U.S. Bans New Chinese Robots and Inverters Over Security Concerns

The Trump administration has ordered the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ban the import of new Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots, along with related energy inverters. The move aims to protect U.S. supply chains in artificial intelligence from Chinese threats such as data theft and cyber-attacks, while encouraging companies to shift production to the U.S. The ban applies only to new models not yet launched on the market but includes many non-Chinese suppliers. It targets UniTech, a leading Chinese humanoid robot maker, and other Chinese firms like Sungrow and Huawei. China has criticized the U.S. for protectionism.