The US has announced a ban on advanced robotic devices, including mobile robots like humanoid and quadruped models, targeting foreign manufacturers, particularly from China.

Citing security and economic reasons, the U.S. FCC has moved to ban foreign humanoid robots as well as quadruped robots from the American market.

Authorities aim to avert another Chinese government-linked hacking campaign, such as the ‘Volt Typhoon’ operation revealed in 2023

Docs point to China’s Unitree as prime example of the foreign clanker threat