Robot pool cleaners that operate purely underwater are exempt, but not 'dual use' ones that can operate from floor to surface ...

On Sunday, the Federal Communications Commission issued an important update clarifying how its national security restrictions on equipment from certain foreign companies apply to robots. The update ...

Republican leaders are looking to reshape the Federal Trade Commission after a series of Supreme Court decisions hobbled its powers and ended its independence from the White House, according to a ...

The FCC has banned foreign-made humanoids, making a fragile, nascent sector part of America’s AI industrial policy. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get ...

Two-day event will feature FTC robotics competitions, expert talks, hands-on workshops, global exhibitors, humanoid robots, robot dogs and dinosaurs, and future mobility demonstrations SAN MATEO, ...

It looks like the stuff of nightmares. But Beau G., the 40-year-old California Satyress startup founder, sees his chainsaw-wielding “humanoid” robot — which just went viral on X — as a futuristic ...

Roombas may be under attack by the U.S. government. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced on July 28 that it is banning new foreign-made robotic devices due to national security threats ...

This week, the US Federal Communications Commission banned the import of foreign-made advanced mobile robots. Humanoid and quadruped robots are specifically named, indicating the true target is ...

The Federal Trade Commission, along with two states, California and Utah, is suing the popular telehealth company Hims & Hers. The commission alleges the company shared customers' health data with ...

The latest version of Google DeepMind's AI model includes a significant jump into “physical AGI.” But plopping AI into the real world comes with risks. Gemini Robotics 2 combines several different AI ...

The dispute highlights how robotics has become the latest battleground in the intensifying technological and industrial rivalry between Washington and Beijing. By Steve Lohr and Xinyun Wu Steve Lohr ...

The U.S. FCC this week restricted new imports of foreign-made humanoids due to cybersecurity risks. China's commerce ministry on Thursday called for the withdrawal of the statement, and threatened ...