Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?

On July 28, the FCC added foreign-made robots to its list of technologies deemed a national security risk, per Ars Technica. The sweeping ban covers humanoid and four-legged robots from China, as well as robot vacuums and other robotic devices manufactured abroad. The Trump administration's FCC justified the prohibition by citing cybersecurity vulnerabilities previously found in Chinese-made robots. The decision came after an executive branch interagency body, including national security agencies, determined that foreign-produced advanced robotic devices posed a risk to American national security.

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