The independent place to find the right automation for your business — and the suppliers who can build it.
Tell us what you want to automate. Get matched with vetted suppliers, compare real quotes, and check the numbers before you commit.
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Get in front of Australian buyers with real, scoped projects — instead of chasing leads that go nowhere.
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Figures from Australia’s National Robotics Strategy.
What can we automate?
Is it feasible — and what’s the ROI?
Are we paying a fair market price?
Which supplier can we trust?
Where do we even start?
These are the right questions. AutomationFinder helps you answer them before you commit.
Work through the three validations that decide whether an automation project succeeds, all in one place, before you spend a dollar.
AI turns a rough idea into a supplier-ready brief
See how many suppliers and products fit
Ask the market without revealing who you are
Budgetary quotes in identical templates
Shortlist on proven capability, not sales pitch
Commit with feasibility and price validated
Turn rough ideas into structured, supplier-ready briefs with AI — free, with unlimited drafts. See how many suppliers and ready-made products match before you talk to anyone.
Send an anonymous RFI and get budgetary quotes back in identical templates from matched suppliers — a real benchmark on cost and feasibility, without revealing who you are.
Step into the firm-quote stage with validated concepts, validated pricing and a clear view of who can actually deliver — sharper bids, less risk, less effort wasted on the wrong suppliers.
Same platform, same project — you decide how much of the legwork you want to hand over.
Draft your brief, match the market and run the process yourself on the platform. No credit card, no commitment.
Best for: teams who know the process they want to automateHeads up: “Get started” takes you to our partner platform, HowToRobot, where your project runs — free to start, no credit card.
Our Australian team visits your site, scopes the process, tests feasibility and can run the quote sourcing for you. Fixed fee, independent, no long consulting engagement.
Best for: teams without the time or in-house automation know-howDelivered in Australia by Robotics Australia Group. See full bolt-on services & pricing on the Buyers page.
You get HowToRobot’s proven global decision engine — and the local network, standards knowledge and support that only an Australian peak body can bring.
Powered by HowToRobot — 20,000+ vetted suppliers and data from 600+ projects delivered worldwide.
An initiative of Robotics Australia Group, Australia’s peak body for robotics and automation.
460+ Australian automation vendors already listed — so local capability gets found first, not last.
Every supplier answers the same brief in the same template — so you compare capability and price, not sales pitches.
Optional scoping, feasibility assessments and workshops — delivered here in Australia, fixed fee, independent.
We don’t sell the robots. Compare the market on your terms, staying anonymous until you’re ready.
A snapshot of outcomes delivered through the HowToRobot platform that powers AutomationFinder.
Streamlined production and lifted efficiency across the operation by validating the opportunity before committing.
Payback in 1.5 yearsClear specifications up front streamlined sourcing for automated pallet inspection and eliminated delays.
Budgetary quotes in 2.5 weeksOptimised operations, cut cost and improved worker safety by validating against the broader market first.
From AU$3.5M to AU$1.7MA hospital secured autonomous logistics robots at a competitive price with a data-driven approach.
Flexibility and lasting efficiencyValidate your ideas for free. Add the full market-engagement toolkit when you’re ready to source.
No credit card required
Billed yearly · AU$399/mo month-to-month
Billed yearly · AU$799/mo month-to-month
Multi-site rollouts, dashboards, SSO, internal vendor lists, templates and dedicated support.
Want a hand along the way? Add bolt-on expert services at any stage — scoping, feasibility assessments, supplier quote review and assisted quote sourcing, delivered locally. Fixed fee, independent, no long consulting engagements.
Indicative platform pricing in AU$ — confirm current plans at sign-up on HowToRobot.
Join the directory and respond to structured, qualified project briefs — no cold calling, no tyre-kickers, just real projects with real budgets.
List your businessJoin the businesses turning automation from future technology into present advantage — one validated decision at a time.
“Get started” continues on our partner platform, HowToRobot — free to start, no credit card.