# Which humanoid robots are banned in the US?

**No specific robot is on a published US ban list.** On 28 July 2026 the FCC added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, meaning humanoids and quadrupeds, to its Covered List. That blocks new models from the equipment authorization needed to import or sell them, attributed to the FCC. It is prospective: it does not affect devices already purchased or already approved.

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## Short answer

There is no published list naming individual banned robots, and DEPLOY will not invent one. What exists is a category action, and what DEPLOY can verify is where each robot's maker is based.

The FCC added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, which its fact sheet defines as mobile robots such as humanoids and quadrupeds, to its Covered List on 28 July 2026. New models in that category generally cannot get the equipment authorization required to import, market or sell them in the United States. Three limits matter and are easy to miss. The action is prospective, and the FCC states it does not affect any previously purchased devices. Retailers may keep selling models already approved. And a producer can seek Conditional Approval through a national security determination by the Department of War, so this is a gate with a path through it rather than a flat prohibition.

The scope is foreign-produced, which is broader than China even though China is the stated focus. That distinction is why this page does not sort makers into a simple safe and unsafe pair. It groups them by where the record says they are based: China, the United States, elsewhere abroad, and a small group whose headquarters DEPLOY cannot establish.

Every nationality below is read live from that maker's reviewed registry record. The legal status of any individual robot is not on DEPLOY's record, and this page does not assert one.

## What the action does, and what it does not

- **What the FCC did (attributed to its fact sheet):** on 28 July 2026 it added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, defined as mobile robots such as humanoids and quadrupeds, to its Covered List. New models generally cannot receive the equipment authorization required to import, market or sell them in the United States.
- **What the FCC says it does not do:** the action does not affect any previously purchased devices, retailers may continue selling previously approved models, and a producer may seek Conditional Approval through a national security determination by the Department of War.
- **What DEPLOY holds:** verified maker nationality, read live from each reviewed company record. DEPLOY does NOT hold per-model FCC authorization status and makes no legal determination about any individual robot.

## Where these robots are from

- On the record: 130 published humanoid and quadruped models (109 humanoid, 21 quadruped) from 86 makers.
- China-based makers: 70. US-based: 31. Other countries: 26. Provenance not established: 3.

## Made by China-based companies

| Robot | Maker | Headquarters | Type | Stage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AgiBot A2 | AgiBot | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Production |
| AgiBot A2-W | AgiBot | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| AgiBot G2 | AgiBot | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| AgiBot Lingxi X2 | AgiBot | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 | AgiBot | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| AlphaBot 2 | AI2 Robotics | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Anyverse K15 | Anyverse Dynamics | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Astribot S1 | Stardust Intelligence | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Astribot S1 | Stardust Intelligence | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| B2-W | Unitree Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Quadruped | Research and development |
| BYD Humanoid | BYD Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Booster T1 | Booster Robotics | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Booster T2 | Booster Robotics | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Prototype |
| CASBOT 01 | CASBOT | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Chery Mornine | Chery Robotics | Wuhu, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| DEEP Robotics Lite3 | DEEP Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| DEEP Robotics Lynx M20 | DEEP Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| DEEP Robotics X20 | DEEP Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| DEEP Robotics X30 | DEEP Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| DroidUp Moya | DroidUp | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Prototype |
| EngineAI SE01 | EngineAI | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Fourier GR-1 | Fourier Intelligence | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Production |
| Fourier GR-2 | Fourier Intelligence | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Fourier GR-3 | Fourier Intelligence | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Galaxea R1 | Galaxea AI | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Galbot G1 | Galbot | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Honor Lightning | Honor Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Prototype |
| K2 Bumblebee | Kepler Robotics | Shanghai, China | Humanoid | Pilot |
| KAI | Kinetix AI | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | Humanoid | Prototype |
| L1 EDU | GENISOM AI | Beijing, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| LUS1 | Lumos Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Leju Kuavo | Leju Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Lightning | Honor Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Prototype |
| LimX CL-1 | LimX Dynamics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| LimX Dynamics W1 | LimX Dynamics | Shenzhen, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| Linkerbot Hand | Linkerbot | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| M1 | GENISOM AI | Beijing, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| MagicBot Z1 | MagicLab | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Mornine | Chery Robotics | Wuhu, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| NAVIAI Navigator 2 | Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Noetix N2 | Noetix Robotics | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Onero H1 | One Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Prototype |
| PUDU D9 | Pudu Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Robot Era L7 | Robot Era | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Pilot |
| RobotEra L7 | Robot Era | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| TORA-ONE | PaXini Tech | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Tiangong | X-Humanoid | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Production |
| Tiangong (Tien Kung) | X-Humanoid | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| UBTech U1 | UBTech Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| UWORLD U1 | UBTech Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Unitree B1 | Unitree Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| Unitree B2 | Unitree Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| Unitree G1 | Unitree Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Unitree Go2 | Unitree Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| Unitree H1 | Unitree Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Unitree H2 | Unitree Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Unitree H2 Plus | Unitree Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Unitree R1 | Unitree Robotics | Hangzhou, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| VersaBot VB-1 | Lanxin Technology | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Walker S Lite | UBTech Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Walker S1 | UBTech Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Walker S2 | UBTech Robotics | Shenzhen, China | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Weilan AlphaDog | Weilan | Shenzhen, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| XBOT X1 General Catering Humanoid Robot | Yingzhi XBOT | Nanjing, China | Humanoid | Prototype |
| XPeng IRON | XPeng Robotics | Guangzhou, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Xiaomi CyberDog 2 | Xiaomi | Beijing, China | Quadruped | Commercial |
| Xiaomi CyberOne | Xiaomi | Beijing, China | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Zeroth Jupiter | Zeroth | Suzhou, China | Humanoid | Prototype |
| Zeroth M1 | Zeroth | Suzhou, China | Humanoid | Prototype |
| Zeroth W1 | Zeroth | Suzhou, China | Humanoid | Pilot |

