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Backed by Robotics Australia Group · Powered by HowToRobot

Australia – it’s time to automate.

$600bGDP uplift a year identified by the National Robotics Strategy
150%Annual productivity growth possible through robotics & automation
LowestAustralia ranks among the lowest countries for robot adoption

To help bridge that gap, Robotics Australia Group — Australia’s peak body for robotics and automation — has partnered with HowToRobot, the world’s largest independent automation matching platform, to create AutomationFinder: a single place to identify automation opportunities and match them with vetted suppliers.

DIY your own project on the platform, or ask for expert advice.

Free to start Anonymous RFI Australian buyers save 5%
Project brief Validating

Automated pallet inspection

Suppliers matched37 in Australia
Ready-made products6 off-the-shelf
Budgetary rangeBenchmarked
Anonymous Identical templates No commitment
5%Australian buyer discount applied
20,000+Vetted automation suppliers worldwide
460+Listed Australian automation vendors
600+Automation projects delivered globally
500+Ready-made products in the catalogue
Backed by Robotics Australia Group — Australia’s peak body for robotics & automation · Powered by HowToRobot
Sound familiar?

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.

How it works

Three decisions to get right — in order.

Work through the three validations that decide whether an automation project succeeds, all in one place, before you spend a dollar.

1

Draft a brief

AI turns a rough idea into a supplier-ready brief

2

Match the market

See how many suppliers and products fit

3

Anonymous RFI

Ask the market without revealing who you are

4

Compare quotes

Budgetary quotes in identical templates

5

Downselect

Shortlist on proven capability, not sales pitch

6

Firm quote

Commit with feasibility and price validated

VALIDATION 01

Validate the opportunity

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.

  • AI-drafted project briefs from a rough idea
  • Supplier and product match counts
  • A pipeline to prioritise what’s worth pursuing
VALIDATION 02

Validate the market price

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.

  • Anonymous requests to matched suppliers
  • Comparable quotes in one clear format
  • Solution concepts built on your requirements
VALIDATION 03

Validate who can deliver

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.

  • Downselect on proven capability
  • A focused firm-quote process
  • A faster, lower-risk path to commitment
Choose your path

Do it yourself, or bring in an expert.

Same platform, same project — you decide how much of the legwork you want to hand over.

Self-guided · free to start

DIY your project

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 automate
  • Unlimited AI project drafts
  • Supplier & ready-made product match counts
  • Upgrade to send anonymous RFIs when you’re ready
Get started

Heads up: “Get started” takes you to our partner platform, HowToRobot, where your project runs — free to start, no credit card.

Expert-assisted · fixed fee

Bring in our experts

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-how
  • Automation process scoping — from AU$3,000
  • Feasibility assessment — from AU$6,500
  • Assisted quote sourcing — from AU$10,000
Talk to an expert

Delivered in Australia by Robotics Australia Group. See full bolt-on services & pricing on the Buyers page.

Why AutomationFinder

A global engine, with local backing.

You get HowToRobot’s proven global decision engine — and the local network, standards knowledge and support that only an Australian peak body can bring.

Proven global engine

Powered by HowToRobot — 20,000+ vetted suppliers and data from 600+ projects delivered worldwide.

Backed by the peak body

An initiative of Robotics Australia Group, Australia’s peak body for robotics and automation.

Australian network

Partnered with Ai Group, representing 60,000+ member businesses across Australian industry.

5% Australian discount

Nominate Australia at sign-up and our partner code applies 5% off platform subscriptions automatically.

Local expert support

Optional scoping, feasibility assessments and workshops — delivered here in Australia, fixed fee, independent.

Independent & anonymous

We don’t sell the robots. Compare the market on your terms, staying anonymous until you’re ready.

Real projects. Real numbers.

Companies that stopped gambling — and started validating.

A snapshot of outcomes delivered through the HowToRobot platform that powers AutomationFinder.

Food & Beverage

A bakery validated AU$28M in savings

Streamlined production and lifted efficiency across the operation by validating the opportunity before committing.

Payback in 1.5 years
Food & Beverage

Feasibility validated in 2.5 weeks

Clear specifications up front streamlined sourcing for automated pallet inspection and eliminated delays.

Budgetary quotes in 2.5 weeks
Chemicals

50% cost reduction

Optimised operations, cut cost and improved worker safety by validating against the broader market first.

From AU$3.5M to AU$1.7M
Healthcare

35 mobile robots validated

A hospital secured autonomous logistics robots at a competitive price with a data-driven approach.

Flexibility and lasting efficiency
Choose how to start

Start free. Upgrade when you’re ready.

Validate your ideas for free. Add the full market-engagement toolkit when you’re ready to source.

Free · self-guided

Validate the opportunity

AU$0 forever

No credit card required

  • Unlimited AI project drafts
  • AI Market Match — supplier & product counts
  • Browse the 20,000+ supplier directory
  • No supplier outreach or quotes
Get started
Pro 10

Run a pipeline of projects

AU$599/mo

Billed yearly · AU$799/mo month-to-month

  • 10 active projects per year
  • Everything in Basic 3
  • Best value for multi-site or rolling programs
  • Australian discounts applied at sign-up
Get started
Enterprise

Multi-site rollouts, dashboards, SSO, internal vendor lists, templates and dedicated support.

Talk to our team

Want a hand along the way? Add bolt-on expert services at any stage — scoping, feasibility assessments and assisted quote sourcing, delivered locally. Fixed fee, independent, no long consulting engagements.

Australian buyers save 5% on paid plans; Robotics Australia Group members save 15%. Indicative platform pricing in AU$ — confirm current plans at sign-up on HowToRobot.

For automation suppliers

Get in front of Australian buyers who are ready to automate.

Join the directory and respond to structured, qualified project briefs — no cold calling, no tyre-kickers, just real projects with real budgets.

List your business
  • Structured briefs from buyers who’ve already scoped their requirement
  • Quote in standard templates — compete on capability, not paperwork
  • Visibility into live Australian automation demand
  • A profile in a directory backed by Australia’s peak robotics body
Join the movement

Stop gambling. Start validating.

Join 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.