Trump Administration Reportedly Eyeing Executive Order On Robotics In 2026: Howard Lutnick Is ‘All In’ On Accelerating Development

• Apart from the Commerce Department, the report states that the Department of Transportation is also gearing up to get involved in the Trump administration’s efforts to accelerate the robotics industry’s development.
• The Transportation Department, currently led by Sean Duffy, is said to be preparing to announce a working group for robotics, likely before the end of 2025.
• This comes after the Trump administration gave the artificial intelligence industry a boost with the announcement of the Genesis Mission in November.

The Trump administration is reportedly considering issuing an executive order on robotics in 2026, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is said to be “all in” on accelerating the industry's development.

According to a Politico report, citing three people familiar with the matter, Lutnick has been meeting with CEOs in the robotics industry.

“We are committed to robotics and advanced manufacturing because they are central to bringing critical production back to the United States,” said a Commerce Department spokesperson, according to the report.

This comes after the Trump administration gave the artificial intelligence industry a boost with the announcement of the Genesis Mission in November.

The Genesis Mission charted out the steps needed to expand the U.S.’s computational efforts, improve access to datasets, and accelerate scientific discovery.

Flurry Of Activity

Apart from the Commerce Department, the report stated that the Department of Transportation is also gearing up to participate in the Trump administration’s efforts to accelerate the development of the robotics industry.

The Transportation Department, currently led by Sean Duffy, is said to be preparing to announce a robotics working group, likely before the end of 2025.

On the legislative front, the Republicans had proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to create a national robotics commission. However, the amendment was not included in the bill, but the report states that other efforts in this regard are in progress.

Tesla’s Robotics Ambitions

EV giant Tesla is among the companies with plans to launch humanoid robots. The company’s Optimus humanoid robot, currently under development, is a general-purpose bipedal robot capable of performing tasks that are unsafe, repetitive, or boring.

Tesla announced Optimus in 2021, with CEO Elon Musk later stating in a post that the humanoid robot would be used internally by the EV giant by 2025. He envisioned production at a larger scale for other companies in 2026.

Tesla shares were up more than 2% in Wednesday morning’s trade. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits around the company trended in the ‘bullish’ territory at the time of writing.

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