FCC Bars Imports of Chinese Humanoid and Quadruped Robots
Agency expands Covered List after national security review of foreign devices.
TLDR
The FCC has added advanced robotic devices including humanoids and quadrupeds along with power inverters to its Covered List. This action prohibits new imports and sales in the United States. Officials cited national security risks as the basis for the decision which targets equipment from China. Industry reactions highlight heavy reliance on Chinese hardware by US robotics firms and note that domestic manufacturing capacity remains limited. Licenses may still be issued in some cases. The move is viewed as part of broader efforts to restrict foreign involvement in critical technology sectors.
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Kylie Robison@kyliebytesthe FCC put down the chinese robot dogs
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AV Ashlee Vance@ashleevanceYou motor and actuator boys better get busy . . . .
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AG Animesh Garg@animesh_gargThe administration is very consistent: All aspects of foreign involvement in AI are banned: people (students and employees), hardware and models. And funding is down to a drip and capital allocation is concentrated in a few bets Wonder if it will be easier to bring robotics…
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AM Andrew McCalip@andrewmccalipthe humanoid trade war just started. FCC banned new foreign-made robots from the US market. we're protecting the domestic base rather than outcompeting, not my preference, but it's the reality. if this holds, stateside robot manufacturing is about to go vertical.…
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TX Ted Xiao@xiao_ted(Lots of) pain coming up for US robotics startups. Every single live player in robotics + AI relies on Chinese hardware; the US robotics hardware ecosystem is years behind. Let’s hope short-term pain leads to long-term gain, rather than another Chicken Tax, Jones Act, or DJI……
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GM Gary Marcus@GaryMarcusWhat we have reached is not the Singularity. It’s the Insularity. I don’t expect it to end well. https://twitter.com/ramez/status/2082291334329856419
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