Can robots work 24 hours a day?

Robots and automated systems can theoretically operate 24 hours a day because they do not experience biological fatigue, but they still face constraints like wear-and-tear, overheating, and energy costs. Industrial robots in factories, for example, often run near-continuously on production lines, but they are scheduled for maintenance, calibration, and safety checks. Software "robots" or AI agents, such as OpenClaw-style systems, can run as background services around the clock as long as hardware, power, and network connections remain stable. Responsible deployment involves monitoring, logging, and fail-safes so that 24/7 operation does not lead to cascading errors or unsafe behavior if something goes wrong.