Jul. 29 at 8:58 AM
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U.S. bans new foreign-made humanoid robots, power inverters
The Federal Communications Commission has announced a ban on new foreign-made advanced robots and connected power inverters, citing "unacceptable risks" to national security.
"These devices could create supply chain vulnerabilities that could disrupt U.S. economic and national security and could create a cybersecurity risk that threatened American critical infrastructure," the agency noted.
The ban covers new mobile robots such as humanoids and quadrupeds, and connected power inverters that are used in data centers and solar panels.
"Advanced robotic devices collect data that could be leveraged by malign actors to surveil Americans, enhance the capabilities of foreign intelligence services, or to remotely commandeer the robots," the FCC stated.
It also pointed to inverters' remote connectivity, which additional vulnerabilities that "could enable foreign firms to turn off the inverters or use them to collect and
