the Federal Communications Commission The FCC has banned the import, marketing, or sale of new foreign-produced mobile robots and connected power adapters.
These products have been added to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Covered listwhich identifies communications equipment and services that pose an unacceptable risk to US national security or the safety of Americans, the regulator said on Tuesday (July 28). Fact sheet.
The FCC’s updates to the covered list followed national securities agencies’ determinations that importing foreign-made mobile robots and connected power adapters could create supply chain vulnerabilities, create cybersecurity risks or create other unacceptable risks, according to the fact sheet.
Additions to the covered list include:Advanced robotic devices“, which are defined as robots that are mobile, human-like, quadrupedal, and connected Power transformersThe fact sheet said.
Specific devices may have previously been granted exemptions Ministry of Defense or Department of Homeland Security.
Devices that consumers have already acquired or that were previously approved through the FCC’s equipment authorization process are not affected by the action the FCC took on Tuesday. The procedure applies only to new device models.
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr “Following President Trump’s leadership, the FCC will continue to do its part to secure America’s critical supply chains, and with today’s action, the FCC is working in concert with our national security agencies to do just that,” he said in the statement.
Reuters I mentioned Tuesday that the new ban targets Chinese suppliers of these products and that many non-Chinese suppliers are likely to be exempt. This happened when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a ban on drones and routers manufactured abroad, the report said.
NextGovernment/FCW I mentioned On Tuesday, an FCC official told reporters on Tuesday that devices covered by the new ban were targeted because they often have remote communication capabilities that create security vulnerabilities.
It was reported in February that China was intensifying its efforts to gain dominance in the region Humanoid robots space. China now has more than 140 companies in the field, producing humanoid robots on a large scale and transporting them to real-life scenarios in factories, hotels and offices. Since late 2024, cities like Beijing have set up investment funds worth more than $26 billion to finance the industry.
