How the FCC’s New Rule Will Affect Robot Vacuums

This week, the US Federal Communications Commission banned the import of foreign-made advanced mobile robots. Humanoid and quadruped robots are specifically named, indicating the true target is robotic versions of people and animals, but something else happens to be an “advanced mobile robot”: robot vacuums.

So what does this ban mean? Though it's effective immediately, nothing changes for now. Robot vacuums won't get removed from the market, and your current robot vacuum won't stop working. The ban will instead stop new models from getting FCC approval to be sold in the United States. The vacuums available now won't be affected, but new models likely won't make it to the US if they're manufactured outside the country. And, unfortunately, a lot of great robot vacuum brands aren't based in the States.

Here's everything to know about what will happen next.

What the Ban Covers

The FCC updated its Covered List...

Copyright of this story solely belongs to wired.com. To see the full text click HERE