Automation Made Simple
Enterprise automation without betting the business. Standard racking, proven robots, predictable monthly costs. Fast deployment. Lower operating expenses from day one.
THE AUTOMATION GAP
The problem
A SMARTER WAY TO AUTOMATE
The Shelfbot Approach
Works with what you have
Shelfbot retrofits to standard AS4084 racking. No proprietary grid. No warehouse rebuild. No production shutdown.
Robots as a Service
No depreciation. Monthly subscription from $10,000 that converts to savings immediately. Scale up or down as your business changes.
Weeks, not months
Typical deployment: 4-8 weeks from contract to go-live. Your team trained in under an hour.
SEE IT IN 30 SECONDS
How It Works
Order comes in
Robot retrieves bin from racking
Bin presented to operator at pick station
Operator picks item
Bin returns to storage
Order complete
THE NUMBERS
Real savings. Real payback.
Most automation vendors hand-wave through payback calculations. We don't. Here's what a typical 4-robot Shelfbot system delivers:
Labour Savings
| Before | With Shelfbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pickers required | 5 FTE | 1 operator |
| Annual labour cost | $400,000 | $80,000 |
| Annual Shelfbot cost | — | $240,000 |
| Annual labour saving | — | $80,000 |
Fully loaded labour cost: $80K/year including super, WorkCover, payroll tax, leave, and turnover costs.
Space Savings
Shelfbot converts forklift aisles (3.2m) into double-row racking with narrow robot aisles (940mm) — 4 racking rows where you had 2. Combined with full-height access (6m vs 2m human reach), that's 5× pick face density.
| Before | With Shelfbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Picking zone footprint | 400 sqm | 80 sqm |
| Space freed | — | 320 sqm |
| Annual rent (@ $140/sqm) | $56,000 | $11,200 |
| Annual rent saving | — | $44,800 |
From day one, you're saving over $10,000/month versus your current operation.
Excludes racking infrastructure.
Plus More Operational Improvements
The real operational win goes beyond the numbers above.
| Benefit | Impact |
|---|---|
| Picking Accuracy | Cut returns and rework with improved pick accuracy |
| Faster Fulfillment | Speed up order processing for better customer satisfaction |
| Team Size | Supervise 1 operator instead of 5 pickers - simpler scheduling and coordination |
| Management Time | Get time back from error resolution and peak season firefighting |
| Reduced Overtime | Handle peak season without emergency overtime or temp labor |
| Insurance Costs | Reduce premiums as manual handling injuries drop |
| Equipment Costs | Eliminate picking equipment and associated costs |
| Turnover & Training | Lower recruitment and training costs as turnover reduces |
| Deferred Expansion | Avoid costly warehouse relocation or expansion with 5× pick face density |
You're not just saving money—you're building better operations.
IS SHELFBOT RIGHT FOR YOU?
Who It's For
Shelfbot is built for warehouses doing 200–2,000+ orders per day who want to automate picking without a massive capital project.
Good fit:
- ✓ E-commerce and 3PL fulfilment
- ✓ Wholesale and B2B distribution
- ✓ Spare parts and aftermarket
- ✓ Health, beauty, and FMCG
- ✓ Any operation with standard pallet racking
Maybe not yet:
- — Under 100 orders/day (manual may still make sense)
- — Cold chain below -10°C (coming soon)
- — Fully automated dark warehouse (we're goods-to-person, not lights-out)
See it. Understand it. Trust it.
Book a 30-minute demo and we'll show you exactly how Shelfbot would work in your warehouse — with a custom ROI projection based on your numbers.