Editorial review: 25 October 2026. This draft draws on the July FCC documents linked below. We have not independently confirmed the current authorization of any specific Unitree model or the complete current Covered List. A review date does not mean every model is cleared for sale today.

A robot being available in a seller’s store and a robot being authorized for a particular US transaction are different questions. For buyers considering a Unitree Go2, G1 or another quadruped or humanoid, the useful question is: what evidence supports this exact unit?

What did the FCC actually do?

On 28 July 2026, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau released DA 26-786. It added a category of foreign-produced advanced robotic devices to the Covered List, with an exception for devices granted Conditional Approval by the Department of War (DoW), as named in the notice.^[2]

This is a category-based entry. It is not limited to a company named Unitree, and the July entry is not limited to China. Whether a particular device falls within the category requires applying the official definition and exclusions. We are not reproducing numerical thresholds from secondary summaries because the definition appendix has not been fully verified in this review.

Can I still buy a Unitree robot in the US?

The FCC fact sheet provides a distinction—not a verified list of purchasable Unitree models:^[1]

• Previously authorized models: the July action does not prohibit their import, sale or marketing. That statement describes the effect of this action; it does not establish that every current listing, hardware revision or shipment is compliant.
• New covered equipment: it cannot receive a new FCC equipment authorization while covered. The notice provides a conditional-approval exception, but an exception is not itself an equipment authorization.^[2]
• Robots already owned: the July action does not require consumers to stop using devices they already purchased. Other applicable operating requirements still matter.

A grant date alone is insufficient. A seller should be able to connect the grant, approved equipment and delivered configuration. A radio-module identifier should not be assumed to establish authorization for the complete robot without checking the applicable integration conditions.

Which Unitree models are verified?

None is certified by this article as currently buyable. We removed the original draft’s Go1, Go2, B2, G1, R1, A2 and H2 FCC-ID table because its model mappings and dates relied on snippets and secondary sources rather than an independently checked set of FCC records.

That does not establish that those robots lack authorization. It means this article cannot responsibly use that table to recommend a purchase.

How should a buyer check the evidence?

1. Obtain the exact SKU, hardware revision and a readable label photograph before paying.
2. Look up the applicable identifier in the FCC equipment authorization search. Use mirrors as leads, then check the official grant and exhibits.
3. Match the equipment description, grant conditions and any relevant integration requirements to the offered unit. Distinguish an application date from a grant date.
4. Review the current Covered List and any later model-specific orders or exceptions. Request the document number for any claimed Conditional Approval.
5. Ask the seller or importer to document the basis for supplying that configuration to your destination, together with warranty, returns and firmware support.
6. Resolve missing or contradictory evidence before payment. For organizational procurement, have the responsible compliance team review the transaction and any separate procurement restrictions.

This is an editorial purchasing checklist, not a legal opinion. We could not complete a live, model-by-model FCC database check during this review.

Can existing robots still receive updates?

DA 26-789 provides relief for certain Class I and Class II permissive software or firmware changes that mitigate harm for devices authorized before 28 July 2026. The document includes security, functionality and operating-system compatibility updates, and states that the relief lasts at least until 1 January 2029.^[3]

That is not a promise that a manufacturer will maintain your robot until that date. It is also not a blanket permission for new equipment, every hardware modification or every change to an authorized device. Check the scope and conditions of the relevant order, including any later device-specific relief.

What about Unitree security vulnerabilities?

Authorization and cybersecurity answer different questions. Two historical disclosures deserve attention when evaluating a used or new robot:

• CVE-2025-2894: the GitHub advisory describes an undocumented remote-access issue involving CloudSail on the Go1. Its listing gives affected and patched versions as unknown. It cannot establish that a unit on sale today is patched.^[4]
• UniPwn: researchers disclosed a Bluetooth LE attack chain in September 2025 and identified Go2, G1, H1 and B2 in their report. This is a historical researcher claim about affected equipment, not an independent test of every current firmware build.^[5]

What does the GUARD Act change?

The introduced text of H.R. 9129, the GUARD Act, is dated 3 June 2026. The Congressional Record for 1 September records that the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee forwarded it to the full committee without amendment.^[6][7]

Those records establish historical legislative steps. They do not establish the bill’s complete status on the day you buy a robot. We removed the original draft’s unsupported claim about a voice vote and its blanket statement that the bill has no effect today. Check the current legislative record before drawing a present-day conclusion.

The introduced Senate text of S. 4235, the American Security Robotics Act of 2026, concerns executive-agency procurement and operation of certain unmanned ground vehicles.^[8] Federal procurement proposals and consumer equipment authorization should be examined separately; one does not settle the other.

Which dates should buyers track?

The July notices explain the initial category entry and update relief. The January 2029 date belongs to the update waiver; it is not a universal purchase deadline or a guaranteed support period. We have omitted unverified application deadlines, domestic-content percentages and reported approvals for other companies.

Editorial disclosure: This article contains no affiliate links. RobotSense360 has not physically tested the robots discussed here. Diagrams are editorial illustrations; the photograph position is a placeholder.