{"id":867,"date":"2026-07-29T04:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=867"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:43:29","slug":"trump-administration-bans-new-chinese-humanoid-robots-to-protect-us-ai-buildout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=867","title":{"rendered":"Trump Administration Bans New Chinese Humanoid Robots, to Protect US AI Buildout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Alexandra Alper and David Shepardson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) &#8211; The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of \u2060new \u2060Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the U.S. AI \u2060buildout from national security threats and reshore key industries slated for explosive growth.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=865\">California\u2019s Largest ICE Facility Did Not Provide Adequate Medical Care, Monitor Says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday afternoon released the measures, which bar Chinese \u200bimports of new humanoid and quadruped robots, in addition to connected power inverters, which enable renewable energy sources and batteries to connect to grids and data center equipment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The restrictions, as first reported by Reuters, show the Trump administration is aiming \u200cto safeguard the U.S. artificial intelligence supply chain from Chinese \u200cthreats of disruption, data theft and cyberattacks, while also driving firms to shift manufacturing to the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;These devices could create supply chain vulnerabilities that could disrupt U.S. economic and national security and could create a cybersecurity risk that \u2060threatened American critical infrastructure,&#8221; the \u2060FCC said in a statement. &#8220;The FCC will continue to do our part to secure America\u2019s critical supply chains,&#8221; FCC Chairman Brendan \u200bCarr added in the press release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Chinese embassy in Washington said Beijing &#8220;urges the United States to heed the objective and rational voices of the business communities in both countries&#8221; and &#8220;stop smearing Chinese companies and threatening them with sanctions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>China&#8217;s government will &#8220;take all necessary measures in response to any action that causes material harm to its interests,&#8221; the embassy said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Some analysts forecast broad adoption of humanoid robots, topped with AI-enabled &#8220;brains,&#8221; in consumer and industrial arenas, while explosive data-center construction in the U.S. will depend on \u200breliable sources of inverters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that Chinese AI firms could face U.S. sanctions for stealing U.S. intellectual property.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>U.S. officials are also keen to avoid another scenario as happened \u2060with rare \u2060earth minerals \u2014 critical inputs for tech manufacturing \u2060so dominated by China that Beijing has been \u200bable to leverage access to them to secure big wins on the international stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>FCC LIKELY TO EXEMPT NON-CHINESE SUPPLIERS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Following Tuesday&#8217;s actions, the FCC is expected to exempt many non-Chinese suppliers \u200bfrom the restrictions, as it has done with recent bans on \u2060foreign drones and routers, four additional sources said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The measures, which went into effect upon publication, apply only to robot and inverter models that have not yet been released. However, the FCC has the authority to revoke authorizations for sales of models that have already been authorized for purchase in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump is credited with bringing international attention to the tech threat posed by China during his first term, giving voice to concerns about intellectual property theft by Chinese firms, and the threat of state-sponsored spying by Chinese telecom juggernauts like Huawei .\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But he has so far taken a much more dovish approach during his second term, faced with Beijing&#8217;s aggressive use of export controls on \u2060rare earth minerals last year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=863\">Trump Says He Does Not Care About USMCA as US, Canada Plan Trade Talks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>CHINESE ROBOT MAKER IN CROSSHAIRS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The robot ban is expected to hit Unitree, a world leader in humanoid robots with just under a \u2060fifth of global market share, according to Counterpoint Research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The firm, which is one of three Chinese companies dominating the nascent but buzzy industry, was recently added to the Pentagon&#8217;s list of alleged Chinese military-backed companies, which can be a harbinger of tougher U.S. action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Unitree recently formed a partnership with Nvidia to use the AI chip company&#8217;s cutting-edge Blackwell chip to power the brain of a Unitree robot. Nvidia has said data from the robots will remain in the U.S. and that Unitree&#8217;s biggest customers are U.S. academic and research institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>China hawks fear the robots could spy on key U.S. industries, extracting data and sending it to Beijing or disrupting critical functions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Robots &#8220;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,&#8221; the FCC said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>U.S. Representative John Moolenaar, a Michigan Republican who chairs the House Select Committee on China and has proposed legislation targeting Chinese robots for national security reviews and potential bans, said the FCC move &#8220;protects our country and strengthens our nation\u2019s robotics industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>China is the world\u2019s largest maker of inverters, led by Sungrow Power Supply and Huawei, already \u2060heavily sanctioned by the U.S. Beijing has been expanding its share in the Western inverter market by driving down prices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Reuters previously reported that the FCC was working on a Chinese inverter ban prompted by recent action by Europe and concerns around disruption and installation of malware.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Authorities want to avoid another Chinese government-linked hacking campaign like the one dubbed Volt Typhoon, revealed in 2023. By taking control of privately owned routers, the attackers sought to hide subsequent attacks on American critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Defense is already barred from procuring solar photovoltaic cells, modules or inverters manufactured \u200bby a foreign entity of concern, which would include Chinese companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Unitree, Sungrow and Huawei did not immediately respond to requests for comment. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by Alexandra Alper in Washington; \u200bAdditional reporting by Sarah McFarlane and David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Chris Sanders and Matthew Lewis)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=861\">US Backs Madagascar Rare Earths Project in Push to Loosen China\u2019s Supply Chain Grip<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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