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Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts

Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts

A California County Just Made Counting the Jobs a Robot Takes a Condition of Its Permit

Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts · Aug 16, 2026 · 4:13

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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on August 11 to direct staff to draft the first local ordinance in the United States requiring a business to obtain a permit before putting a humanoid robot to work. The named requirements include emergency kill switches, lithium-ion battery fire gear for first responders, trained on-site human supervision, and systematic tracking of job displacement. No state or federal framework for commercial humanoid deployment exists.

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