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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the U.S. AI buildout from national ​security threats and reshore key industries slated for explosive growth.

The Federal ​Communications Commission on Tuesday afternoon released the measures, which bar Chinese imports 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.

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