2B007 Category 2B

“Robots” having any of the following characteristics described in the List of Items Controlled and “specially designed” controllers and “end-effectors” therefor.

Category 2: Materials Processing

Reasons for control

NS: National security
NP: Nuclear nonproliferation
AT: Anti-terrorism

Country chart

Control	Column
AT applies to entire entry	AT 1
NP applies to equipment that meets or exceeds the criteria in ECCNs 2B207	NP 1
NS applies to entire entry	NS 2

List-based license exceptions

Exception	As stated in the entry
GBS	N/A
LVS	$5,000, except 2B007.b and .c

Items

(1) See ECCN 2D001 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B207, 2B225 and 2B997.
Items: a. [Reserved]
b. “Specially designed” to comply with national safety standards applicable to potentially explosive munitions environments;
c. “Specially designed” or rated as radiation-hardened to withstand a total radiation dose greater than 5 × 10 3 Gy (silicon) without operational degradation; or
d. “Specially designed” to operate at altitudes exceeding 30,000 m.

Notes

Note: 2B007.b does not apply to “robots” “specially designed” for paint-spraying booths.

Technical Note: The term Gy (silicon) refers to the energy in Joules per kilogram absorbed by an unshielded silicon sample when exposed to ionizing radiation.

Source: eCFR, version 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.