About this book:

Imagine a hidden trade war fought not with tariffs on steel or soybeans, but with invisible radio waves. *The Robot Tariff* reveals how the Federal Communications Commission turned spectrum allocation into a stealth weapon, reshaping the flow of automated machinery and redrawing the global supply chain for American factories.

Through meticulous investigative storytelling, the book uncovers the FCC’s quiet coup—how cybersecurity fears were harnessed to impose complex certification hurdles that favor domestic robotics while choking foreign competitors. You’ll see the inside machinations of spectrum auctions, equipment authorizations, and lobbying battles that turned the airwaves into a new industrial border wall.

From the factory floor to the geopolitical stage, this exposé shows why the battle for bandwidth matters to every worker, investor, and policymaker. If you want to understand the future of manufacturing, the true cost of protectionism, and who really controls the connected machines powering our economy, this is the essential read. Dive in and discover the unseen forces reshaping automation—and America’s place in it.