Robot hardware costs dropped 40% in two years, deployment economics finally make sense
___Mufasaa · x · 2026-08-18
Robot hardware costs have dropped 40% in the last two years. A manipulation arm priced at $75k in 2023 is now $45k, and the cost curve is not flattening. This indicates that robot deployment economics are making sense for the first time ever.
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