FCC Gives This Robot Vacuum Maker an Exemption From Foreign-Made Robot Ban
A Silicon Valley company called Matic is the first robot vacuum producer to receive an exemption to the US ban on foreign-made advanced robots. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission issued Matic a "conditional approval” to sell its Robotic Floor Cleaner Model 4MA0001 and Charging Dock Model 4DK0008 in the US. A company representative told us the conditional approval applies to its existing product line.
- ▪A Silicon Valley company called Matic is the first robot vacuum producer to receive an exemption to the US ban on foreign-made advanced robots.
- ▪On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission issued Matic a "conditional approval” to sell its Robotic Floor Cleaner Model 4MA0001 and Charging Dock Model 4DK0008 in the US.
- ▪A company representative told us the conditional approval applies to its existing product line.
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A Silicon Valley company called Matic is the first robot vacuum producer to receive an exemption to the US ban on foreign-made advanced robots. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission issued Matic a "conditional approval” to sell its Robotic Floor Cleaner Model 4MA0001 and Charging Dock Model 4DK0008 in the US. A company representative told us the conditional approval applies to its existing product line. The FCC's ban on robot vacuums, robot lawnmowers, and certain robot pool cleaners applies to new devices, not to those already approved by the commission. The Matic robot vac-mop combo is already available for $1,495 in the US. But now the company doesn't need to worry about the ban impacting any next generation models.
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