{
  "use_case_id": "robot-library-retail-inventory",
  "use_case": "RFID inventory robots",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "robot",
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "CNY",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 110300,
    "high": 315000,
    "currency": "CNY",
    "based_on": 2
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "No benchmark specific to US; the range uses benchmarks from other regions. Local prices can differ a lot.",
    "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": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Beijing Polytechnic University library award: 1 vision-based shelf-inventory robot (视觉盘点机器人, model AIRT20C7V1) at CNY 315,000, part of a CNY 1.99M smart-library order. Camera-based book inventory, not RFID (award notice 2026-09-16)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 315000,
        "high": 315000,
        "currency": "CNY",
        "unit": "per robot"
      },
      "region": "CN",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://www.bpu.edu.cn/zcglc/info/1004/2492.htm",
      "as_of": "2026-09-16",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 315000,
        "high": 315000,
        "currency": "CNY"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Lanzhou Library award: 1 ALVA AI vision shelf-inventory robot (AIRT30L7M1) at CNY 110,300; software, storage and phone clients bring the order to CNY 389,680. Camera-based, not RFID (award notice 2026-07-27)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 110300,
        "high": 110300,
        "currency": "CNY",
        "unit": "per robot"
      },
      "region": "CN",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://gsei.com.cn/html/1337/2026-07-27/content-689200.html",
      "as_of": "2026-07-27",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 110300,
        "high": 110300,
        "currency": "CNY"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "robot"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-26"
}