Robotics & Automation worked example

Robot Cell 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 shift from a robotic workcell using parts per cycle, available cycles, uptime, and first-pass yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Parts per robot cycle: 4 parts / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available robot cycles per shift: 480 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 robot cell capacity = parts per robot cycle x available robot cycles per shift.
  • Good robot cell capacity works out to 1,173 good parts / shift at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross robot cell capacity works out to 1,920 good parts / shift at these inputs.
  • Cell uptime loss works out to 710 good parts / shift at these inputs.
  • First-pass yield loss works out to 36.29 good parts / shift 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 1,639 good parts / shift, this scenario comes in 28.41% below the baseline at 1,173 good parts / shift.
  • It computes good parts per shift by multiplying gross robot cycle output by expected 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 robot cell capacity: 1,173 good parts / shift (headline result)
  • Gross robot cell capacity: 1,920 good parts / shift
  • Cell uptime loss: 710 good parts / shift
  • First-pass yield loss: 36.29 good parts / shift

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.