The US Department of Commerce is convening American robot manufacturers for a roundtable next month as it looks to bolster the domestic industry and thwart Chinese competition. According to an invitation from Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration reviewed by Semafor, the March 10 gathering aims to identify “key supply chain and policy challenges affecting American robotics manufacturing and deployment.” US makers of both manufacturing robots and humanoids were invited. A Commerce spokesperson told Semafor it’s gathering robot-makers to solicit industry feedback on federal robotics policies. The agency will “likely hear a variety of opinions and perspectives from robotics manufacturers,” but the discussion is not meant to overlap with existing work on tariffs or import/export restrictions.

Full report : US government wakes up to the Chinese threat in robotics and humanoids space, to meet with all US based robot-makers.