from $13,500 USD (list price)
about $35,000 USD per unit (BOM)
Bank of America Institute projected the bill of materials of a typical humanoid robot at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most components are made in China.
Source
- Figure
- about $35,000 USD per unit (BOM)
- Scope
- China-made components · end of 2025 (projection)
- Type of figure
- analyst estimate
- Source
- Primary Analyst publication
- Publisher
- Bank of America Institute
- Title
- Humanoid robots (Transformation series)
- Published
- Accessed
- Last verified
- URL
- https://institute.bankofamerica.com/content/dam/transformation/humanoid-robots.pdf
- Archived copy
- Wayback Machine (Sep 29, 2026)
- Link check
- Resolves (HTTP 200), Oct 25, 2026
“…should stand at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most of the components are made in China…”
Caveats
- A projection made in April 2025, based on stated assumptions.
Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).
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Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Bank of America Institute projected the bill of materials of a typical humanoid robot at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most components are made in China [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/bofa-humanoid-bom-2025/Chicago
Whirrwork. “Bank of America Institute projected the bill of materials of a typical humanoid robot at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most components are made in China.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/bofa-humanoid-bom-2025/.MLA
“Bank of America Institute projected the bill of materials of a typical humanoid robot at around $35,000 per unit by the end of 2025 if most components are made in China.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/bofa-humanoid-bom-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.BibTeX
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