Investment
Include robot, tooling, safety, integration, controls, infrastructure, software, validation, launch and working capital.
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Whole-cell economics
Count tooling, fixtures, guarding, integration, facilities, training, energy, maintenance, downtime, change and decommissioning—not only arm price.
Evidence statusEngineering decision framework · cell-specific validation requiredLast reviewed: 11 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
Economic value belongs to the accepted work delivered over the cell lifecycle, net of human effort and operating risk.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Operating cost
Measure labour by task, energy, consumables, service, spares, licences, quality loss, downtime and support travel.
Value and uncertainty
Model good output, avoided risk, capacity, flexibility, residual value and downside scenarios with explicit assumptions.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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What is excluded from the quoted system price?
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Which labour moves rather than disappears?
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How do downtime, yield and changeover affect the result?
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What happens if volume, mix or support cost differs from plan?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
Costed as-built bill, services and internal labour record
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Evidence package 2
Operating-period output, quality, downtime and support data
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Evidence package 3
Scenario model with assumptions, sensitivity and decision threshold
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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A payback estimate based on arm price and theoretical labour displacement is not a whole-cell business case.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
Sources and evidence status
Read standards scope, measurement evidence and application conclusions separately.
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ISO · 2025-02
↗02ISO 10218-2:2025 — Industrial robot applications and robot cells
Addresses integration, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of complete industrial robot applications and cells.
NIST · 2018-06-01
↗Quick health assessment for industrial robot degradation
Demonstrates measurement of tool-centre position and orientation degradation to support condition assessment.