The Trump administration on Tuesday introduced a ban on new foreign-made humanoid robotic imports to the US over “unacceptable dangers” to the nation’s nationwide safety.
The transfer applies to superior robots – together with humanoid and four-legged machines. A lot of them are made in China, which is locked in a race with the US to develop robotics and synthetic intelligence (AI).
The Federal Communications Fee (FCC) additionally banned the import of energy inverters – a element utilized in information centres and photo voltaic panels – which it stated may additionally pose a danger to the US economic system.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr stated the company was doing its half “to safe America’s crucial provide chains”.
The BBC has contacted the Chinese language embassy in Washington for remark.
Chinese language know-how firms have quickly developed humanoid robots for use in settings together with factories and houses.
The have additionally been fast to market their machines to companies and the general public forward of US humanoid robotic rivals like Elon Musk’s Tesla and Boston Dynamics.
