China’s robot army has U.S. on edge

The United States Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that Chinese robots will be barred from entering the U.S. market. Chinese companies such as Unitree market their humanoid robots as the ideal workforce for factories, warehouses, shops, cafes, hospitals, nursing homes and even households as a solution to shrinking workforces and aging populations. The U.S. ban says the robots “collect data that could be leveraged by malign actors to surveil Americans, enhance the capabilities of foreign intelligence services, or to remotely commandeer the robots.” The ban barely scratches the surface of China’s sophisticated and relentless campaign to infiltrate America and extract its data, technology and trade secrets.