India, July 30 -- In a sweeping escalation of technological decoupling, the US Federal Communications Commission has announced an immediate ban on the import of new foreign-made humanoid robots, four-legged robot dogs, and power inverters. Citing severe cybersecurity threats and critical supply chain vulnerabilities, the regulatory action directly targets China, which currently commands approximately eighty-five per cent of the global humanoid robotics market.

The newly enacted restrictions apply to unapproved hardware models entering the US market, arriving on the heels of previous federal measures targeting Chinese-made drones and advanced semiconductor exports. Regulatory authorities emphasised that offshore manufacturing dependencies...