美国芯片冠军Intel被美国政府对外国制造的机器人的禁令所迷惑，因此它要求并得到了“出于相当谨慎的考虑”的豁免。 科技公司希望确保继续使用美国芯片芯片中的某些机器人车辆。
联邦通信委员会禁止某些外国制造的机器人的不确定性在该机构批准Intel豁免请求的决定中暴露出来。 10月22日，FCC发布命令，允许Intel在美国半导体制造设施继续使用外国制造的机器人，为期一年。
根据Intel的网站，有关机器人是在 " 轨道或预先确定的道路 " 上运行的自动制导车辆，同时经常需要操作员的监督。 它们帮助在仓库和工厂地板上运送材料和物品。
这种机器人车辆一般由日本公司如村田机械公司和大福公司制造，据彭博新闻报道。 但是，Intel所使用的机器人车辆的确切类型只在其请求所附的“机密附录”中予以确定。
FCC的禁令主要涵盖移动机器人的新模式，如人造机器人和机器人真空，仍然允许进口之前在美国批准销售的机器人。 但机构规则似乎将重大修改限于“先前授权的装置”。
Intel的豁免请求说，它的机器人车辆是否有资格成为FCC禁令涵盖的机器人是 " 不明确的 "，但称只是为了以防万一而寻求救济。 技术公司还获准“进行某些硬件、软件和固件的修改”，这将有助于确保机器人车辆的继续运行和维护。
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US chip champion Intel was so confused by the US government ban on foreign-made robots that it requested and received a waiver “out of an abundance of caution.” The tech company wanted to make sure that it could continue using certain robotic vehicles in its US chip fabs.
The uncertainty surrounding the Federal Communications Commission ban on certain foreign-made robots was revealed in the agency’s decision to grant Intel’s waiver request. On October 22, the FCC published its order allowing Intel to continue using the foreign-made robots in US semiconductor manufacturing facilities for a period of one year.
The robots in question are automated guided vehicles operating on “tracks or predefined paths” while often requiring operator oversight, according to Intel’s website. They help to move materials and items around within warehouses and factory floors.
Such robotic vehicles are typically manufactured by Japanese companies like Murata Machinery and Daifuku Co., according to Bloomberg News. But the exact types of robotic vehicles used by Intel were only identified in a “confidential appendix” that accompanied its request.
The FCC’s ban mainly covers new models of mobile robots, like humanoid robots and robot vacuums, and still allows for the import of robots previously approved for sale in the United States. But the agency rules seem to restrict major modifications to “previously authorized devices.”
Intel’s waiver request stated that it was “unclear” whether its robotic vehicles even qualify as robots covered by the FCC ban but said it sought relief just in case. The tech company also received approval to “make certain hardware, software, and firmware changes” that would help ensure the continued operation and maintenance of the robotic vehicles.
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