Robotics & Automation worked example

Robot Path Efficiency at 50% target path efficiency: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop target path efficiency to 50%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate robot path efficiency as productive motion time over total program time, with a gap to your target.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Productive TCP motion time per cycle: 6.5 sec (held at the documented default)
  • Total program time per cycle: 10 sec (held at the documented default)
  • Target path efficiency: 50 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 70)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Robot path efficiency = productive TCP motion time per cycle / total program time per cycle.
  • Robot path efficiency works out to 65 % path efficient at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Path efficiency gap works out to -15 points at these inputs.
  • Productive TCP motion time works out to 6.5 value at these inputs.
  • Total program time works out to 10 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target path efficiency sits at 70% and the headline result is 65 % path efficient, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 65 % path efficient.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to target path efficiency, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. High path efficiency doesn't guarantee a fast cycle — a slow, smooth program can score well while a fast, choppy one scores low, so read it alongside absolute cycle time.

Results at a glance

  • Robot path efficiency: 65 % path efficient (headline result)
  • Path efficiency gap: -15 points
  • Productive TCP motion time: 6.5 value
  • Total program time: 10 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Robot Path Efficiency calculator, set target path efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.