Calculate the real cost of a companion robot
A worksheet for purchase price, plans, accessories, repairs, batteries, connectivity, and the risk of a cloud-dependent product losing support.
Products, prices, policies, and evidence change. Verify the current primary sources for the exact model and region before acting.
Separate required and optional costs
Start with the regional checkout price, tax, shipping, import duties, required service term, and any mandatory mobile or broadband service. List optional clothing, accessories, storage, protection plans, and content separately so they do not disguise the minimum viable cost.
Use dated prices and the seller's currency. Exchange-rate conversions help comparison but are not quotes, and they should never erase regional warranty or support differences.
Is a paid plan required at activation?
Which features stop when it ends?
Are tax and shipping included?
Can the robot be returned after activation?
Model one, three, and five years
Calculate purchase plus recurring fees over one, three, and five years. Add plausible battery service, consumable covers, chargers, and one out-of-warranty repair. For discontinued robots, include the cost and uncertainty of used parts and specialist repair.
Treat support continuity as financial risk. If most value depends on a vendor service with no published end-of-life policy, show the full amount at risk rather than pretending the hardware retains every advertised capability.
Record the assumptions
A useful total is reproducible. Save the observation date, region, currency, plan tier, tax treatment, renewal price, included service period, and sources. Mark unknown values instead of estimating them invisibly.
Framework sources
These sources shape the questions in this guide. They do not certify any listed robot.