Robots Outwork Humans Cheaper
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A business model leveraging robots as a labor replacement, focusing on warehouse and industrial work. The model uses robots that can work longer hours at a fraction of human labor costs.
Key Points:
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Robot Labor Model:
- Robots work 20 hours per day
- Cost is 30% of what companies pay human workers
- Initial focus on warehouse and industrial tasks
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Business Structure:
- Provide robots to companies like Walmart
- Charge based on labor replacement model
- Companies pay 30% of current human labor costs
- Robots work nearly 3x longer than human shifts
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Competitive Advantages:
- Extended operating hours (20 vs 8 hours)
- Lower cost structure (30% of human wages)
- Consistent performance
- No human resource management needed
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Target Market:
- Large retailers (like Walmart)
- Warehouses
- Industrial facilities
- Companies with repetitive manual tasks
The model focuses on providing a clear ROI for companies by offering longer working hours at lower costs while maintaining consistent performance levels.
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.