The FCC added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and connected power inverters to its Covered List on 28 July 2026, blocking new models from equipment authorisation. Robots were listed on two documented Unitree vulnerabilities. Inverters were listed on projected risk, after a January 2026 Department of Energy teardown of 30 units found zero malicious hardware.

The Trump administration on Tuesday banned imports of new Chinese-made humanoid and quadruped robots, as well as connected power inverters, in a move aimed...

National security agencies said the devices could create supply-chain vulnerabilities, threaten critical infrastructure and enable surveillance or remote manipulation.