Chuck Schumer, Tom Cotton Push Bill That Bans Chinese Humanoid Robots For Government Use - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

The company had earlier shown its Helix 02 Robot carrying out domestic chores in a video, which prompted Elon Musk to question whether the robot was being remotely operated, which was denied by Figure’s CEO Brett Adcock. Interestingly, Musk had also shared that the company faces its biggest competitive threat in the robotics sector from Chinese companies. Meanwhile, Xiaomi Corp. (OTC:XIACY) (OTC:XIACF) recently deployed humanoid robots in its EV assembly plant and Xpeng Inc. In a bill introduced on March 26, the two lawmakers released a statement, in which they touted the bill as a crucial piece of legislation that would “protect Americans from national security threats that are introduced by foreign-controlled robots.” Dubbed the American Security Robotics Act, the bill prohibits the government from procuring “unmanned ground vehicles” from foreign adversaries, like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the release, unmanned ground vehicles include “humanoid robots and autonomous patrol technology.” Cotton said that the technology posed a threat to Arkansas’s privacy and security. The company had earlier shown its Helix 02 Robot carrying out domestic chores in a video, which prompted Elon Musk to question whether the robot was being remotely operated, which was denied by Figure’s CEO Brett Adcock. Interestingly, Musk had also shared that the company faces its biggest competitive threat in the robotics sector from Chinese companies. Meanwhile, Xiaomi Corp. (OTC:XIACY) (OTC:XIACF) recently deployed humanoid robots in its EV assembly plant and Xpeng Inc. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) have touted a bipartisan bill that bans the use of humanoid robots made by Chinese companies for U.S. (NYSE:XPEV) shared that it was aiming to establish a new facility in Guangzhou, China, to ramp up IRON humanoid robots’ production.