Foreign-made robot vacuums caught up in FCC robot ban — covers any ground robot over 4.4 pounds with a 200 kbps connection

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New FCC legislation against foreign-made advanced robotic devices may have inadvertently introduced a ban on non-U.S. robot vacuums from being imported into the United States, according to The Verge. FCC media relations director Katie Gorscak confirmed to The Verge that robot vacuums meet the definition. Drones were placed on the Covered List separately in December. Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Follow Tom's Hardware on Google News, or add us as a preferred source, to get our latest news, analysis, & reviews in your feeds.