# FCC chair says robot import restrictions aim to boost US production

https://mins.news/en/item/15368

- Reuters, 2026-08-06 16:10 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/fcc-chair-says-robot-import-restrictions-aim-boost-us-production-2026-08-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a74b1e716de020001219ff7

> Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said new restrictions on imports of Chinese robots and power inverters are intended to rapidly encourage production in the United States. Carr also said the measures are designed to address national security risks. The restrictions target newly imported equipment. His comments linked the trade measures to both industrial policy and security concerns.

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