Handwrytten · robot-written handwritten notes
Lease your robots to shipping partners for ~$1,000-1,250 a month each
~30 robots leased; good margin but small revenue so far
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What they did
Leases its handwriting robots to 3PL/gifting facilities (gift card company, swag companies, personalized beauty brand) that write notes in-house alongside their shipments. ~$1,000-1,250 per robot per month; robots cost much less than that annualized to build. Working on reducing footprint; keeping price relatively high. Also plans other businesses leveraging the robot CapEx.
What happened
~30 robots leased (one customer ~15); 'good margin' and accounts 'tend to stick around'; not yet meaningful to revenue
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