Many of these bots come from Chinese companies, prompting enough concern over national security and personal privacy that the Trump administration just handed down a new Chinese robot ban that is effective immediately. What the ban entailsIn late July, the Trump administration announced that it would ban U.S. imports on new intelligent robot products that hail from China. What makes Chinese robots so dangerous? Newer premium robot vacuums also have high-definition camera systems capable of snapping photos and recording video. Robot vacuums are effectively surveillance systems that users invite into their homes for the simple convenience of never having to touch a manual vacuum cleaner again.