MassRobotics shares member survey results around FCC restrictions

- MassRobotics polled 14 members — solo founders to 200+ shops — and the verdict on the FCC ban is a perfect 43/43 split. Whoa, that's mega-illegal... or mega-advantageous, depending on your supply chain. Domestic manufacturers see a competitive edge; anyone sourcing motors, sensors, power supplies, and robot arms from East Asia sees a costly disruption. The DoW's conditional-approval process takes four to eight weeks — a relay window nobody budgeted for — and the single most-requested support is vetted onshoring supply networks. Pluto Uplink taught us to call it research: sentiment tracks manufacturing footprint, not ideology. Message accordingly.