Run a factory, warehouse, commercial kitchen, hospital, lab or distribution centre? AutomationFinder helps you test whether automation is feasible, what it should cost and which suppliers can deliver — before you commit a dollar.
You don’t need robotics knowledge, a big budget or a finished spec. If your organisation has a repetitive task, a labour gap or a process bottleneck, you already qualify. Here’s what being a buyer on AutomationFinder means:
Create your first project brief and test the market at no cost. You only pay if you choose a paid plan or expert help later.
Suppliers respond to your brief, not your brand. Your company name stays hidden until you decide to reveal it — so quotes reflect the job, not the size of your logo.
You approve which suppliers take part, you set the deadlines, and you’re never obliged to buy. Walk away at any point if the numbers don’t stack up.
The whole journey runs on our partner platform HowToRobot. You start free, and every step is structured so suppliers compete on equal footing.
Guided questions turn your rough idea into a structured project brief — or our experts write it with you.
Your brief reaches 20,000+ vetted suppliers, including 460+ Australian vendors. You approve who takes part.
Supplier Q&A runs through the platform, and answers are shared with all participants — you never repeat yourself.
Budgetary quotes arrive in one consistent format — price, approach and capability, side by side.
Request firm proposals from your shortlist and proceed only when feasibility, price and fit are validated.
600+ automation projects have been delivered globally through the platform — by Fortune 500s and small job shops alike.
AutomationFinder is Australia’s front door to HowToRobot, the global automation procurement platform. When you click “Get started”, you’ll continue on HowToRobot to build your brief, manage supplier responses and compare quotes — with the local backing of Robotics Australia Group behind you.
Same project, same account, end to end.
Independent, local and fixed-fee — no long consulting engagement. Our experts visit your site, do the groundwork and hand you decision-ready outputs. Each service is scoped to one process; add one or stack them as your project grows.
You know which process you want to automate but not how to brief the market. We define it for you.
You need to know whether automating this task actually stacks up — technically and commercially — before spending more.
You want indicative market pricing to build a budget or business case — without running the process yourself.
You have a shortlist and need binding proposals you can take to the board or the bank.
Click “Get started” and answer the guided questions on HowToRobot. In minutes you’ll have a structured brief you can publish to the market — or save as a draft while you think it over.
Yes. The self-guided starting plan is AU$0. Paid plans and expert services only come in when you want to submit an RFQ or require hands-on help — Australian buyers get 5% off paid plans, and Robotics Australia Group members get 15%.
Your brief is published without your company name. Suppliers register interest, you approve participants, and all Q&A answers are shared with everyone taking part — so quotes are comparable and nobody gets an inside run.
Bolt on an expert service. From a AU$3,000 single-process scoping visit to fully assisted quote sourcing, our local experts do the legwork — fixed fee, no lock-in.
It takes minutes to describe your task, costs nothing to start, and could save you from an expensive automation mistake.
Continues on our partner platform, HowToRobot.