WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the U.S. AI build-out from national security threats and reshore key industries slated for explosive growth.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday afternoon released the measures, which bar Chinese imports of new humanoid and quadruped robots, in addition to connected power inverters, which enable renewable energy sources and batteries to connect to grids and data center equipment.

The restrictions show the Trump administration is aiming to safeguard the U.S. artificial intelligence supply chain from Chinese threats of disruption, data theft and cyberattacks, while also driving firms to shift manufacturing to the U.S.