Robots do the work.
People get paid.
The External Revenue Service is a nonprofit that puts humanoid and specialist robots to work in American businesses, then sends every dollar of surplus to the people whose jobs were automated away.
- 1 Wages earned by ERS robots $0
- 2 Maintenance, power, and staff $0
- 3 Surplus. Subtract line 2 from line 1 $0
- 4 Paid to displaced workers (100% of line 3) $0
How it works
Automation creates a lot of value. We make sure some of it goes back to the people who paid the price.
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Businesses hire our robots
Warehouses, farms, hospitals, and factories lease ERS robots at fair market rates, the same price they'd pay any automation vendor.
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We cover the costs
Revenue pays for maintenance, electricity, insurance, and the human technicians who keep the fleet running. Nothing else.
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The surplus goes to people
Everything left over is paid as monthly dividends to workers who lost their jobs to automation, plus grants for retraining.
Our robot workforce
We deploy whatever machine does the job best: humanoids for human spaces, specialists for everything else.
| Robot class | Typical jobs | Units deployed | Hours worked this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| HHumanoid | Retail stocking, hospitality, light assembly, elder-care support | 1,240 | 6,912,000 |
| WWarehouse | Picking, packing, pallet moving, inventory counts | 3,815 | 24,180,500 |
| AAgricultural | Harvesting, weeding, irrigation, crop monitoring | 962 | 4,401,200 |
| DDelivery | Last-mile parcels, campus and hospital runs | 2,107 | 9,870,300 |
| CCustodial | Floor care, sanitizing, overnight facility cleaning | 1,488 | 7,035,600 |
Need automation? Hire it from us.
You get the same robots at competitive rates, and your automation budget funds the workers it affects.
Lost your job to a machine?
If automation replaced your role, you may be eligible for monthly ERS dividends and paid retraining. Answer three questions to find out.
- Monthly dividend payments, no repayment
- Up to $8,000 in retraining grants
- A human case worker, not a chatbot
Where every dollar goes
We publish our books in full each year. Here's how $1 of robot revenue was spent in 2026.
- Worker dividends
- 75¢
- Maintenance and power
- 12¢
- Human technicians
- 6¢
- Retraining grants
- 4¢
- Administration
- 3¢
Questions
Are you part of the IRS or the government?
No. The External Revenue Service is an independent nonprofit. We don't collect taxes. We do the opposite and pay people.
Why would a business hire robots from a nonprofit?
Our prices match commercial automation vendors, and hiring from us shows customers and employees that the company's automation gives something back. Many partners use it in their community commitments.
How do you decide who gets paid?
Anyone in the U.S. who lost work to automation in the last five years can apply. Case workers verify employment history, and payments are split evenly among eligible recipients, with extra support for people still looking for work.
Do your robots replace even more workers?
Automation is happening either way. When it runs through ERS, the money it generates goes back to workers instead of only to shareholders. We also employ human technicians, trainers, and case workers.
Can I donate?
Yes. Donations fund retraining grants directly. Email give@externalrevenue.org.