A XR robot unit arranges flowers into baskets during the presentation of XR robots, which can perform house cleaning service works, in Beijing, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The robotic vacuum roaming your kitchen floor right now may soon be banned in the name of national security. Use of these devices, the FCC said, could create a national security threat by allowing foreign entities to “collect and maintain sensitive data” using the devices’ “high-fidelity sensors” that are “vulnerable to exfiltration.” Initially, the updates to the Covered List, released on July 27, were not clear on whether household robotic devices were included. The ban specifically named “advanced robotic devices, including four-legged quadrupeds, bipeds, and wheels and tracked vehicles.”