Robot Price Index
What robot work actually costs
263 published price points across 77 jobs. Every number links to its source. These are benchmarks, not quotes, and they're only as good as what's public. Help us out by requesting quotes.
How to read this: ranges come from operator rate cards, public tenders, extension services and reputable cost guides. Currencies aren't converted. "Unit" matters more than the number: $13 per acre and $13,000 per show are both "13".
263sourced price points
77jobs with a published price
114distinct sources
16currencies (not converted)
77 jobs
The strip shows each sourced price for that job on its own scale (same currency and unit), so you can see whether sources agree. Lowest-price sort compares numbers only within the same currency; units still differ.
| Job | Typical range | Spread of receipts | Receipts | Latest | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate drone photography Aerial & Drones | $200–$2,500 / property | 4 | Oct 2026 | 6 obs. no trend yet | |
| Wedding drone videography Aerial & Drones | $300–$1,500 / wedding | 2 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Event aerial photography & video Aerial & Drones | $450–$2,600 / day | 1 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| FPV drone cinematography Aerial & Drones | $1,750–$4,200 / day | 2 | Oct 2026 | 4 obs. no trend yet | |
| Film & TV aerial cinematography Aerial & Drones | $450–$2,600 / day | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Construction progress monitoring by drone Aerial & Drones | $1,000–$4,250 / month | 2 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Drone mapping & orthomosaics Aerial & Drones | $10–$30 / acre | 2 | Oct 2026 | 10 obs. no trend yet | |
| Drone land surveying & topography Aerial & Drones | $50–$150 / acre | 1 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Aerial LiDAR mapping Aerial & Drones | $50–$300 / acre | 1 | Oct 2026 | 6 obs. no trend yet | |
| Stockpile volume measurement Aerial & Drones | $900–$2,500 / visit | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Roof inspection by drone Aerial & Drones | $120–$600 / inspection | 4 | Oct 2026 | 10 obs. no trend yet | |
| Insurance claims aerial imagery Aerial & Drones | $160–$175 / inspection | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Thermal building envelope inspection Aerial & Drones | from $500 / roof + $0.04/sq ft | 2 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Telecom tower inspection & audit Aerial & Drones | $300–$600 / tower | 2 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Drone pilot training Aerial & Drones | $159–$249 / course | 2 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Drone as first responder (DFR) Aerial & Drones | $270,000–$291,000 / year | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Commercial floor scrubbing Cleaning & Facilities | $599–$2,669 / month | 4 | Oct 2026 | 12 obs. no trend yet | |
| Commercial carpet vacuuming Cleaning & Facilities | $699 / month | 3 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| High-rise window & facade cleaning Cleaning & Facilities | $0.12–$3.5 / sq ft | 4 | Oct 2026 | 9 obs. no trend yet | |
| Drone pressure washing & soft washing Cleaning & Facilities | $0.12–$0.35 / sq ft | 2 | Oct 2026 | 7 obs. no trend yet | |
| UV disinfection robots Cleaning & Facilities | $86,900 / unit | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Escalator & stair cleaning Cleaning & Facilities | from $6,101 / unit | 1 | Oct 2026 | 1 obs. no trend yet | |
| Remote demolition Construction & Building | C$520–C$2,600 / day / per week | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Laser scanning & scan-to-BIM Construction & Building | $0.2–$0.7 / sq ft | 1 | Oct 2026 | 1 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robotic total station surveying Construction & Building | $3,000 / month | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Sewer & pipe CCTV inspection Inspection & Asset Integrity | $120–$500 / inspection | 2 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Dam & spillway inspection Inspection & Asset Integrity | ₹25,000 / day | 1 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Wind turbine blade inspection Inspection & Asset Integrity | €350–€1,200 / turbine | 3 | Oct 2026 | 4 obs. no trend yet | |
| Crop spraying by drone Agriculture & Forestry | $8–$20 / acre | 13 | Oct 2026 | 22 obs. no trend yet | |
| Drone seeding & cover crops Agriculture & Forestry | 2,000 PHP / hectare | 1 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Crop scouting & NDVI mapping Agriculture & Forestry | $5–$8 / acre | 2 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robotic milking Agriculture & Forestry | €165,000 / robot | 2 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Forest inventory & timber cruising Agriculture & Forestry | C$2,495–C$3,995 / project | 2 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Warehouse picking-as-a-service Logistics & Warehousing | $2,000 / robot per month | 1 | Oct 2026 | 1 obs. no trend yet | |
| Palletizing & depalletizing Logistics & Warehousing | $94,750–$119,850 / cell | 2 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Sidewalk robot delivery Delivery & Last Mile | $3.49 / delivery (older prices) | 1 | Jan 2025 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Campus food delivery robots Delivery & Last Mile | $3.49 / delivery (older prices) | 1 | Jan 2025 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robotaxi rides Autonomous Vehicles & Mobility | from $9.49 / trip base | 3 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Security patrol robots Security & Surveillance | $6–$12 / hour | 4 | Oct 2026 | 7 obs. no trend yet | |
