What Robotics Companies Think About the U.S. Foreign Robot Ban

Source: IEEE Spectrum Robotics·2026-08-04 19:00Publish time unverified

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “Covered List,” originally published in 2021, identifies communications equipment and services that it says pose a threat to national security. On 28 July, the FCC added mobile, communicating robots weighing more than 2 kilograms and power inverters commonly used in solar panels to the list, meaning that new products from any foreign country in these categories are no longer eligible for import.