Bipartisan Lawmakers Call for Federal Investigations Into Chinese Robotics Company

Bipartisan Lawmakers Call for Federal Investigations Into Chinese Robotics Company

A bipartisan group of 24 House lawmakers is calling for federal investigations into China-based Unitree Robotics, warning that its products pose a national security risk. The lawmakers sent a letter, dated May 6, to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr. Led by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communi…

Chinese Robotics Firm Unitree May Belong on BIS Entity List, Other Lists, Lawmakers Say

All 24 members of the House Select Committee on China urged the Trump administration May 6 to consider adding Chinese robotics company Unitree to the Bureau of Industry and Security's Entity List and the Pentagon's Section 1260H list of Chinese...

Robotics takes another step towards rescue in extreme conditions: various robot-based developments of the Chinese company Unitree, especially the quadruped model B1, are being adapted to fight fires and assist in rescue operations without endangering human life. Although Unitree Robotics does not yet market a model exclusively designed as a “robot firefighter”, academic and emergency institutions in Asia have begun to modify these equipment with…

House China Committee Asks FCC, Commerce to Blacklist Unitree Robotics

The House China Committee urged the FCC on Wednesday to add Chinese company Unitree Robotics to its covered entities list to block its equipment's use on U.S. telecom infrastructure. Committee Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., and...