U.S. Takes Aim at Chinese Robot-Makers With Sweeping Import Ban

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday banned imports of new foreign-made advanced robotic devices including humanoids, a major blow to China as one of the leading developers of robotics globally.

The sweeping restrictions threaten to sever a crucial link in the global AI supply chain, as U.S. software developers rely heavily on Chinese-made robots to develop their embodied AI technologies.