Replacement vs. Augmentation: The Real Competition in Factory Robotics

Humanoid robots work for 40 cents an hour. Exoskeletons cost $5,000 and save $7,000 per worker per year. One replaces humans. The other makes them stronger. Both are growing at 30%+ annually. They are not competing. They are carving up different pieces of the same problem.

January 28, 2026 · 16 min · Vision KB

The Business Case for Exoskeletons Is Simpler Than You Think

A Toyota factory went three years without a single shoulder injury. Ford cut medical visits by 52%. A warehouse paid $1,500 per exoskeleton and earned back $7,000 per worker per year. The ROI is real, measurable, and increasingly hard to ignore.

January 28, 2026 · 15 min · Vision KB