President Trump, in an order issued on October 28, declared imports of foreign-made factory robots a national security threat, ordering trade negotiations with partners while leaving open future tariffs on robot imports. Ars Technica
Ars TechnicaTrump declares robot imports a national security threatPresident orders trade talks on foreign-made factory robots, threatens tariffs.
Could tariffs on factory robots help US manufacturing, or raise the cost of automating it?