FCC bars new Unitree robot models from US import/sale over backdoor concerns
S3 · ~Jul 2026 · Unitree
Record
| Company | Unitree |
| Industry | Humanoid robots |
| Type(s) | regulatory |
| Date | ~Jul 2026 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | new-model imports, nationwide |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Cited source on file; not independently re-verified |
Summary
The FCC added new-model Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots, including Unitree's, to its Covered List on July 28, 2026, blocking the equipment authorization needed to import, market or sell new units in the US after researchers found firmware backdoors and undisclosed data transmission to Chinese servers; previously authorized units already in the US are unaffected.
Primary source
Publisher: Tech Times · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Jul 2026 | FCC bars new Unitree robot models from US import/sale over backdoor concerns | Tech Times | Tech Times |
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- ~Oct 2025 - Unauthenticated RCE flaws (CVE-2026-27509, CVE-2026-27510) found in Unitree Go2
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- not documented - Backdoor (CVE-2025-2894) found in Unitree Go1 robot firmware
- not documented - Unitree H1 humanoid flails violently and nearly injures two engineers during test
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