| Security drone patrols Security & Surveillance | $499–$6,500 / month | 2 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Drone light show Events & Entertainment | $25,550–$114,560 / show | 16 | Oct 2026 | 20 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robots for events (rental) Events & Entertainment | $299–$1,875 / day | 2 | Oct 2026 | 12 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robot bartender Events & Entertainment | $7,000 / event | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robot barista Events & Entertainment | from $4,990 / day | 2 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robotic camera & photo booth Events & Entertainment | $1,800–$4,995 / event | 2 | Oct 2026 | 4 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robot mascots & costume robots Events & Entertainment | from MX$2,800 / booking | 3 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Indoor drone show Events & Entertainment | from £5,000 / show | 2 | Oct 2026 | 4 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robotic lawn mowing Home & Personal | $499–$799 / install | 3 | Oct 2026 | 9 obs. no trend yet | |
| Commercial robotic mowing Home & Personal | $1,800–$2,200 / month | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robotic pool cleaning Home & Personal | $100–$150 / month | 1 | Oct 2026 | 1 obs. no trend yet | |
| Snow removal robots Home & Personal | from $2,000 / unit | 3 | Oct 2026 | 4 obs. no trend yet | |
| Companion & elder-care robots Home & Personal | $49.99–$59.99 / month | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robotic surgery systems Healthcare & Wellness | $1.8M–$2.5M / system | 2 | Feb 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Rehabilitation & exoskeletons Healthcare & Wellness | £98,000 / unit (older prices) | 2 | Jan 2017 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Industrial exoskeletons Healthcare & Wellness | €2,140–€2,900 / unit | 2 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robotic massage Healthcare & Wellness | $20.3–$89 / session | 2 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Laboratory automation Healthcare & Wellness | $38,125 / unit | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Hospital disinfection services Healthcare & Wellness | $86,900 / unit | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Machine tending (CNC loading) Industrial & Manufacturing | $10 / robot hour | 2 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Short-term industrial robot rental Industrial & Manufacturing | $8–$40 / robot hour | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Ship hull cleaning Marine & Underwater | £25 / m² | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Hull & underwater inspection (ROV) Marine & Underwater | from €900 / day | 2 | Oct 2026 | 5 obs. no trend yet | |
| Bathymetric & hydrographic survey Marine & Underwater | $496–$1,491 / day | 2 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Underwater search & recovery Marine & Underwater | €2,300–€5,750 / day | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Utility-scale solar panel cleaning Energy & Utilities | $0.37–$4 / panel | 3 | Oct 2026 | 4 obs. no trend yet | |
| Solar farm thermal inspection Energy & Utilities | €150–€400 / mwp | 2 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Power line inspection Energy & Utilities | $200–$300 / mile | 1 | Oct 2026 | 1 obs. no trend yet | |
| Restaurant serving robots Retail, Food & Hospitality | £490–£590 / month | 3 | Oct 2026 | 12 obs. no trend yet | |
| Humanitarian demining Public Safety & Defense | $0.4–$19.1 / square metre | 1 | Oct 2026 | 1 obs. no trend yet | |
| Telepresence robots (office/school) Research, Education & Telepresence | $4,499 / unit | 1 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Research robot platforms Research, Education & Telepresence | $13,500–$15,999 / unit | 1 | Oct 2026 | 3 obs. no trend yet | |
| Humanoid robot rental for research & demos Research, Education & Telepresence | from $299 / day | 3 | Oct 2026 | 16 obs. no trend yet | |
| Robot dog (quadruped) rental Research, Education & Telepresence | £1,800 / day | 2 | Oct 2026 | 6 obs. no trend yet | |
| Sports field line marking Construction & Building | $15,000 / year (older prices) | 1 | Jan 2023 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Tennis ball collection robots Home & Personal | $2,275–$3,500 / unit | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet | |
| Small drone shows for weddings & parties Events & Entertainment | from A$15,000 / show | 1 | Oct 2026 | 1 obs. no trend yet | |
| Chimney sweeping robots Cleaning & Facilities | from $434 / unit | 1 | Oct 2026 | 2 obs. no trend yet |
Price history: since Oct 25, 2026 every price we publish is also stored as a permanent, append-only observation (264 so far). When a source changes its price we add a new observation instead of overwriting the old one, so trends build up over time. Right now most series have a single observation, so there are no trends yet. That's honest, not broken. API: /api/prices/history · Download: CSV / JSONL. USD conversions: /api/fx (ECB reference rates, dated).
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