{"id":308384,"date":"2026-07-29T06:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/308384\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:46:08","slug":"u-s-bans-foreign-made-humanoid-robots-targeting-china-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/308384\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Federal Communications Commission in the U.S.<\/a> said it would ban the import of foreign-made humanoid robots in a move that targets China<\/a>, arguing they pose a national security risk.<\/p>\n

The decision could strain bilateral relations as the technology race between the two world leaders advances. China makes substantially more humanoid robots than the U.S. and other competitors, and analysts estimate that Chinese humanoid robots\u2019 global market share has reached roughly 85%.<\/p>\n

The FCC\u2019s ban includes new imports of humanoid robots, quadrupeds \u2013 often referred to as four-legged robot dogs \u2013 as well as foreign-made power inverters.<\/p>\n

In making the decision, the FCC said these advanced robots produced in foreign countries pose supply chain vulnerabilities to the U.S. as well as cybersecurity and national security risks.<\/p>\n

FCC chairperson Brendan Carr said in a statement that the move was to \u201csecure America\u2019s critical supply chains.\u201d<\/p>\n

The United States has been taking steps to keep Chinese technology<\/a> out with recent bans on imports, including of Chinese-made drones. The U.S. is also weighing restrictions on Chinese open-source artificial intelligence models, at a time when Chinese AI is rapidly gaining ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a steady drumbeat of potential flashpoints heading into (the) Trump-Xi summit planned for September,\u201d said Samm Sacks, a senior fellow at the New America think tank focused on Chinese technology policies. U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a> is expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in September following their mid-May meeting in Beijing.<\/p>\n

Last year, China accounted for around 85% of humanoid deployments globally, according to Barclays. Morgan Stanley analysts forecast China\u2019s humanoid robot market could reach $15 billion by 2030.<\/p>\n

\u201cChinese manufacturers have been scaling production and reducing costs faster than most overseas competitors,\u201d said analyst Kangyuxiao Li at Morningstar.<\/p>\n

\u201cRestricting their access to the U.S. removes an important future market and protects U.S. developers from potential price competition,\u201d he said. \u201cHowever, it will not materially slow China\u2019s overall humanoid development, given the size of its domestic manufacturing base and opportunities in other export markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of the around 15,000 humanoid robots shipped globally in 2025, Unitree and AGIBOT, two of China\u2019s largest advanced robotics companies, each shipped more than 5,000, while their U.S. counterparts like Tesla and Figure AI each shipped a few hundred or less, according to the technology research and advisory group Omdia.<\/p>\n

When it comes to global markets, China is also targeting Europe, for example, as a key market for its advanced robots including humanoids, Omdia said.<\/p>\n

China has pushed back and defended its technological advancements as an opportunity for the world, rather than a threat, as countries including the U.S. raise concerns over how a \u201cChina Shock 2.0\u201d could hurt their economies.<\/p>\n

The latest U.S. ban could also potentially impact collaborations between U.S. and Chinese technology companies, said Lian Jye Su, a chief analyst at Omdia.<\/p>\n

Nvidia, for example, in June revealed a humanoid robot reference design which uses the humanoid chassis of Chinese robot maker Unitree.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon recently placed Unitree alongside several major Chinese technology companies on its list of firms that it said have ties to or aid the Chinese military, a claim that Beijing said it \u201cfirmly opposes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Federal Communications Commission in the U.S. said it would ban the import of foreign-made humanoid robots in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,282],"class_list":["post-308384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}