Washington DC, June 5 -- A group of bipartisan US lawmakers has introduced the Guarding the US Against Adversarial Robotics Dominance (GUARD) Act, a bill that would subject robots made by China and other foreign adversaries to national security reviews and potentially ban their import into the United States, the US House Select Committee on China has said.

The legislation was introduced by Representative John Moolenaar, who chairs the House Select Committee on China, along with Representatives Jay Obernolte and Jennifer McClellan. Moolenaar said Chinese-made robots pose risks to US national security, critical infrastructure and American workers. He alleged that such systems could contain vulnerabilities that may be exploited for espionag...