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Robotic vacuums swept up in new US crackdown over national security risks

Certain robotic vacuum cleaners, including some Roomba-style devices, will be banned under the new U.S. policy restricting foreign-made advanced robotics, federal regulators told FOX Business Thursday.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said robotic vacuums fall under its updated "Covered List" rules adopted Tuesday, making certain new foreign-produced models ineligible for FCC equipment authorization due to national security and cybersecurity risks to U.S. critical infrastructure.While the agency did not identify specific brands, an FCC spokesperson confirmed to FOX Business that robo...