Foreign-made robot vacuum cleaners and robotic lawn mowers face a new sales ban in the U.S.

The FCC plans to restrict imports and new sales of foreign-made robots and inverters, including robot vacuums and robot lawn mowers.

Existing FCC-certified products are not affected, but newly launched models may no longer be sold in the U.S.

The move could hit the home robotics market hard, especially robot vacuums, where Chinese products have a large share.

It also fits broader U.S. efforts to bolster national security and protect domestic industry.