The FCC added Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots to the Covered List.

Forbes reports the July 28 designation bars new models of foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and power inverters from the equipment authorization required to import, market, or sell wireless devices in the US. The underlying determination argues internet-connected robots collect data usable to surveil Americans or remotely commandeer the machines. Analysts put Chinese humanoids near 85% global share, so this is a supply-side shock for anyone building embodied AI on off-the-shelf hardware.