Intel gets one-year FCC waiver for foreign-made factory robots

Ars Technica reports the FCC granted Intel a one-year waiver on October 22 for foreign-made automated guided vehicles used in US chip fabs. Intel said it was unclear whether the restrictions covered the vehicles, which move materials through its facilities. The order also allows certain hardware, software and firmware changes to help keep them operating. Intel called the vehicles critical to chip production and said no US-made alternatives met its requirements.