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  "slug": "china-scara-robot-price-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-scara-robot-price-2025/",
  "topic": "prices",
  "claim": "SCARA robot prices in China dropped to around 10,000 yuan per unit in 2025, roughly half the previous year’s level, as reported by Jiemian.",
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    "display": "around 10,000 yuan",
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  },
  "scope": {
    "geography": "China",
    "period": "2025"
  },
  "measure": "reported market price",
  "confidence": "low",
  "source_type": "secondary",
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    "name": "Jiemian Global",
    "title": "China's robot makers boost output but struggle to lift profits",
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    "published": null,
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    "url": "https://en.jiemian.com/article/13632808.html",
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    "archived_at": "20260416020130",
    "primary_note": "Industry price levels as reported by Jiemian"
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": null,
  "quote_note": "Not quoted: commercial news article; figure checked against the article text and paraphrased.",
  "caveats": [
    "Secondary source; indicative market price."
  ],
  "verification": "Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).",
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    "checked_at": "2026-10-25T16:31:53.880Z"
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  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). SCARA robot prices in China dropped to around 10,000 yuan per unit in 2025, roughly half the previous year’s level, as reported by Jiemian [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-scara-robot-price-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “SCARA robot prices in China dropped to around 10,000 yuan per unit in 2025, roughly half the previous year’s level, as reported by Jiemian.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-scara-robot-price-2025/.",
    "mla": "“SCARA robot prices in China dropped to around 10,000 yuan per unit in 2025, roughly half the previous year’s level, as reported by Jiemian.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-scara-robot-price-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_china_scara_robot_price_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{SCARA robot prices in China dropped to around 10,000 yuan per unit in 2025, roughly half the previous year’s level, as reported by Jiemian}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-scara-robot-price-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: Jiemian, China's robot makers boost output but struggle to lift profits. Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "Jiemian. (n.d.). China's robot makers boost output but struggle to lift profits. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://en.jiemian.com/article/13632808.html"
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