## Made by US-based companies

| Robot | Maker | Headquarters | Type | Stage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex | Boardwalk Robotics | Pensacola, FL | Humanoid | Prototype |
| Apollo | Apptronik | Austin, Texas, USA | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Apollo 2 | Apptronik | Austin, Texas, USA | Humanoid | Prototype |
| Astra | Apptronik | Austin, Texas, USA | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Atlas | Boston Dynamics | Waltham, Massachusetts, USA | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Cassie | Agility Robotics | Salem, OR, USA | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Clone Protoclone | Clone Robotics | San Francisco, CA | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Digit | Agility Robotics | Salem, OR, USA | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Digit v5 | Agility Robotics | Salem, OR, USA | Humanoid | Commercial |
| DroneDog | Asylon Robotics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Quadruped | Research and development |
| FX Aegis | Faraday Future | Los Angeles, CA | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Fauna Sprout | Fauna Robotics | New York, USA | Humanoid | Prototype |
| Figure 01 | Figure AI | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Figure 02 | Figure AI | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Figure 03 | Figure AI | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Flexion Brain | Flexion Robotics | United States | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Gatsby Humanoid Cleaning Robot | Gatsby Robotics | San Francisco, California, USA | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Ghost Robotics Spirit 40 | Ghost Robotics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Quadruped | Commercial |
| Ghost Robotics Vision 60 | Ghost Robotics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Quadruped | Commercial |
| Isaac 0 | Weave Robotics | San Francisco, CA, USA | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Isaac 1 | Weave Robotics | San Francisco, CA, USA | Humanoid | Prototype |
| Memo | Sunday | Mountain View, CA, USA | Humanoid | Prototype |
| NEO | 1X Technologies | Palo Alto, CA, USA (R&D in Oslo, Norway) | Humanoid | Pilot |
| NEO | 1X Technologies | Palo Alto, CA, USA (R&D in Oslo, Norway) | Humanoid | Pilot |
| NEO Gamma | 1X Technologies | Palo Alto, CA, USA (R&D in Oslo, Norway) | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Persona Industrial Humanoid | Persona AI | Houston, TX | Humanoid | Prototype |
| Phantom MK1 | Foundation | San Francisco, California, USA | Humanoid | Research and development |
| R-noid | Robot.com | San Francisco, USA | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Sonny | Tutor Intelligence | Watertown, MA, USA | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Spot | Boston Dynamics | Waltham, Massachusetts, USA | Quadruped | Commercial |
| Tesla Optimus | Tesla | Austin, Texas, USA | Humanoid | Research and development |

