UNSPSC 48140100: Professional service robot

Robots that perform professional tasks or provide services for unspecified people. A professional service robot is defined as a semi- or fully autonomous robot for automation of commercial tasks.

UNSPSC 48140100 Professional service robot is a Class code that spans educational robotics kits, coding curriculum products, and related instructional equipment—not service robots in the traditional sense. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and educational consortia procuring robotics hardware, protective covers, coding mats, engineering class packs, and bundled curriculum materials to support STEM instruction and 21st Century skills development. The scope emphasizes hands-on learning tools rather than autonomous service delivery; recent solicitations reflect demand for Sphero BOLT+ robots, RVR+ kits, littleBits modular components, and Blueprint Engineering Class Packs as part of broader instructional material procurement campaigns.

State and local issuing bodies include independent school districts, educational service centers acting as purchasing cooperatives, and special consortia serving multiple districts across states. The Code of Oregon, through Starbase Oregon, procured Sphero products via sole-source quote. The Texas Education Agency issued RFP 701-26-027 for Open Education Resources projects with ancillary demand for robotics supplies. Katy Independent School District in Harris County, Texas and Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 (Arizona) on behalf of the Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures consortium both included robotics and STEM kits in broader teaching-materials RFPs. Recent activity concentrates in Texas and the Pacific Northwest; the Arizona-based SAVE consortium procurement (RFP260331, due June 8, 2026) estimated annual STEM and robotics usage at $1,346,000 across participating districts. The Sourcewell cooperative procurement for law enforcement equipment (RFP 061626, due June 16, 2026) does not align with the code's educational robotics scope and appears to be a misclassification. The source shows no standalone, high-value robotics-focused solicitations; robotics purchases appear nested within larger instructional-materials RFPs issued by school districts and regional cooperatives on annual or multi-year frameworks, typically with multiple awards and catalog-discount pricing models.