visually inspecting the quality of incoming workpieces - Removing workpieces (approximately 10kg) from the transport device - Flipping the workpieces and placing them on a cart for the next process - A two-person operation including night shifts Even if the weight, shape, and line conditions differ, we will provide an understanding of the scale after observing the site.