HUMANOID READINESS QUOTIENT™ (HRQ™)
Will your automation still make sense when humanoid robots arrive?
HRQ™ is STA's framework for testing today's automation plans against tomorrow's workforce, before you commit capital. We're not anti-automation. We build foundations, not cul-de-sacs.
The automation paradox
Some of the automation being installed today will make humanoid robots harder to use tomorrow. Fixed infrastructure, closed software, and layouts a person-sized robot can't navigate all get locked in for the life of the equipment.
Our test: design your next automation project as if a humanoid will walk through the door in three years. If it couldn't work alongside one, rethink the layout while change is still cheap.
What we examine with you
Five practical questions STA works through on your proposed or existing system. This is not a self-serve checklist — HRQ™ is delivered by STA principals.
1. Can another system talk to it?
2. Can you simulate a robot moving through it?
3. Can a person-sized machine physically get through?
4. Will the power and network support a fleet?
5. Can you change your mind without writing off the asset?
Two ways to start
Clean Slate Automation Strategy
Designing a new facility or a major retrofit? We build humanoid readiness into the requirements before anyone issues an RFP.
Initiative Compatibility Assessment
Already scoped or in procurement? We test what you're about to buy and tell you what to change while change is still cheap.
Independent by design
STA sells no equipment and holds no vendor agreements. Our only interest is whether your investment holds up. 40+ transformations. 24 industries. Four principals.
Common questions
Are you against automation? No. We build foundations, not cul-de-sacs: make today's choices so tomorrow's options stay open.
Do we need humanoid robots today? No. HRQ™ is about avoiding decisions that make them hard to adopt later, not about buying them now.
Who is HRQ™ for? Manufacturers, distributors, 3PLs, and retailers that are planning or already installing physical automation.
How do we start? Book a free 30-minute Discovery Call, or send a note. A principal will suggest a starting point, usually an HRQ™ Snapshot.
HRQ was developed inside STA. The work is delivered by the partnership.
Get an HRQ™ Snapshot
Send us the automation or humanoid proposal you're evaluating, and an STA principal will review it against the five HRQ questions. You'll get the result on a 30-minute call, at no charge and with no vendor in the room.