Make better automation decisions.
Find what to automate, define the right projects, test them with the market, compare your options, and decide what to move forward with — all in one place.
Explore how HowToRobot worksWhat are you looking to automate?
From opportunity to automation decision.
A production challenge comes in, becomes an opportunity, becomes a project, goes to the market, comes back as solutions — and ends as a decision you can defend.
Find the right opportunities
Describe your operation in plain language. The AI works through your processes and builds a structured list of automation candidates, prioritized by potential.
“Are we focusing on the right opportunities?”
Turn opportunities into the right projects
The AI asks the questions a good consultant would and turns your answers into a structured, supplier-ready RFI — without over- or under-specifying the solution.
“What should we ask the market to solve?”
Validate your project with the market
Your project reaches relevant automation suppliers — anonymously if you want. You get real input on feasibility, solution approaches, and realistic budget levels.
“What does the market say is possible — and at what cost?”
Understand your options
Compare supplier responses side by side and see where solutions, scope and pricing differ.
“How do the available options compare?”
Invest with confidence
Everything the decision rests on sits in one place: what the market says it takes, what it's likely to cost, and which suppliers are best positioned to deliver it.
“What should we move forward with?”
In selected markets, we can connect you with third-party financing partners.
Trusted by manufacturers and organizations worldwide
Leadership says: “Automate.”
Be the one who makes it happen.
HowToRobot brings the tools, market access and expertise you need to turn an automation mandate into a plan you can confidently act on.
A big automation mandate.
A lot to consider.
- Where will automation have the biggest impact?
- What should be prioritized first?
- How do you build the case for investment — or make the best use of available budget?
- How do you get the market data you need without spending months researching options?
A defensible automation plan.
Faster. With less internal effort.- What to automate
- What to prioritize
- What is feasible
- What it could cost
- Who could deliver
From “we should automate” to “here's what we should do next.”
In their words
“HowToRobot took a huge weight off my shoulders — not just the time saved, but the depth we were able to go into the design.”
“HowToRobot helped us find a solution we wouldn't have found on our own.”
“Finding the right automation supplier ourselves would have taken 3–5× longer.”
Move automation forward — without adding more work to your team.
From defined project to budgetary quotes
Move from a defined automation project to comparable budgetary quotes in around five weeks — instead of spending months finding, contacting and coordinating suppliers yourself.
Reach beyond the suppliers you already know
Access a broad global automation market instead of the handful of suppliers you already know or your team can find. Compare different approaches and qualified suppliers — then decide who is worth engaging with further.
Instead of emails, spreadsheets and homemade templates
Define projects, manage supplier communication, collect proposals and compare results through one structured process — instead of building your own templates and holding it together across inboxes and documents.
Keep your team focused on production
Your production and engineering teams provide the process knowledge. HowToRobot provides the structure, workflow and market access needed to move projects forward.
One platform. Expert support when you need it.
Use HowToRobot on your own — or get hands-on support from automation experts provided by HowToRobot.
Validate your automation opportunities
Get an experienced second opinion on where automation makes sense — and which opportunities are worth pursuing.
Set the right level of automation
Work with an experienced automation expert to challenge assumptions and define the right level of automation for your process.
Make sense of your options
Get an experienced second opinion on supplier responses to understand the concepts, assumptions, risks and trade-offs — and which option best fits your needs.
Real projects. Real numbers.
Case studies from companies that used HowToRobot to validate automation before committing budget.
Reduction in changeover time
Mapping every changeover step surfaced the automation opportunities worth pursuing first.
Feasibility validated with the market
Clear specs upfront meant faster sourcing, no delays, and quotes that could be compared directly.
Lower investment than expected
Benchmarking a single quote against the wider supplier network reset expectations on price.
Mobile robots validated for purchase
A structured RFI process gave a hospital confidence in a competitive, data-backed decision.
Market evidence from a global automation ecosystem
20,000+ automation suppliers. HowToRobot enables manufacturers to validate projects against a broad automation market — rather than relying only on the suppliers they already know.
Start free. Upgrade when ready.
Validate your ideas for free with the AI. Get the full market engagement toolkit when you're ready to source.
Find and define
Use our AI and platform tools to structure your automation opportunities and projects.
- Identify automation candidates
- Build and prioritize your opportunity pipeline
- Turn ideas into structured project drafts
- Create supplier-ready RFIs with AI guidance
Validate and compare
Use the market to test your assumptions and build the evidence needed for an automation investment decision.
- Take projects to the market
- Reach relevant automation suppliers
- Manage structured supplier Q&A
- Receive concepts and budgetary quotes
- Compare market responses
- Collaborate with your team
Automation moves forward when the right people connect.
HowToRobot brings together companies looking to automate with the suppliers and independent experts who can help make it happen.
Find new automation opportunities.
Join the HowToRobot supplier network to discover relevant automation projects, connect with potential customers and compete for new business.
Explore HowToRobot for suppliers →Put your automation experience to work.
Join HowToRobot's network of independent automation experts and help manufacturers assess automation opportunities, scope projects and compare solutions.
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