US bans imports of new Chinese robots over security concerns

The action is part of a wider US effort to reduce reliance on Chinese technology.

Docs point to China’s Unitree as prime example of the foreign clanker threat

American robot makers have been lobbying Washington for months to take action to counter the spread of popular Chinese bots.

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced bans on imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, citing threats to US national security and supply chain vulnerabilities. Without naming China, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expanded its Covered List to include two new categories of foreign-made equi