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  "use_case": "Robotic milking",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "robot",
  "country": "CH",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 165000,
    "high": 165000,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "based_on": 1
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches CH.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 robot.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
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      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
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        "low": 165000,
        "high": 165000,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "unit": "per robot"
      },
      "region": "CH",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://farmshops.ch/machines/lely-astronaut/",
      "as_of": "2026-10",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 165000,
        "high": 165000,
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Lely Astronaut A5 price range",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 150000,
        "high": 250000,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per robot"
      },
      "region": "US",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://mondayrobotics.com/robots/lely-astronaut-a5",
      "as_of": "2026-10",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 150000,
        "high": 250000,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": false
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "robot"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-23"
}