Deep Tide TechFlow message: On July 24, according to the South China Morning Post, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act, in which Section 163 stipulates that the Pentagon will be prohibited from procuring, leasing, or operating humanoid robot systems related to “foreign adversaries” such as China, Russia, and Iran, citing national security and data privacy concerns. The provision incorporates part of the Preventing Adversaries from Dominating the U.S. Robotics Sector Act, but the current scope of restrictions only applies to military procurement and has not yet been expanded to commercial sales.