Home Assistant

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/spdustin on 2026-07-29 23:22:11+00:00.

Since many US-based Home Assistant users have robotic vacuums, I thought this was worth posting.

Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/972312/us-robot-ban-sweep-up-chinese-vacuums

While the headline says "Roomba", the ban covers new imports of any robotic platform that can sense its environment, has networking capabilities, and weighs over 4.4 lbs (including the dock)

Which means pretty much all robotic vacuums and all robotic mowers.

(Note: this doesn't apply to models already approved by the FCC in the U.S. or items you already own—just new imported models)

EDIT: Corrected the last note for accuracy, and to fix first sentence to refer to US-based users