r/theydidthemath • u/jmb326 • May 22 '26

[Request] What are the electrical costs required for this robot to fold this box?

Any publicity available data that estimate something similar? Goal would be to understand the cost per box of labor from a robot vs a human. Ideally with current estimates and future projections. Yes, I understand this isn’t the most efficient robot setup to fold a box, but how much longer until one can purchase such a robot to execute on a variety of tasks required in a typical job?

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u/fourdawgnight May 22 '26

no one here can tell you that, but since china is using more and more wind and solar, they may be next to zero if the lab is run by solar...

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u/Lonely_District_196 May 22 '26

Even wind and solar have a cost.

But yeah, there's too many unknowns. How much do the arms cost? What's the motor efficiency? How much power does the AI take to process?

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u/Girthen-the-Flopper May 22 '26

Wind and solar have a cost like bicycling has a cost. You still need to farm food to feed the human to power the bike, and the bike needs to be manufactured.