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  "claim": "Sales of consumer service robots rose 37% to almost 34.2 million units in 2025, according to the IFR.",
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    "name": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR)",
    "title": "Global Sales of Professional Service Robots Surge 24%",
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    "date_note": "Undated web page; figures from World Robotics 2026 Service Robots",
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    "text": "consumer robots increased by 37% to almost 34.2 million units in 2025",
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  "caveats": [
    "Mostly floor-cleaning and lawn robots for homes."
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    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Sales of consumer service robots rose 37% to almost 34.2 million units in 2025, according to the IFR [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/consumer-service-robots-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Sales of consumer service robots rose 37% to almost 34.2 million units in 2025, according to the IFR.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/consumer-service-robots-2025/.",
    "mla": "“Sales of consumer service robots rose 37% to almost 34.2 million units in 2025, according to the IFR.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/consumer-service-robots-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
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    "source_apa": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR). (n.d.). Global Sales of Professional Service Robots Surge 24%. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://ifr.org/news/global-sales-of-professional-service-robots-surge-24-percent/"
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