Where we earn, and where we don’t.
Valumech participates in the Amazon Associates program. That means a small number of links on the site are affiliate links, and if you buy through one we may earn a commission — at no extra cost to you. Here is exactly where those links are, and the firewall that keeps them away from our numbers.
As of 14 July 2026 — we update this page as our affiliate relationships change.
The required statement
As an Amazon Associate, Valumech earns from qualifying purchases.
Where the affiliate links actually are
We only add an “Also on Amazon” link to a robot that is genuinelybuyable on Amazon. Today that’s a short list — the Unitree G1 and the Unitree R1. Most robots we track aren’t sold on Amazon at all, so they carry no affiliate link. When a model does have one, it’s labeled plainly as an Amazon option and sits alongside — never in place of — the maker-direct price.
It never touches the numbers
This is the important part. Affiliate status neveraffects how models are ranked, how their prices are recorded, or how their used values are estimated. We don’t reorder the catalog to push affiliate products, and we don’t inflate or discount an estimate because a link earns. The commission exists to help fund the work; it has no say in the editorial. That separation is written down in our editorial policy.
“Visit maker” links are not paid
The “Visit maker” links that point to a manufacturer’s own site or store are plain reference links — not affiliate links, not sponsored, and not paid for by anyone. No maker pays to appear on Valumech or to be linked from it.
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