[Cthulhu_]

Try it manually first, can't automate a process if you don't know the process yet. That will prove the business case too, with a lot less upfront investment.

The problem is that it doesn't scale; unless you have quality and reliability guarantees on the batteries, you won't be able to sell it in anything but unregulated markets, meaning that demand will always be low and investments in "smart AI robotics" will never earn themselves back.

[cnity]

You can sell the process, tooling, and support. Or, you can take a step back and wonder why it needs a capital solution and not a social one :).