Robot & Drone Cost / Endurance Estimator

Endurance, energy, TCO and cost per mission before you build.

Estimate cost, energy, autonomy and performance of a robot or drone project before building it - BOM and unit cost at volume, battery sizing and endurance (multirotor hover power, ground robot rolling/climbing power), compute budget (TOPS, watts), fleet total cost of ownership and cost per mission, with sensitivity analysis. Use when the user asks how much a robot/drone will cost, how long it will run, which battery or compute to choose, or whether a business case holds.

The estimator uses momentum theory for hover power and a rolling/grade/drag model for ground robots: figures are design estimates to size a project, not a substitute for bench measurement on the real machine.

Includes an EXPERT.md reference (exact parameters, thresholds, failure diagnosis). Tested scripts: scripts/estimate.py.

Acceptable use: civil and commercial applications only. Any military, paramilitary or weapon-related use is prohibited, as stated in the skill itself.