Every electrician knows the ritual. The builder emails a floor plan. You print it, walk the job with a highlighter, count powerpoints on your fingers, scribble switch positions in the margins — then spend your evening typing it all into a quote, hoping you didn't miss a downlight on page two. Two hours later, you've got a quote. And the builder's already got three others.

And if you lose that marked-up piece of paper? Oh — where was that powerpoint… was there a switch here? The whole job lives on one crumpled printout.

robot® Plan collapses that entire ritual into minutes. Mark up the plan on screen — and the quote writes itself.

What is robot® Plan?

robot® Plan is plan-markup and auto-quoting software built specifically for electricians. Upload any floor plan (PDF or image), then drag your fittings straight onto it: powerpoints, light switches from 1-gang to 6-gang, downlights, LED strips with auto transformer calculations, data points, garden lighting, ceiling fans — a full electrical catalogue, all placed exactly where they'll be installed, at their mounting heights. Real-life product images too, not cryptic symbols — so everyone on the job can read the plan, not just you.

Every item you place is counted, priced at your rates, and organised automatically. When you're done marking up, one tap on Create quote and robot® Plan builds the whole thing: sections per category, quantities, your labour, your margins — a customer-ready quote generated from the plan itself.

The plan becomes part of your sales pitch.

Here's the part customers love: the marked-up plan isn't a scribbled printout anymore — it's a live, interactive plan you can attach to the quote. Your customer opens it on their phone, taps any switch or light, and sees exactly what's going where in their home. Builders can check positions. Homeowners can see what they're paying for. Nobody else's quote does that.

Everyone stays on the same page. Literally.

On most jobs, changes are scattered across emails, phone calls and a WhatsApp group nobody can search. With robot® Plan the plan itself is the single source of truth. Builder moves a wall and drops a note on the plan? The sparky gets notified. Sparky shifts a switch position? The builder gets notified. Everyone refers back to the same live drawing — fewer questions, fewer on-site arguments, no "but you said" conversations.

Auto-quote means no more missed items.

Manual take-offs leak money. A forgotten double GPO here, an uncounted downlight there — it comes straight out of your margin. Because robot® Plan prices every single item you place on the plan, the quote always matches the markup. If it's on the plan, it's on the quote. Change the plan, regenerate, done. The material list builds itself the same way — every item counted and categorised, LED strip lengths included, ready for the wholesaler.

Includes robot® Quote — the interactive quoting engine.

Every robot® Plan subscription includes robot® Quote, so the quote your plan generates is sent the modern way: by SMS and email, with a discount that counts down, optional extras your customer can tick themselves, one-tap acceptance with e-signature, and a draft invoice created in Xero the moment they accept. The plan wins their confidence; the quote closes the job.

Frequently asked questions.

How much does robot® Plan cost?

robot® Plan starts from $39/month as a welcome offer, and includes unlimited plans, unlimited auto-generated quotes and the full robot® Quote engine. There's a Team plan at $109/month for crews of up to three.

What file types can I upload?

PDF floor plans and standard image formats — even a screenshot works. Multi-storey homes are supported: each floor gets its own tab, and the quote combines everything.

Do I set my own pricing?

Yes. Your hourly rate, your item pricing, your margins. robot® Plan holds a Pricing Library you control completely, and quotes are only ever generated at your rates.

Can my customer see the marked-up plan?

If you choose to share it, yes — as a live interactive plan they can explore on their phone, attached right to their quote. You can keep it private until the job's accepted too.

Does it handle switch wiring detail?

Yes — switches carry gang counts, dimming, plate finishes and mounting heights, and the plan produces a switch schedule so what's quoted is what gets installed.

I'm not an electrician — can I still use it?

robot® Plan is built for electrical markup, but it works for builders, integrators, designers and homeowners too — and robot® Quote works standalone for every trade: plumbers, HVAC, chippies, builders, painters and tilers.

See it work on a real plan.

The demo takes ninety seconds and shows a real plan becoming a real quote. Watch it — or start your trial — at robotplan.com.au.

robot® Plan is made by robot® Smart Homes, the Sydney smart-home company that quotes every one of its own jobs with this exact software.