Many robotics projects start too early with the wrong question.
Most teams start by asking:
“Which robot do we need?”
But the better question is:
“Is this workflow actually ready to be automated? and what are available options?”
A robot is only one part of the system. The real challenge is the process, tooling, sensors, safety, software, integration, people, and business case around it.
The Feasibility Sprint helps you make the right decision before you spend too much time with the wrong solution path.
For teams with a real use case, but an unclear path forward.
A Feasibility Sprint is useful when you already have a concrete automation idea, but you are not yet ready to commit to a supplier, pilot, or implementation project.
It is especially useful if:
- you are unsure whether the workflow can realistically be automated
- you do not know which robot, sensor, gripper, software, or safety approach would fit
- you have received different opinions from different suppliers
- you need internal clarity before asking for budget
- you want to avoid starting a pilot with the wrong scope
- you need a neutral view before supplier conversations
- you want to understand whether newer robotics technology could improve the solution
A clear feasibility package for your decision.
At the end of the sprint, you receive a structured decision package that helps your team decide what to do next.
Go / no-go recommendation
A practical recommendation on whether the use case should move forward, be adjusted, tested further, or stopped for now.
Realistic solution direction
A clear view of what the system would likely require, including robot type, tooling, sensors, software, safety, interfaces, and integration considerations.
Risk and feasibility view
An overview of the main technical, operational, and business risks before you invest more time or budget.
Cost and effort envelope
A rough view of expected complexity, implementation effort, and budget level for the next stage.
Technology and provider direction
When relevant, we identify suitable technologies, providers, integrators, startups, or research partners that fit the actual workflow.
Next-step roadmap
A clear path toward supplier conversations, pilot planning, internal decision, technical validation, or further exploration.
How the sprint works.
- 01 ·
Use case intake
We clarify the workflow, objective, current pain point, and the decision you need to make.
- 02 ·
Process and constraint mapping
We look at the real operating conditions: task details, environment, parts, cycle time, quality needs, safety, interfaces, space, process variation, and operational constraints.
- 03 ·
Solution path assessment
We compare realistic automation approaches and identify what the system would likely require.
This may include robot type, gripper or tool, sensors, software, safety setup, integration needs, and possible implementation routes.
- 04 ·
Innovation check
When useful, we assess whether newer robotics technologies could improve the solution.
This can include AI-powered perception, robot learning, advanced gripping, mobile robots, humanoids, simulation, digital twins, or other emerging technologies.
We separate what is ready to test from what is still too early.
- 05 ·
Recommendation and roadmap
You receive a clear recommendation: move forward, adjust the scope, test a specific assumption, speak with selected providers, prepare a pilot, or stop the project for now.
When innovation can help, we bring it into the evaluation.
Birdwave starts with the workflow and the decision you need to make.
In some cases, the best path is a proven automation setup. In other cases, newer technologies such as AI-powered perception, robot learning, advanced gripping, mobile robots, humanoids, simulation, or digital twins can create a better solution.
As part of the sprint, we help you understand which technologies are relevant, which are mature enough to test, and which are not worth considering yet.
The goal is not to use new technology for the sake of it.
The goal is to find the best realistic path for your workflow.