Sony
aibo ERS-1000
Can the Sony aibo ERS-1000 be imported and sold in the United States?
Lawful from existing stock only
Over the 4.4 lb line and foreign produced, so no new authorization is possible. Existing authorized stock is lawful to sell, and it is finite. Weight on record: 4.85 lb.
The record
- Board verdict
- Over the line
- Origin
- Japan
- Class
- Small and desktop
- Availability and tier
- Professional tier
- Weight on record
- 4.85 lb
- FCC ID
- Not on file
- Grant date
- Not on file
The status is reported in public sources we consider reliable, but we have not yet loaded the underlying record. We do so before any quote.
The one genuine problem in this category. It meets every element: foreign produced, 4.85 lb, environmental sensors, Wi-Fi, autonomous navigation. It survives on grandfathering alone. Sony halted Japan sales in mid 2026 and is winding the generation down, so US stock is finite and shrinking.
Who can buy it, and with what money
Two different gates. Whether a platform may be sold at all is set by FCC authorization and binds everyone. Whether a particular buyer may spend a particular kind of money on it is set by procurement law and binds public money only. The same machine can pass one and fail the other.
Over the 4.4 lb line and foreign produced, so no new authorization is possible. Existing authorized stock is lawful to sell, and it is finite. Weight on record: 4.85 lb.
Over the 4.4 lb line and foreign produced, so no new authorization is possible. Existing authorized stock is lawful to sell, and it is finite. Weight on record: 4.85 lb.
Over the 4.4 lb line and foreign produced, so no new authorization is possible. Existing authorized stock is lawful to sell, and it is finite. Weight on record: 4.85 lb.
Over the 4.4 lb line and foreign produced, so no new authorization is possible. Existing authorized stock is lawful to sell, and it is finite. Weight on record: 4.85 lb.
The ground robot rule is conjunctive: a device is covered only if it is foreign produced AND over 4.4 lb including any dock or charging base. Almost every desktop, companion and kit robot sits under that line, which puts it outside the rule entirely. Weight is therefore the fact that decides this tier, and where it is unpublished we confirm it against a supplier spec sheet before quoting.
The entry tier→Other small and desktop platforms on the board
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