The robot pays for itself before you pay for it.
Three ways to fund a commercial robot: monthly rental (RaaS), capital lease, or outright purchase. Most facilities choose the monthly rental — one flat fee covers the robot, the deployment, the service, and the downtime risk, with typical payback of 9–18 months depending on the category.
We surface the financing at the start — not after you have fallen in love with a machine. Your finance team picks the structure that fits your capital plan; we size the deployment to match.
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Pick the structure that fits your capital plan.
Exact numbers depend on the robot, the term, and your site. We confirm the real figures in a quote — the structures below give you the framework.
Robotics-as-a-Service
Monthly rental
No capital outlay.
One flat monthly fee covers the robot, the deployment, the service, and a backup unit. We carry the downtime risk — a dead robot becomes our problem, not your shift.
- Robot on site and configured
- Delivery, setup, team walkthrough
- Ongoing maintenance and repairs
- Backup unit if yours goes down
- Nationwide support — 24/7 emergency
Best for: Most facilities: cleaning, delivery, security, inspection
Get a monthly quoteOwn it over time
Capital lease
Spread the cost.
A capital lease spreads the purchase price over 24–60 months with a $1 buyout at the end. You get the tax treatment of an asset purchase without the upfront hit.
- Fixed monthly payments
- $1 buyout at end of term
- Tax treatment as owned asset
- Service agreement quoted separately
- We source the financing partner
Best for: Facilities that want to own the asset long-term
Get a lease quoteOne-time buy
Outright purchase
Own it outright.
Pay once and own the machine. Best at high utilization with a team that can carry the maintenance. We still deploy, integrate, and service it — purchase does not mean you are on your own.
- Full ownership from day one
- Deployment and integration included
- Training included
- Service agreement quoted separately
- Nationwide service network
Best for: High-utilization operations with in-house ops capacity
Get a purchase quotePricing is quoted per job and confirmed on a free site assessment. We do not publish a single sticker price because the right number depends on robot type, term, volume, and your site.
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Typical payback periods — illustrative, by robot category.
These are industry-average ranges with stated assumptions — not a guarantee. We model your real numbers on a site walkthrough.
| Category | Typical payback | Primary driver |
|---|---|---|
| Cleaning robots | 9–14 months | Labor cost vs. overnight cleaning crew (~$3,500–$4,500/mo all-in) |
| Delivery robots | 12–18 months | Server labor hours recovered at scale (restaurants, hotels) |
| Material handling | 12–18 months | Forklift driver wages + turnover + injury risk |
| Security & surveillance | 10–14 months | Guard labor (~$60k+/yr per overnight post) vs. trailer rental (~$2,400/mo) |
Illustrative industry-average ranges with stated assumptions. Actual payback depends on your utilization, labor rates, and operating hours. We model your real numbers in a quote.
Coverage
Service nationwide.
Service nationwide. 3,000+ service engineers across all 50 US states, 85+ metros with closest-hub dispatch. 10-minute remote triage, 24-hour on-site dispatch, 24/7 emergency response.
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Remote triage
10-minute remote triage during business hours
Nationwide dispatch
24-hour nationwide on-site dispatch
Emergency response
24/7 emergency response
Common questions
- What is Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS)?
- RaaS is the monthly rental model: one fee covers the robot, the deployment, the service, and the downtime risk. Instead of a $20k–$100k capital purchase, you pay a flat monthly amount and the vendor carries the maintenance and backup. Most facilities choose RaaS because it keeps capital free and moves the downtime risk — a dead robot mid-shift — to the vendor.
- What is the typical payback period for a cleaning robot?
- In most facilities, 9–14 months. The driver is labor cost: a full-time overnight cleaner runs roughly $3,500–$4,500/month all-in; a cleaning robot on RaaS runs roughly $600–$2,000/month depending on size and coverage. These are illustrative industry ranges, not a guaranteed result — we model your real numbers on a site walkthrough.
- Can I switch from rental to purchase later?
- In many cases yes — we can structure a rent-to-own path so rental payments count toward a buyout. We confirm what is available for the specific unit on the scoping call.
- Do I need to buy the robot, or can I always rent?
- You can always rent. Monthly rental (RaaS) is available for every robot in our catalog. Purchase and lease are also available for buyers who prefer ownership. We surface all three structures at the start — your finance team picks what fits your utilization and capital plan.
- What does RaaS include?
- Every RaaS rental includes the robot on site and configured, delivery and setup, a team walkthrough, ongoing maintenance and repairs, a backup unit if yours goes down, and nationwide support with 24/7 emergency response. We own the downtime risk — a broken robot is our problem.
- Does buying outright mean we are on our own for service?
- No. Service is quoted separately from the purchase and always available through our US service engineer network: 10-minute remote triage, 24-hour on-site dispatch, 24/7 emergency response. A purchase changes who owns the asset — it does not change who services it.
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