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  "slug": "china-six-axis-robot-price-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-six-axis-robot-price-2025/",
  "topic": "prices",
  "claim": "Six-axis 6 kg industrial robots sold for just above 20,000 yuan (about US$1,400) in China in 2025, as reported by Jiemian.",
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    "value": 20000,
    "display": "just above 20,000 yuan",
    "unit": "CNY per unit (approx.)"
  },
  "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",
    "publisher": "Jiemian",
    "published": null,
    "date_note": null,
    "url": "https://en.jiemian.com/article/13632808.html",
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    "archived_at": "20260416020130",
    "primary_note": "Industry price levels as reported by Jiemian"
  },
  "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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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Six-axis 6 kg industrial robots sold for just above 20,000 yuan (about US$1,400) in China in 2025, as reported by Jiemian [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-six-axis-robot-price-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Six-axis 6 kg industrial robots sold for just above 20,000 yuan (about US$1,400) in China in 2025, as reported by Jiemian.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-six-axis-robot-price-2025/.",
    "mla": "“Six-axis 6 kg industrial robots sold for just above 20,000 yuan (about US$1,400) in China in 2025, as reported by Jiemian.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-six-axis-robot-price-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_china_six_axis_robot_price_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{Six-axis 6 kg industrial robots sold for just above 20,000 yuan (about US\\$1,400) in China in 2025, as reported by Jiemian}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-six-axis-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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