The Robot That Packs Your Lunch

In this debut episode of The Robotics Business, Lucas and Luna drill into a single number: 1.3 million industrial robots shipped in 2025 according to the International Federation of Robotics. They trace that statistic back to a specific factory floor in Greenville, South Carolina, where BMW uses a 480-kilogram, six-axis arm from Fanuc to weld a chassis every 57 seconds. Lucas explains why the automotive sector still drives 30 percent of global robot installations, while Luna pushes back on the hype around 'cobots' — collaborative robots that work alongside humans. They examine the unit economics of a mid-range industrial arm (around $85,000, plus $12,000 a year in software and maintenance), and ask why most factory automation projects still fail to hit their promised return on investment. The conversation ends with a forward-looking note on the most interesting robotics startup that isn't making a humanoid. Expect concrete cases, honest numbers, and the occasional challenging question — no breathless futurism, just the business reality of machines that move. #IndustrialRobots #Fanuc #BMW #Cobots #Automation #RoboticsBusiness #Manufacturing #InternationalFederationOfRobotics #Greenville #UnitEconomics #ROI #Startups #SixAxisArm #Hardware #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo