Per-Unit Economics
Robot (per day)
Electricity: $1.50
Maintenance: $10
Software/licensing: $1
Total daily: $12.50
Annual: $4,562.50
Human (per day)
Wages (8 hour shift): $120
Benefits: $36
Training/management: $5
Total daily: $161
Annual: $58,665
Comparison
Robot is 12.8x more cost-efficient for routine tasks