Manufacturing & Scaling Infrastructure
Why does it take so long to get a robot from design to production?
Chapter summary
Robotics startups need 6–12 month cycles to stay competitive but face 18–36 months. Traditional factories need 10,000-unit volumes, while humanoid batches through 2028 are 100–1,000 units.
Key takeaways
- 1
Design-to-production takes 18–36 months; competitive cycles need 6–12.
- 2
Digital twin infrastructure could halve development time.
- 3
Flexible factories break even at 500+ units, against 10,000+ for traditional lines.
Key figures in this chapter
- 50%
- Development time saved by digital twins
- 500+
- Units for flexible-factory viability
- 6–12 mo
- Lead times for motors and reducers
- 2–3 yrs
- Industry delay if supply chains break
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