US government bans humanoid robots manufactured abroad
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has added humanoid and quadruped robots to a list of products and companies that are banned from being imported into the United States on national security grounds.
Most humanoid robots sold in the U.S. are manufactured abroad, particularly in China.
"Advanced robotic devices" were added to the list, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on July 28.
Certain types of drones, as well as Chinese companies Huawei and China Telecom, are already on the list, which now includes what the FCC called "mobile robots" — or robots that mimic how humans and animals walk by standing on two or four legs.
