China’s humanoid robots have been taking over the global market. Now the US is banning them

China, which supplies the vast majority of the world’s humanoid robots, has suddenly been cut off from its largest export market as the US government moves to curb its reliance on foreign technology. On Tuesday, the Trump Administration banned new humanoid and quadruped robot imports from foreign manufacturers, saying

Three major U.S. airlines have quietly changed their policies to ban humanoid and animal-like robots from their flights.

The ban targets new models of humanoid and quadruped robots, as well as power inverters, and follows a White House interagency national security determination

The latest ban follows a string of such restrictions on imports of Chinese products, including drones, and curbs on exports of advanced US technology to China.

China’s humanoid robots have been taking over the global market. Now the US is banning them  CNN

It's part of a national security strategy to kickstart domestic production of emerging technology.

The Chinese robot maker, Unitree, will likely be impacted by the ban. | Bloomberg via Getty Images The US government is targeting China with a new import ban on "advanced robotic devices" and power inverters made in foreign countries, as reported earlier by Reuters. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Federal Communic