Robotics & Automation worked example

Robot Batch Capacity at 63% expected cell uptime: a worked example

Suppose expected cell uptime falls to 63%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate good parts per batch run on a robotic cell from parts per cycle, cycles per batch window, cell uptime, and first-pass yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Parts per robot cycle: 4 parts / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Cycles per batch window: 600 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Expected cell uptime: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)
  • Expected first-pass yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross batch capacity = parts per robot cycle x cycles per batch window.
  • Good batch capacity works out to 1,467 good parts / batch at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross batch capacity works out to 2,400 good parts / batch at these inputs.
  • Batch uptime loss works out to 888 good parts / batch at these inputs.
  • Batch first-pass yield loss works out to 45.36 good parts / batch at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected cell uptime sits at 88% and the headline result is 2,049 good parts / batch, this scenario comes in 28.41% below the baseline at 1,467 good parts / batch.
  • It computes good parts delivered per batch by multiplying parts-per-cycle and available cycles, then derating for cell uptime and first-pass yield. 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

  • Good batch capacity: 1,467 good parts / batch (headline result)
  • Gross batch capacity: 2,400 good parts / batch
  • Batch uptime loss: 888 good parts / batch
  • Batch first-pass yield loss: 45.36 good parts / batch

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Robot Batch Capacity calculator, set expected cell uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.