Formic
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US robots-as-a-service provider charging per hour with no capex.
- RaaS
- 1 sourced price
- Public quote page
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Industrial & Manufacturing
Short-term industrial robot rental
Rent a robot arm or cobot for weeks/months for projects or trials.
People ask for this as: “rent a cobot”, “robot arm rental”
How it works
Robots used
- Cobot
- Industrial Robot
Ways to buy it
- Rental — the machine for days or weeks.
- Raas — a subscription covering robot, software and support.
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- RaaS lets you pay per hour or per month with no capex.
- Ask integrators for a payback calculation based on your labor cost.
- Start with one cell, then scale.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
The receipt as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robots-as-a-service (Formic), reported per operating hour depending on contract length | $8–$40 | / robot hour | US | plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com as of Oct 2026 |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RaaS contracts (1-5 yr terms) reported at $8-$40 per robot operating hour via Formic | $8–$40 | / robot hour | — | plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com as of Oct 2026 |
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robots-as-a-service (Formic), reported per operating hour depending on contract length | $8–$40 / robot hour | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com |
| RaaS contracts (1-5 yr terms) reported at $8-$40 per robot operating hour via Formic | $8–$40 / robot hour | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com |
Sources re-checked: 2 of 2 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=robot-rental-short-term
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Task description and cycle time
- Part size, weight and material
- Volumes per shift
- Shifts per day
- Floor space
- Existing equipment and PLCs
- Safety requirements
Rules and regulation
Follow ISO 10218 / ANSI/RIA R15.06 and ISO/TS 15066 for collaborative robots; risk assessment required.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
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- RaaS
- Purchase
- Public quote page
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- Oct 25, 2026
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- Purchase
- RaaS
- Public quote page
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