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FCC robot ban poses huge challenges amid potential security plus

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By Matt Hamblen Verified
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The FCC’s bar on future robot imports to the US from China has already caused at least one US company, Toborlife AI, to say it will move hardware manufacturing by Unitree in China to American shores. As disruptive as the ruling may be for Toborlife and its customers, its impact could be far deeper for the future of US-China relations as well as the global supply chain of critical minerals and robotics-related technology (including sensors) and especially data privacy and security.
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FCC ban on new robot imports hits Toborlife AI amid China debate

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By Matt Hamblen Verified
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The fallout has immediately started from a new FCC sanction banning US imports of next-generation advanced robots like humanoids manufactured in China. One company said it is working to provide US manufacturing of robot hardware currently made in China. US-based robotics provider Toborlife AI issued a statement late Thursday saying it will comply with “all applicable requirements for importing hardware…in partnership with Unitree Robotics,” which is based in China.
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Volvo drops lidar on its EX90 and ES90 cars after Luminar liquidation

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Vehicle electrification has faced a rocky road, especially in the US of late, and it is not only about market forces coming to bear. With Volvo, it has been partly about lidar sensors that had been used in the Volvo EX90 and ES90, but are now eliminated. That’s traced to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of its lidar supplier, Luminar, which has now been liquidated. Volvo has not stated that lidar is technically unnecessary, just that supplier and execution problems surfaced with Luminar.
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