The US government's robot ban also includes vacuums

Robots reportedly don't need to be bipedal to be caught up in the FCC's new foreign-made robot ban. The Federal Communications Commission's recently announced ban on foreign-made robots and power inverters also extends to robot vacuums, The Verge reports. Based on a statement provided to the publication by the FCC, the Commission's ban on robots covers new robot vacuum cleaners because they technically fit the ban's (admittedly broad) definition. Engadget has contacted the FCC for confirmation that robot vacuum cleaners are included in the ban. We'll update this article if we hear back. The FC...