TCO and ROI

The price tag is only a part. TCO adds installation, software subscription, maintenance, spare parts, batteries, training, downtime and the cost of integration. ROI compares that with savings or extra revenue, such as saved labor hours or more tables served per shift.

A simple example: a restaurant robot costing 15,000 and 1,200 per year in service, replacing 30 percent of a waiter workload worth 9,000 a year, pays back in under three years. Use the calculator on RoboHub with your own numbers, and keep estimates honest: leave out best-case assumptions.