Purchase
You buy the machine; platform and support are monthly. Over a longer run this is the lowest total cost.
What a service robot costs
Every space is different, so any published price would be wrong for somebody, most often for the person who would overpay. We would rather show you what an installation is made of and what moves it, so you can judge where you will land. Tell us where the robot should work and you get a number within two working days.
01 · Presence
How many hours of presence you get
Start with what we can measure. Set your opening hours and your cost of labour; the calculation shows how many hours a month the robot is present with you and what the same number of hours would cost you.
It works the whole opening time. When it is quieter it returns to the charging dock by itself and is back before you need it again.
The values you set travel with the enquiry. We do not answer blind.
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€15
- hours of covered presence per month
- 312
- what that many hours would cost at your labour cost
- €4,680
Hours per week × 4.33 weeks × number of sites. 4.33 is the average number of weeks in a month.
The right-hand figure is your labour cost for the same number of hours, not the price of the robot. The robot works alongside your staff, not instead of them.
02 · Structure
What a deployment is made of
- 01The machineThe robot itself. We pick the model by the job, not by the catalogue: a Lumen robot with a transparent screen, a service robot with trays, a cleaning machine, or a humanoid. The machine can be bought outright or folded into the monthly line.
- 02Deployment at your siteSurveying the space, the map, the charging dock, the routes and the points the robot drives to. Content belongs here too: what the robot says, in which languages, and in which voice. This is a one-off cost and the largest part of month one.
- 03The platformThe monthly part. The console where you see every robot, changing what it says from a browser, voice and data inside the EU, updates and monitoring. Without it a robot is a device you receive and then have to worry about yourself.
- 04Support and wearRemote response, wear parts, and a visit to site when one is genuinely needed. What is included and what is not is named item by item in the contract, not covered by the phrase full support.
03 · Variables
What moves the number
- 01
Which robot
A screen that drives around a shopping centre and a desktop information unit at a reception desk are not the same machine and not the same order of magnitude.
- 02
How many sites
The second and third site cost less than the first. Content, voice and staff training are prepared once. The map of the space is the only part that repeats.
- 03
Driving or standing
Driving means surveying the space, a map, a charging dock and a test run during opening hours. A robot that stands in one place needs none of it.
- 04
Languages and how often content changes
Four languages are not four times the work. Changing promotions daily, on the other hand, is a different agreement from content that sits still for six months.
- 05
Connecting to your systems
If the robot should answer from your product list or your schedule, that is a one-off integration. We read one way only and write nothing back into your systems.
- 06
The building itself
Floors, lifts, flooring, aisle width and wireless coverage. An old building is workable, but somebody has to see it before a price is written down.
04 · Commercial models
Three ways this gets paid for
Monthly fee with a term
Machine, platform and support in one monthly figure. Smallest amount up front. The term is at least twelve months, because below that a deployment pays off neither for you nor for us.
Paid pilot
A first deployment with criteria and a deadline agreed in advance. You watch the robot work in your own space before committing to anything longer.
We do not do single-day hire for permanent deployments. For one day there are Jože and Tonka, and that is a different route.
In a shopping centre there is a fourth route. The centre already sells advertising space, and the screen is advertising space, so a brand can cover part or all of the robot. How that is put together is a conversation, not a web page.
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Frequently asked questions
Is maintenance included in the price?
Remote response and updates are in the monthly line. Wear parts and visits to the site are agreed separately, together with response times. Whatever is not written down is not included, and that is better known before signing than after.
How long does an installation take?
From a confirmed order to a robot that works, usually a few weeks. The map of the space and the preparation of content take the longest, not delivery.
How long does the robot last without charging?
We do not quote hours, because they depend on the space, the floor and how much the robot drives. The charging dock is part of the installation rather than an extra, and the robot returns to it by itself.
Can I try the robot first?
Yes, at your site and with your content. For a one-day appearance at a fair or an opening there are the humanoids Joze and Tonka, which is a different route and a different arrangement.
Does the price include several languages?
Yes. Multilingual is a setting, not extra development. The number moves only when there is substantially more content in each language, a whole catalogue rather than wayfinding.
Tell us where the robot should stand and you get a number.
The form is at the bottom of this page. We answer within two working days, with the name of the robot that belongs there and the questions we still need settled.
Enquiry
Tell us where the robot should stand.
Within two working days you get a proposal for your space and a date to see the robot working. No phone call, no obligation.
Or directlyinfo@vandri-robotics.com