AIChamp Robot Second Opinion

Independent second opinion on robot quotes

Before you spend $50K or $5M on automation, see if a fraction gets it done.

Send us the quote. In 2 weeks we rebuild your station in 3D from phone video, test the quoted robot against cheaper options, and show you which one actually hits your cycle time and payback. Before you sign the PO.

Send my quote for a free review See a sample report

No quote yet? See what fits your station first

  • NDA signed before you share anything
  • Nothing plugs into your machines or network
  • Any robot brand. We don't sell robots.
  • $4,870 fixed price. Second half paid on delivery.

Line 3, screw-fastening stationSample twin · built from phone video

Quote $480K → best option $310K, same job$170,000 less

Drag to rotate Playing at 4× speed
Cycle time, tested14.2 sQuote says 11.0 s
Gap to forklift lane0.4 mNeeds 1.0 m
Project price$480K≈ $10,000 / mo lease
Payback, tested19–23 moQuote says 14 mo
Wait to install (est.)16–20 wksCustom build + factory test
Sample numbers from the report format below; lead times are typical estimates. Your twin uses your station, your part mix, your shifts and live vendor lead times.

Expert network from

  • Toyota
  • GM
  • Amazon
  • NVIDIA
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • Franka Emika
  • Austral Robotics
  • Geely
  • Eli Lilly
  • Meta FAIR

What does the wrong robot cost you?

Quotes promise one cycle time and one payback. Set the sliders to your quote: see what a shortfall costs each year, and what a cheaper option that does the same job would save.

Payback in the quote18 mo
Real payback could be22.5 mo
Savings you don't get, per year$80,000
Saved up front with the cheaper option$210,000
Second Opinion, share of project0.8%

The $4,870 review costs less than 23 days of that shortfall.

Check my quote for free

One quote in, every alternative out, side by side.

This is the format of the Second Opinion. Every number is a range, every assumption is written down, and it is short enough for your COO to sign off.

ProjectSecond Opinion, screw-fastening station
StationLine 3, one and a half shifts
Options tested4
Turnaround10 working days
StatusSample
Quoted payback14 mo
Tested payback of the quote19–23 mo
Best alternative12–15 mo
OptionCycle timeFits your floor?PriceLease / month*PaybackWait (est.)
A. Integrator's quote
Custom 6-axis arm, fixed fixture		14.2 s
Quote says 11.0 s		Yes, but 0.4 m from the forklift lane
Below 1.0 m rule		$480,000≈ $10,00019–23 mo16–20 wks
B. Off-the-shelf cell
Same arm, rotary table, 2 fixtures		10.6 sYes, 1.1 m clear$530,000≈ $11,00014–17 mo10–14 wks
C. Two cobots, open-source vision
Operator loads parts
Pays back first		12.1 sYes, no fencing needed$310,000≈ $6,40012–15 mo4–8 wks
D. Humanoid
Walks parts between benches
Slower, long wait		19.5 s
Quote target 11.0 s		Yes, no fence, speed-limited zone$290,000≈ $6,00024–34 mo26–40 wks

*Illustrative 5-year lease at 9%. The report compares buying, leasing and robots-as-a-service at your own rates, with the vendor answers and benchmarks behind each row.

Plus the questions to send back to your integrator

  • Cycle time

    "Your quote says 11.0 seconds. The 3D test shows 14.2 at our part mix. What gets us to 11?"

  • Floor

    "The fence sits 0.4 m from the forklift lane. Can the cell move or rotate?"

  • Payback

    "Payback assumes two full shifts. We run one and a half. Please re-quote."

From quote on your desk to a decision in 2 weeks.

Your team spends about an hour filming. We do the rest and write down every assumption.

  1. Day 1–2

    Free review call

    Send the quote, a layout drawing or just the idea. In 30 minutes we flag the biggest risks and size the potential.

    $0
  2. Week 1

    Film and ask vendors

    Your team films the station on a phone, with us on video. We put your spec to off-the-shelf, custom and open-source vendors.

    50% to start
  3. Week 2

    Test in 3D

    Each option runs thousands of cycles in a 3D copy of your station: reach, clearance, cycle time, then payback ranges against benchmarks.

    Nothing touches your line
  4. Day 10

    Decide

    You get the shortlist, the vendor answers, buy, lease or monthly cost for each option, and the questions for your integrator.

    50% on delivery

Built to get past your IT, safety and engineering teams.

We work from video and drawings. Nothing gets installed, and nothing talks to your controls.

