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FCC bans all robot vacuums made outside the U.S.

FCC bans imported Roombas, robot mowers, and delivery bots

If you've been thinking about snagging a robot to vacuum your house, suck up crap in your swimming pool or cut your grass, you might want to hustle your buns: The FCC is broadening its ban on robotics from overseas being sold in the United States.

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Are Chinese robot vacuums banned? What FCC rule means

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FCC Rule Banning Foreign Robots Could Sweep Up New Home Robot Vacuums

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China Threatens Retaliation as U.S. Moves to Block Robot Imports

Robot trade tensions escalated on Thursday as China angrily denounced a proposal by the United States to ban imports of Chinese-made humanoid robots, calling the measure discriminatory and threatening...

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China warns of retaliation if US sticks with robot ban

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What smart people are saying about Trump's ban on new Chinese humanoid robots

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Trump Administration Bans New Chinese Humanoid Robots, to Protect US AI Buildout

The restrictions, whose imminent release has not been ⁠previously reported, show the Trump administration is aiming to safeguard the U.S. artificial intelligence supply chain from Chinese threats of ...

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Trump admin bans ‘new’ foreign-made inverters. What does that mean?

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United States Bans Chinese Humanoid And Quadruped Robots, Citing National Security

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Amazon Buys Rivr to Boost Stair-Climbing Robot Deliveries

Amazon has long treated “last-mile delivery” as both its biggest advantage and its biggest challenge. Fast shipping wins customers, but the final few meters—finding the right entrance, navigating tight hallways, and climbing stairs—are where time ...

Entrepreneur

Amazon Just Bought a Company That Makes Four-Legged Robots. Here’s What This Means for Your Next Delivery.

Four-legged robots are about to start delivering Amazon packages. CNBC reports the company quietly acquired Rivr, a Swiss robotics startup that makes robots on wheels designed for “doorstep delivery.” Amazon didn’t announce the deal publicly but ...

Gizmodo

Amazon Delivery Drones Involve a Perilous 10-Foot Drop. Users Are Posting the Apparent Results

It seemed like this might have been a rare week without a “robot doing dumb shit” story—but never fear, because Jeff Bezos’s squadron of airborne delivery drones is here to save the day. Prime Air, Amazon’s drone delivery service, has been ...