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  "slug": "humanoid-manufacturing-cost-decline-gs",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/humanoid-manufacturing-cost-decline-gs/",
  "topic": "prices",
  "claim": "Goldman Sachs estimated humanoid robot manufacturing costs fell 40% in a year, from $50,000–$250,000 to $30,000–$150,000 per unit.",
  "figure": {
    "value": 40,
    "display": "40%",
    "unit": "fall in manufacturing cost per humanoid in a year"
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  "scope": {
    "geography": "World",
    "period": "2023 to early 2024"
  },
  "measure": "analyst estimate",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "source_type": "primary",
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    "kind": "Analyst publication",
    "name": "Goldman Sachs",
    "title": "The global market for humanoid robots could reach $38 billion by 2035",
    "publisher": "Goldman Sachs",
    "published": "2024-02-27",
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    "url": "https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/the-global-market-for-robots-could-reach-38-billion-by-2035",
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "to a range of between $30,000 and $150,000 now. Where our analysts had expected a decline of 15-20% per annum, the cost declined 40%",
    "lang": "en"
  },
  "quote_note": null,
  "caveats": [
    "Analyst estimate published February 2024."
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Goldman Sachs estimated humanoid robot manufacturing costs fell 40% in a year, from $50,000–$250,000 to $30,000–$150,000 per unit [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/humanoid-manufacturing-cost-decline-gs/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Goldman Sachs estimated humanoid robot manufacturing costs fell 40% in a year, from $50,000–$250,000 to $30,000–$150,000 per unit.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/humanoid-manufacturing-cost-decline-gs/.",
    "mla": "“Goldman Sachs estimated humanoid robot manufacturing costs fell 40% in a year, from $50,000–$250,000 to $30,000–$150,000 per unit.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/humanoid-manufacturing-cost-decline-gs/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
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    "source_apa": "Goldman Sachs. (2024, February 27). The global market for humanoid robots could reach $38 billion by 2035. https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/the-global-market-for-robots-could-reach-38-billion-by-2035"
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