  • No CAD files neededPhone video becomes a 3D model of the station. Your integrator's layout drawing helps if you have one.
  • Your systems stay untouchedWe never connect to your PLCs or your network. Any kit we bring runs on its own network.
  • Remote first, on site when it helpsYour team films with us on a call. If a visit helps, we or a local partner come with PPE and complete your induction.
  • People are never measuredWe measure stations, not workers. Faces are blurred, and nothing is used to rate anyone. Data is deleted on request.

The robot jobs we check most, and what we check first.

Whether it arrives as a cell, a single arm or a humanoid, most quotes in mid-size plants fall into one of these.

  • Screwing, fastening and assembly

    Windows, doors, auto and equipment parts

    First check: the part variation the fixture has to hold

  • Palletizing and case packing

    Food and beverage, packaging, building products

    First check: changeovers and pallet patterns against the quoted rate

  • Machine tending

    Metal fabrication, machinery, plastics

    First check: part changeovers and gripper swaps

  • Inspection and vision

    Any line

    First check: the lighting and part mix the camera will see

  • Humanoids and mobile robots

    Totes, kitting, mixed tasks

    First check: whether a humanoid beats an arm or a mobile robot on cost, speed and uptime

  • Your own equipment

    Plants that build in-house

    First check: your design against off-the-shelf, before you cut metal

Free to flag. Fixed prices to decide.

We earn nothing from which robot you buy. No retainers, no success fees, no extra charges.

Step 1 · Free review call

$0

We look at your quote or station and tell you where the risk is, within 48 hours.

  • Send a quote, a layout drawing or just the idea
  • 30 minutes with whoever signs the PO
  • The biggest risks and a rough size of the savings
  • NDA first. You keep the notes either way.
Book the free call

Step 2 · Second Opinion

$4,870per robot project

Your quoted cell, arm or humanoid, tested against the best alternatives on your floor. Fixed price, 2 weeks.

  • Off-the-shelf, custom and open-source options, checked with the vendors who would build them
  • Robot benchmarks for your task: cycle time, uptime and cost from similar installs
  • 3D fit test of your station from phone video
  • Buy, lease or monthly cost and payback for each option
  • Questions to send back to your integrator

50% to start, 50% when the report is in your hands. On a $600K project that is 0.8% of the price.

Start with the free call

Step 3 · Whole-Plant Study

$14,610per plant

Automating a whole line or planning a new plant? Every station, every option, one roadmap. Fixed price, 3–4 weeks.

  • Every station mapped: automate now, later, or keep manual
  • All options compared: robot cells, arms and cobots, humanoids, open-source and no-robot fixes
  • Includes a full Second Opinion on your top station
  • Phased roadmap with capex and payback for each phase, toward lights-out where it pays
  • Buy, lease or monthly cost for each phase, plus a spec to send to integrators

50% to start, 50% on delivery. Up to 15 stations or one building; larger sites quoted after the free call.

Talk through my plant

What plant leaders ask us.

We already work with an integrator. Why add you?

Keep them. We don't sell robots or software. We check their quote against your real station before you sign, and if their design wins, they build it. An independent check also gets their proposal approved faster, and integrators send us projects for that reason.

Our integrator already ran a simulation. Why pay for another?

Their simulation shows their design, built to win the order. We test it against other vendors, open-source options and benchmarks, as a team that earns nothing from which one you pick.

How accurate is the 3D test?

Every number is a range, with the assumptions listed: part mix, shifts and operator speed. Where a number depends on something we can't see on video, we say so and tell you how to check it.

Who sees our data?

Only the team on your project, under an NDA signed before you share a quote or film anything. Vendors get a spec of the job without your company name, and never your quote's prices unless you say so.

Should we wait for the next generation of robots?

We follow new robots from San Francisco every week, so each report says whether a newer option is worth waiting for, what carries over to the next robot (fixtures, conveyors, guarding), and when leasing beats buying because the technology is still moving.

What do we commit to?

For the free call, nothing. The Second Opinion is a fixed $4,870 per robot project, and the Whole-Plant Study a fixed $14,610 per plant, including a Second Opinion on your top station. Both are 50% to start, 50% on delivery.

Send us the robot quote on your desk.

An independent team in San Francisco tests your quote and the alternatives on your real station, so you buy the robot that pays back, not the one a vendor is pushing.

Bring to the 30-minute call

  • The quote, layout drawing or just the idea
  • Your target cycle time and shifts
  • The date you need to decide
  • Who signs the PO
Send my quote for a free review

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