Posted Sep 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM UTCTExternal LinkHusqvarna gets the first exception to the FCC’s foreign robot ban for its mowers.The ban, announced in July, has caused chaos for many manufacturers of robot vacuums, pool cleaners, lawn mowers, and more. Swedish company Husqvarna has secured the first exception to the rule for its 305v IQ, 310v IQ, 420v IQ, and 440v IQ after the Defense Department decided they don’t pose a national security risk.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O'Brien
Husqvarna gets the first exception to the FCC’s foreign robot ban for its mowers.
The ban, announced in July, has caused chaos for many manufacturers of robot vacuums, pool cleaners, lawn mowers, and more. Swedish company Husqvarna has secured the first exception to the rule for its 305v IQ, 310v IQ, 420v IQ, and 440v IQ after the Defense Department decided they don’t pose a national security risk. [Link: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL AND EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ROUTERS AND ADVANCED ROBOTIC DEVICES FROM FCC COVERED LIST (PDF) | https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-957A1.pdf | FCC]
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