Robotics & Automation Financing

Finance robotic cells, cobots, and full integration — engineering and installation included — with payments sized against the labor the automation replaces. Representative example: a $400,000 robotic cell runs about $7,600/month.*

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The Robotic cell Reality

A robotic cell almost never gets approved as a machine purchase. It gets approved as a labor decision, because the shift it covers is one nobody can hire for — which changes the number the payment has to clear. Not a hurdle rate against other capital projects, but the fully loaded cost of the operators it replaces and the overtime it ends. We structure robotics financing to be compared against payroll, and to cover the integration and programming that stand between delivery and first good part.

Built for This Asset

Structures priced by people who know what a robotic cell earns and how it holds value — not a generic credit box.

Manufacturing Expertise

Part of our Manufacturing vertical: payment structures matched to how this industry's revenue actually arrives.

Backed by $1B

A $1B forward flow agreement with TPG gives Elevex institutional capital strength with entrepreneurial speed.

What We Finance

Six-axis industrial robots and robotic cells
Collaborative robots and cobot workcells
Machine tending and part-handling automation
Palletizing, packaging, and end-of-line systems
AGVs, AMRs, and automated material transport
Integration, end-of-arm tooling, and programming

Payment Structures

The differentiation: four ways to own the same equipment, engineered to your cash flow. Compare them side by side on our structures page.

Operating Lease

Off-balance-sheet treatment with end-of-term flexibility — return, renew, or purchase. Often the right answer when technology cycles or accounting outcomes drive the decision.

$1 Buyout Lease

Own the equipment for one dollar at term end. Fixed payments, full Section 179 eligibility, and a clean path to ownership.

Seasonal & Step Payments

Payments that follow your revenue curve — lighter in slow months, heavier in peak season, or stepping up as new equipment ramps to full production.

Usage-Based & As-a-Service

Payments tied to hours, output, or consumption. The category Elevex is defining: pay for what equipment achieves, not what it costs.

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How It Works

Three steps from quote to funded.

1 · Apply in Minutes

Application-only to $1,000,000 — no tax returns or financials below that threshold. Have your equipment quote, auction listing, or build spec ready.

2 · Structure Together

A finance professional (not a portal) walks the structure options — term, seasonality, end-of-term — and prices the deal to your cash flow.

3 · Fund in 24–48 Hours

Most transactions fund within 24–48 hours of signed documents. Your vendor gets paid; you get to work.

Common Questions

Can integration be financed with the robot?

It has to be. End-of-arm tooling, safety fencing, integration, and programming often cost as much as the arm, and financing the robot alone leaves the expensive half on your operating line. One schedule covers the working cell.

How should a robotics payment be compared against hiring?

Against the fully loaded cost of the labor it replaces — wages, burden, overtime, and turnover — rather than against a machine budget. A cell covering one shift at two operators is the comparison that usually carries the decision, and it is the number we size the payment against.

Can I finance a used robotic cell?

Yes — used robotic cell financing is standard business, whether the unit comes from a dealer, an auction, or a private seller. We value working assets on condition and remaining service life, not a blanket age cutoff, and set terms the equipment can actually support.

Does a robotic cell qualify for Section 179?

Most business-use equipment placed in service this tax year qualifies for Section 179 expensing, financed or purchased outright — often meaning the first-year deduction outruns your first-year payments. Run your numbers on our Section 179 calculator and confirm specifics with your tax advisor.

How fast can robotics & automation financing close?

Application-only decisions to $1,000,000 come back in minutes for qualified credits, and most deals fund within 24–48 hours of signed documents. Apply online with your quote to start.

Ready to finance your robotic cell?

Payments built on outcomes, from the team that knows your industry. Equipment sellers: offer financing at the point of sale with CapVex.

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