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  "slug": "bofa-humanoid-bom-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/bofa-humanoid-bom-2025/",
  "topic": "prices",
  "claim": "Bank of America Institute projected the bill of materials of a typical humanoid robot at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most components are made in China.",
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    "value": 35000,
    "display": "about $35,000",
    "unit": "USD per unit (BOM)"
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  "scope": {
    "geography": "China-made components",
    "period": "end of 2025 (projection)"
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  "measure": "analyst estimate",
  "confidence": "low",
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    "kind": "Analyst publication",
    "name": "Bank of America Institute",
    "title": "Humanoid robots (Transformation series)",
    "publisher": "Bank of America Institute",
    "published": "2025-04-29",
    "date_note": null,
    "url": "https://institute.bankofamerica.com/content/dam/transformation/humanoid-robots.pdf",
    "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260929132247/https://institute.bankofamerica.com/content/dam/transformation/humanoid-robots.pdf",
    "archived_at": "2026-09-29",
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "should stand at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most of the components are made in China",
    "lang": "en"
  },
  "quote_note": null,
  "caveats": [
    "A projection made in April 2025, based on stated assumptions."
  ],
  "verification": "Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).",
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  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Bank of America Institute projected the bill of materials of a typical humanoid robot at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most components are made in China [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/bofa-humanoid-bom-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Bank of America Institute projected the bill of materials of a typical humanoid robot at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most components are made in China.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/bofa-humanoid-bom-2025/.",
    "mla": "“Bank of America Institute projected the bill of materials of a typical humanoid robot at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most components are made in China.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/bofa-humanoid-bom-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_bofa_humanoid_bom_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{Bank of America Institute projected the bill of materials of a typical humanoid robot at around \\$35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most components are made in China}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/bofa-humanoid-bom-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: Bank of America Institute, Humanoid robots (Transformation series) (2025-04-29). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "Bank of America Institute. (2025, April 29). Humanoid robots (Transformation series). https://institute.bankofamerica.com/content/dam/transformation/humanoid-robots.pdf"
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