The Federal Communications Commission announced July 28 that it has banned two new categories of devices: “Advanced robotic devices” and connected power inverters produced in foreign countries. According to the FCC, “robotic devices” includes mobile robots, such as humanoids and quadrupeds, and devices “capable of locomotion, obstacle avoidance, navigation, or movement on the ground.”
Yes, that means Roombas and other robot vacuums may be considered illegal if they’re produced outside of the United States of America.
I wonder if this has anything to do with Benn Jordan’s discovery of Chinese malware in a robo dog.
These headlines keep rolling out such that it’s pretty clear the FCC doesn’t want us to have any electronics they can have a hand in. Routers, drones, now roomba. The only reason PC components aren’t on the list is data centers.
