>>> Christensen broke down the costs of adopting robotics for a typical SME: Basic robot system: 20 to 30 percent of cost Auxiliary hardware (cabling,

>>> Christensen broke down the costs of adopting robotics for a typical SME: Basic robot system: 20 to 30 percent of cost Auxiliary hardware (cabling, wires, etc): 20 to 30 percent Software: 40 to 60 percent of cost Even though a low-end robot may be about the price of a new car, they wont make it into your typical small machine shop until the "programming" component disappears.