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MrTacobeans t1_jbu7nw4 wrote

Reply to comment by science-raven in [D] Development challenges of an autonomous gardening robot using object detection and mapping. by science-raven

Regardless of the possibilities of this being possible this robot even at economies of scale looks more like 15-20k. Advanced lawn roombas are already in the 2-5k range a fully autonomous lawn/garden maintenance bot will never be below 5k... Unless it's just running around spraying water on stuff. The arm in your video alone would likely cost atleast 2-3k after R&D is factored in

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science-raven OP t1_jbwl03o wrote

Fixed variable cost analysis is crucial. 15k is very high. If you put 10 skilled workers on it for a year, plus development labs, it would cost about $1.2 million, including outsourcing to specialist engineers to refine the CAD files.

At high volumes, like 4000 units, that is divided to $300 RnD per unit. Obviously, it would benefit from a 2-3 million dev budget though.

The bill of materials is 3000, The metal welding is $500 and the assembly is another 500, so an open source kit would be less than 4000 dollars, and a fully built kit would also be 5000.

Husqvarna and roomba companies sell by market price, not the production price, so they can markup a high value, and they use custom circuit boards, custom plastic moulds including big thermoplastic pieces.

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