AMR, AGV & Intralogistics Automation worked example

AMR ROI Calculator with amr fleet project investment of 212,500 $: a worked example

Suppose amr fleet project investment falls to 212,500 $. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate AMR project payback from capital investment, annual labor and throughput savings, and annual support cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • AMR fleet project investment: 212,500 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 425,000)
  • Annual labor and throughput savings: 165,000 $ / yr (held at the documented default)
  • Annual software, service, and support cost: 42,000 $ / yr (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Net annual AMR savings = annual labor and throughput savings - annual software, service, and support cost.
  • AMR project payback period works out to 1.73 yr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Net annual AMR savings works out to 123,000 $ / yr at these inputs.
  • AMR fleet project investment works out to 212,500 $ at these inputs.
  • Five-year AMR net value works out to 402,500 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where amr fleet project investment sits at 425,000 $ and the headline result is 3.46 yr, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 1.73 yr.
  • It subtracts annual software, service, and support cost from annual labor and throughput savings, then divides the fleet investment by that net savings to return a payback period in years. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • AMR project payback period: 1.73 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual AMR savings: 123,000 $ / yr
  • AMR fleet project investment: 212,500 $
  • Five-year AMR net value: 402,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live AMR ROI Calculator calculator, set amr fleet project investment to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.