Hylio offers a range of drones that use digital flowmeters to spray fields at precise dosages. | Source: Hylio Earlier this year, the Federal Communication Commission threw much of the robotics industry into uncertainty when it announced new limits on imports of certain robots from foreign countries. For those building and operating drones such as Hylio, this is a familiar story. In December 2025, the FCC added foreign-made drones and U.S.-assembled drones with major foreign-made parts, to its Covered List. This list includes companies and technologies that the commission has prohibited. Arthur Erickson, the co-founder and CEO of agricultural drone developer Hylio, said the news didn’t come as a surprise for him. Erickson launched the Richmond, Texas-based company in 2015. Even…
Source: The Robot Report