REGULATION · US
FCC adds mobile robots and power inverters to covered list, blocks new foreign imports
The Federal Communications Commission has added foreign-produced mobile robots and connected power inverters to its Covered List, banning importation, marketing, and sale due to unacceptable national security risk. Move extends telecom-equipment scrutiny to IoT hardware.
WHY IT MATTERS
BFSI data centre operations and automation rely on imported robotics and inverter infrastructure. Supply-chain diversification and on-shoring costs will rise; expect compliance mapping across tier-2 vendors and capex rebudgeting for resilience.
Source: PYMNTS · 2026-07-29