--- title: Prep ROI Calculator | Restaurant Series description: Estimate labor and yield savings from kitchen prep automation. Get Year-1 net benefit and payback based on your inputs. --- - Your source for robotics and automation insights. - [info@roboop365.com](mailto:info@roboop365.com) - [1877 659 4490](tel:1877%20659%204490) - English [![RoboOp -Logo 1 crop](https://info.roboop365.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RoboOp%20-Logo%201%20crop.png?width=317&height=500&name=RoboOp%20-Logo%201%20crop.png "RoboOp -Logo 1 crop")](https://info.roboop365.com/?hsLang=en) - [Contact Us](https://roboop365.com/contact-us/) ## Cooking Robot ROI Calculator **Compare a kitchen robot vs adding another cook.** This calculator helps restaurant and hospitality operators sanity-check the economics of kitchen automation compared to hiring another line cook. Start with your current labor assumptions and adjust wage rate, hours, and coverage to reflect your operation. The goal isn’t a perfect answer. It’s to see where automation realistically makes sense and where it doesn’t. ### Core inputs Labor-only mode QSR mode Average hourly wage ($/hr) i Benefits load (%) i Payroll tax load (%) i Annual turnover rate (%) i Cost per turnover ($) i Cooks replaced by robot (count) i --- #### Robot costs Acquisition mode Purchase Lease Purchase price ($) Startup and installation fee ($) i Electrical/utility upgrades ($) i Useful life (years) Annual maintenance (% of price) Monthly lease ($) --- #### Operations Average party size i Average check per party ($) Tables in dining room Peak window length (hours) i Peak services per week Current average turn time (mins) i Expected turn time with robot (mins) i Orders per peak hour (current) i Orders per peak hour (with robot) i Peak hours per week Average check per order ($) Tickets/Orders per day (for upsell calcs) i Days open per year Reset to defaults Download inputs as CSV [Download Excel (.xlsx)](https://info.roboop365.com/hubfs/Cooking_Robot_ROI_Calculator.xlsx?hsLang=en) ### Results and ROI with Robots Annual labor savings $0 Annual revenue gains $0 Total annual impact $0 Total annual robot cost $0 Net annual ROI $0 Payback period N/A Revenue realization 100% Scales revenue gains only. Savings stay fixed. Show calculation details #### Savings - Fully burdened cost per cook: $0 - Labor savings: $0 - Food waste savings: $0 - Safety savings: $0 #### Revenue gains - Faster turns / throughput: $0 - Recovered walk-aways: $0 - Upsell desserts: $0 - Upsell drinks: $0 - Realization factor: 100% #### Costs - Annual robot cost: $0 - Amortized install and electrical: $0 ### Additional Cost Savings Hide #### Food waste and consistency Enter your current food waste and a target with automation. Annual food spend ($) Current food waste (%) i Expected food waste with robot (%) i #### Safety and workers’ comp Estimate injury-related costs and a reduction if hot, repetitive tasks are automated. Average annual workers’ comp claims ($) Estimated reduction with robot (%) i #### Waitlist and walk-aways If peak waits run long, estimate lost parties and what they would have spent. Estimated walk-aways per week (parties) Average check used for walk-aways ($) i ### Additional Revenue Opportunities Hide #### Upsell: desserts and drinks Faster service can lift attach rates for desserts and paid drinks. Enter today’s rates and a realistic target. Dessert attach rate today (%) Dessert attach rate with robot (%) Average dessert price ($) Drink attach rate today (%) Drink attach rate with robot (%) Average drink price ($) #### Drive-thru / off-premise throughput Model added orders during peak based on lanes and orders per lane. Drive-thru lanes (count) Orders per lane per peak hour (current) Orders per lane per peak hour (with robot) Drive-thru peak hours per week Average check (drive-thru/off-prem) ($) ### Related resources - [Hiring a cook vs kitchen robots: ROI explained](https://info.roboop365.com/robotics-automation-insights/insights/kitchen-robots-vs-hiring-cook-roi?hsLang=en) - [Prep ROI calculator](https://info.roboop365.com/prep-roi?hsLang=en) - [Case studies: automation and labor costs](https://info.roboop365.com/robotics-automation-insights/proven-case-studies-how-kitchen-automation-cuts-restaurant-labor-costs?hsLang=en) Hours: 9.30am-6.30pm Monday to Friday **Shopping App:** Try our View in Your Room feature, manage registries and save payment info. ## About Artdio # Email Unsubscribe ### There was a problem loading the page. 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