Not surprising to see this after we saw the karate-kicking, sword-weilding humanoid robots exhibited earlier this year. On the one hand I think its a shame there can't be open sharing of technology developments in robotics, but on the other hand we know that weaponisation is inevitable so there needs to be control of robotic technology development - both inbound and outbound.
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Robots Threaten National Security
A thorough review by a White House-convened Executive Branch interagency body ... made specific determinations that all foreign-produced “advanced robotic devices” and “power inverters” pose an “unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons" ...

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