Figure out what’s worth automating — before you spend money.
HowToRobot helps you find out where automation makes sense in your production, turn the good ideas into real projects, and get solutions and prices from relevant automation suppliers.
Who is Starter for?
Starter is built for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMEs) that want to work with automation but may only have a few projects each year.
- EU
- Fewer than 250 employees and annual turnover up to €50 million (or balance sheet up to €43 million)
- US
- 500 employees or fewer — the SBA size standard for most manufacturers
It gives you a simple way to find opportunities, develop projects and get input from suppliers — without having to make automation someone’s full-time job.
One-time · 3 months access
- Your automation opportunity listSee what’s worth automating across your production.
- One project taken to vetted suppliersWe help you describe it so suppliers can respond. Your name stays private.
- Solutions and budgetary pricesCompared side by side, so you can decide what to do next.
No subscription · No automatic renewal
But knowing which ones are worth automating, what is actually possible, what it should cost, and which suppliers could do it isn’t always easy.
That’s what HowToRobot is built for.
Get the answers you need
Already have an idea? See how it compares with other automation opportunities in your production.
How it works
You describe the problem. Suppliers propose the solution.
You don’t need to know what to automate. And you don’t need to know what the solution should look like.
Discover what’s worth automating
Build your opportunity list in minutesTell us about your production, bottlenecks and goals. We help identify where automation could make the biggest difference.
Build a project suppliers can solve
Define your project with guided questionsWe ask the questions suppliers need answered, turning your opportunity into a project they can propose a solution for.
Let the market come to you
First interest within daysWe anonymously match your project with relevant, vetted suppliers based on what you need and where you are. See who’s interested.
Compare solutions and prices
Proposals within weeksSuppliers submit solutions and budgetary prices in the same format, so you can easily compare them side by side.
| Solution | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Supplier 01 | Concept A | $ — |
| Supplier 02 | Concept B | $ — |
| Supplier 03 | Concept C | $ — |
Starter package
What can you do with Starter?
You know what’s worth automating — and what to do next.
See what suppliers can actually do, what it could cost, and who could deliver it. Then decide whether to move forward — or spend your time and money on a better opportunity.
What’s included in Starter?
Everything you need to find, develop and test your first automation project.
Need more time?
Keep access after your first 3 months and continue working on your automation opportunities and projects.
Cancel anytime.From our customers
“The proposals we received completely changed my view of what could actually be automated.”
“Finding the right automation supplier ourselves would have taken 3–5× longer.”
“The platform is so intuitive that I completed our automation brief on my phone while flying home.”
No automatic renewal
