{
 "name": "Whirrwork Robot Price Index, week 43 2026",
 "edition": 1,
 "url": "https://whirrwork.com/insights/robot-price-index/2026-w43/",
 "period": {
  "start": "2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_exclusive": "2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z",
  "timezone": "UTC",
  "iso_week": "2026-W43"
 },
 "published": "2026-10-26",
 "headline": "No price moved in week one. Here is the baseline, and what we re-checked",
 "totals": {
  "series": 501,
  "observations": 502,
  "recorded_this_week": 502,
  "new_series": 501,
  "moves": 0,
  "corrections": 1,
  "rechecked": 250,
  "confirmed": 240,
  "jobs_priced": 189,
  "jobs_total": 308,
  "new_jobs": 189,
  "sources": 215,
  "superseded": 1
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 "recheck_results": {
  "confirmed": 240,
  "unreachable": 5,
  "needs_review": 4,
  "changed": 1
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    "low": 199,
    "high": 799
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    "low": 499,
    "high": 799
   },
   "source_url": "https://zippylawnz.us/robotic-lawn-mower-installation"
  }
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  "dispensing-gluing",
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  "drone-light-show",
  "drone-mapping-orthomosaic",
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  "drone-pilot-training",
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  "drone-racing-events",
  "drone-seeding-cover-crops",
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  "drone-in-a-box-monitoring",
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  "firefighting-robot",
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  "drone-delivery-medical",
  "methane-leak-detection",
  "mosquito-control-drone",
  "motion-control-camera",
  "museum-guide-robot",
  "palletizing-depalletizing",
  "parking-enforcement-robot",
  "parking-lot-sweeping",
  "hydropower-penstock-inspection",
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  "pick-and-place",
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  "water-tank-reservoir-inspection",
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  "robot-teleoperation-data",
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  "robot-performer-dance",
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  "robotic-kitting-packing",
  "robotic-pool-cleaning",
  "robotic-quality-inspection",
  "robotic-sanding-grinding",
  "surgical-robot",
  "site-surveying-total-station",
  "robot-ice-cream-vending",
  "robotic-welding",
  "event-robot-rental",
  "roof-inspection-drone",
  "screwdriving-robot",
  "search-and-rescue-drone",
  "security-drone-patrol",
  "security-patrol-robot",
  "sewer-pipe-inspection",
  "hull-cleaning",
  "robot-rental-short-term",
  "sidewalk-delivery-robot",
  "storage-silo-inspection",
  "drone-fireworks-wedding",
  "snow-removal-robot",
  "solar-farm-thermal-inspection",
  "pile-driving-solar",
  "drone-solar-site-assessment",
  "drone-sky-tracking-sports",
  "sports-field-line-marking",
  "stem-education-robots",
  "stockpile-volume-measurement",
  "tank-inspection",
  "substation-inspection",
  "cell-tower-inspection",
  "telehealth-robot",
  "telepresence-robot",
  "telepresence-event",
  "tennis-ball-collection",
  "tethered-drone-surveillance",
  "thermal-building-inspection",
  "traffic-monitoring-drone",
  "tunnel-inspection",
  "pool-tank-underwater-cleaning",
  "underwater-filming",
  "underwater-search-recovery",
  "used-robot-marketplace",
  "vegetation-management-lidar",
  "solar-panel-cleaning-utility",
  "uv-disinfection",
  "warehouse-picking-raas",
  "water-main-inspection",
  "lifeguard-drone",
  "wedding-drone-videography",
  "wildfire-detection-drone",
  "wildlife-survey-drone",
  "wind-turbine-blade-inspection"
 ],
 "categories_without_price": [
  "mining"
 ],
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  "receipts_csv": "https://whirrwork.com/insights/robot-price-index/2026-w43/receipts.csv",
  "rechecks_csv": "https://whirrwork.com/insights/robot-price-index/2026-w43/rechecks.csv"
 },
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