Tesla Cybercab
Federal regulators are auditing how Tesla self-certified its steering-wheel-free Cybercab robotaxis against vehicle safety rules, and have opened separate files on school-zone speeding and on remote…
Robots threads tagged regulation
FCC robotics import ban & the onshoring scramble
The FCC's 2026 ban on new foreign-made advanced robots, widely seen as aimed at China, is now testing US onshoring: makers warn of actuator and rare-earth gaps that could triple costs. Intel said the…
Human-vs-humanoid cage fights: the spectacle meets its regulators
Human-versus-robot cage fighting has moved from viral spectacle to a regulatory fight. The California State Athletic Commission says a San Francisco bout in which a person fought a 200-pound…
Korea's sandbox: humanoids sharing factory floors, barriers gone
South Korea approved removing safety barriers so humanoid robots can work alongside people in factories, with special safety exemptions for 20 robots. A conditional trial of 20 ROBROS humanoids…