Ban on Chinese robots leaves U.S. startups stranded Rest of World By: Viola Zhou 17 August 2026 at 05:00 The U.S. government is forcing a rapid onshoring of robotics through a sweeping ban on foreign-made robots, even before an American supply chain exists, putting at risk the very robotics... © Getty Images/Rest of WorldThree Unitree G1 humanoid robots are pictured at robotics company Unitree's first retail store in Beijing.