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A regulator bars imports of new foreign humanoids and quadrupeds

development2026-07-29

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The FCC barred imports of new Chinese humanoids and quadrupeds, hitting Unitree days after its Blackwell robot brain, while Baidu began testing robotaxis in London against Waymo and Wayve.

Reporting date: 2026-07-29 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to July 29, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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A regulator bars imports of new foreign humanoids and quadrupeds
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-07-29
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-07-29-a-regulator-bars-imports-of-foreign-humanoids
Claim: The FCC barred imports of new Chinese humanoids and quadrupeds, hitting Unitree days after its Blackwell robot brain, while Baidu began testing robotaxis in London against Waymo and Wayve.
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- Welcome to July 29, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-july-29-2026
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