US Slams Door On Chinese Humanoid Robots Over Spying Threats
Securing the tech supply chain has become one of Washington's biggest priorities, and the latest move takes direct aim at the machines meant to power the next industrial era. The Federal Communications Commission has banned the import and authorization of new Chinese humanoid robots, alongside quadruped robot dogs and connected power inverters, in a decision built to shield the American artificial intelligence supply chain from foreign disruption and data theft. Earlier this year the FCC banned all routers made outside the US over 'severe' security risks.
Federal officials increasingly worry that networked robotics and grid hardware could hand hostile actors a quiet path into critical infrastructure, whether through espionage or a coordinated power blackout. FCC Chair Brendan Carr said the agency is acting to "secure America's critical supply chains" while trimming the country's reliance on foreign technology.
Modern humanoid robots can be seen as walking surveillance platforms, stuffed with high...
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