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That robotic arm is the salary of a dominos employee for 10+ years.

by hiou 10y ago

bko 10y ago
Source? > How Much Do New Robots Cost? Complete with controllers and teach pendants, new industrial robotics cost from $50,000 to $80,000. Once application-specific peripherals are added, the robot system costs anywhere from $100,000 to $150,000. Reconditioned robots are a less expensive option. Typically, used robots cost half as much as new robots. Used robot prices can range between an estimated $25,000 and $40,000, and systems with application components cost between $50,000 and $75,000. Just checked out a random pizza hut and seems to be open 11 AM - 10 PM daily or 11 hours a day or 77 hours a week or 4,000 hours a year. That'll cost about 30k a year at minimum wage not counting overtime, training, hiring cost, taxes, etc. [0] https://www.robots.com/faq/show/how-much-do-industrial-robots-cost https://www.robots.com/faq/show/how-much-do-industrial-robot...
- ams6110 10y ago
  What you're leaving out is that the robot can only do one thing. The Dominos employee can do whatever is necessary including cleaning, restocking ingredients, handling customer/delivery issues, etc. Also if the robot breaks down or otherwise stops working properly it's costing you anywhere from $250-$1000/hr in lost business plus cost of emergency repairs (robot techs on call at 10pm are generally not making minimum wage).
vessenes 10y ago
Probably not, or at least it won't be at scale. Dominos employees need managers, benefits (of some sort), payroll, legal and HR.. liability insurance for when they get pissed off and do something nasty to another employee or a customer.. they cost a lot more than the hourly.
ratsbane 10y ago
There's nothing intrinsically expensive about a robot arm. It's few motors, sensors, metal, plastic, and something like a raspberry pi. With cheaper components and volume production a robot arm could cost less than a Domino's employee makes in a week.
- carterehsmith 10y ago
  You are talking about hobby robot arms, not commercial robot arms.

That robotic arm is the salary of a dominos employee for 10+ years.

by hiou 10y ago

That robotic arm is the salary of a dominos employee for 10+ years.

bko 10y ago

Source? > How Much Do New Robots Cost? Complete with controllers and teach pendants, new industrial robotics cost from $50,000 to $80,000. Once application-specific peripherals are added, the robot system costs anywhere from $100,000 to $150,000. Reconditioned robots are a less expensive option. Typically, used robots cost half as much as new robots. Used robot prices can range between an estimated $25,000 and $40,000, and systems with application components cost between $50,000 and $75,000. Just checked out a random pizza hut and seems to be open 11 AM - 10 PM daily or 11 hours a day or 77 hours a week or 4,000 hours a year. That'll cost about 30k a year at minimum wage not counting overtime, training, hiring cost, taxes, etc. [0] https://www.robots.com/faq/show/how-much-do-industrial-robots-cost https://www.robots.com/faq/show/how-much-do-industrial-robot...

ams6110 10y ago
What you're leaving out is that the robot can only do one thing. The Dominos employee can do whatever is necessary including cleaning, restocking ingredients, handling customer/delivery issues, etc. Also if the robot breaks down or otherwise stops working properly it's costing you anywhere from $250-$1000/hr in lost business plus cost of emergency repairs (robot techs on call at 10pm are generally not making minimum wage).

vessenes 10y ago

Probably not, or at least it won't be at scale. Dominos employees need managers, benefits (of some sort), payroll, legal and HR.. liability insurance for when they get pissed off and do something nasty to another employee or a customer.. they cost a lot more than the hourly.

ratsbane 10y ago

There's nothing intrinsically expensive about a robot arm. It's few motors, sensors, metal, plastic, and something like a raspberry pi. With cheaper components and volume production a robot arm could cost less than a Domino's employee makes in a week.

carterehsmith 10y ago
You are talking about hobby robot arms, not commercial robot arms.