Single Location
Robot cost: $20,000
Monthly savings: $1,600
Payback: 12.5 months
Five Locations
Robot fleet: 5 x $20,000 = $100,000
Monthly savings: 5 x $1,600 = $8,000
Payback: 12.5 months (same)
Twenty Locations
Robot fleet: 20 x $20,000 = $400,000
Monthly savings: 20 x $1,600 = $32,000
Payback: 12.5 months
Year 2 profit: $384,000
5-year profit: $1.92 million
Scale Effect
Percentage of revenue spent on automation: Decreases as you scale
Competitive advantage: Increases with fleet size