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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots

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the trump administration announced a ban on new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks. the move targets advanced machines like humanoid and four-legged robots, many from china. the fcc added them to its covered list, which already includes other banned tech. the ban only applies to new imports, not existing models. fcc chairman brendan carr said the agency was securing critical supply chains. the chinese embassy called the ban groundless and said beijing would take necessary measures. the us has also shut out chinese evs with steep tariffs and blocked semiconductor sales to protect its lead in ai. treasury secretary scott bessent warned chinese ai firms could face sanctions over ip theft. in response, china said its ai development came from its own effort. the us wants to avoid a repeat of last year's rare earth squeeze by china. chinese firms like unitree and ubtech have rapidly developed humanoid robots for factories and homes, ahead of american rivals like tesla and boston dynamics.

why it matters: ban escalates us-china tech war, potentially disrupting future supply chains for advanced robotics and critical electronic components.

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