## Made elsewhere, and still foreign-produced

| Robot | Maker | Headquarters | Type | Stage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4NE-1 | NEURA Robotics | Metzingen, Germany | Humanoid | Pilot |
| AEON | Hexagon | Stockholm, Sweden | Humanoid | Pilot |
| ALLEX | WIRobotics | Seoul, South Korea | Humanoid | Prototype |
| ANYbotics ANYmal | ANYbotics | Zurich, Switzerland | Quadruped | Commercial |
| Adam | PNDbotics | Seoul, South Korea | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Ameca | Engineered Arts | Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Amity ARC Move | Amity Robotics | Thailand | Humanoid | Prototype |
| GENE.01 | Generative Bionics | Genoa, Italy | Humanoid | Pilot |
| GMO AIR G1 | GMO AI & Robotics | Tokyo, Japan | Humanoid | Pilot |
| HMND 01 Alpha | Humanoid | London, United Kingdom | Humanoid | Pilot |
| MAB Honey Badger | MAB Robotics | Poznan, Poland | Quadruped | Commercial |
| MenteeBot | Mentee Robotics | Herzliya, Israel | Humanoid | Pilot |
| MenteeBot | Mentee Robotics | Herzliya, Israel | Humanoid | Research and development |
| NAO | NAO Robot | Paris, France | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Northstar | UMA | Paris, France | Humanoid | Prototype |
| PAL TALOS | PAL Robotics | Barcelona, Spain | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Pepper | SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) | Paris, France | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Phoenix | Sanctuary AI | Vancouver, BC, Canada | Humanoid | Pilot |
| RHP Kaleido | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | Kobe, Japan | Humanoid | Research and development |
| RIVR Wheeled-Legged Robot | RIVR | Zurich, Switzerland | Quadruped | Pilot |
| Reachy 2 | Pollen Robotics | Paris, France | Humanoid | Research and development |
| RoBee | Oversonic Robotics | Carate Brianza, Italy | Humanoid | Commercial |
| Robody | Devanthro | Munich, Germany | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Sony Aibo ERS-1000 | Sony Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | Quadruped | Production |
| VR-H3 | VinRobotics | Hanoi, Vietnam | Humanoid | Research and development |
| VinDynamics Dyno | VinDynamics | Melbourne, Australia | Humanoid | Prototype |

## Provenance not established

| Robot | Maker | Headquarters | Type | Stage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quanta X2 | X Square Robot | unknown | Humanoid | Research and development |
| Reflex | Reflex Robotics | unknown | Humanoid | Pilot |
| Sophia | Hanson Robotics | Hong Kong | Humanoid | Research and development |

## How we know this


## Common questions

### Is my robot banned if I already own one?

No. The FCC states that the action does not affect any previously purchased devices. It is prospective and applies to new models seeking equipment authorization, so a robot already bought is not covered, and retailers may continue selling models that were already approved.

### What exactly did the FCC do?

On 28 July 2026 it added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, defined in its fact sheet as mobile robots such as humanoids and quadrupeds, and connected power inverters to its Covered List. New models in those categories generally cannot receive the equipment authorization needed to import, market or sell them in the United States. The stated rationale is supply chain and cybersecurity risk.

### Can a Chinese robot maker still get approved?

The FCC's fact sheet describes a Conditional Approval path: a producer may seek approval through a favourable national security determination from the Department of War. So the action is a gate with a route through it rather than a flat prohibition. DEPLOY holds no record of which makers have sought or received such approval.

### Which humanoid robots are Chinese?

The table on this page lists every humanoid and quadruped on DEPLOY's record whose maker is headquartered in China, read live from that company's reviewed registry record. It is a provenance statement, not a legal one: it says where the maker is based, not that any particular robot has been banned.

### What are the American alternatives?

This page lists the humanoids and quadrupeds on DEPLOY's record whose makers are based in the United States, and separately those based in other countries. The second group matters because the FCC action covers foreign-produced devices generally, not only Chinese ones, so a non-Chinese foreign maker is not automatically outside its scope.

### Does DEPLOY know if a specific robot is banned?

No, and it says so rather than guessing. DEPLOY holds verified maker nationality, not per-model FCC authorization status. Determining whether a given model may be authorized is a legal question about that specific device, and this page reports provenance instead of making that call.

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