Elon Musk Praises Unitree’s Rideable Mech GD01, Calls It “Cool” · TechNode
Unitree says the 500-kilogram GD01 rides with a pilot inside and starts at $650,000 as it enters mass production.
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Unitree GD01 mecha unveiled as company files for $7 billion IPO after outselling Tesla on humanoid robots
Unitree Robotics unveiled a $650,000 transformable mecha and is filing for a $7 billion IPO. The Chinese company shipped more humanoid robots than Tesla in 2025.
Elon Musk praises Unitree’s rideable mech GD01, calls it “cool” · TechNode
On Wednesday, Elon Musk praised Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics’ newly unveiled GD01 rideable mech on social media, calling the product “cool.” The Hangzhou-based company on Tuesday launched what it described as the world’s first mass-produced rideable transforming mech, with a starting price of 3.9 million yuan ($540,000). Unitree said the GD01 is designed as a new type of civilian transportation vehicle and weighs about 500 kg in its ri…
Unitree has unveiled the GD01, described as “the world’s first mass-produced pilotable mecha robot.” It weighs 500 kilograms with a pilot inside, stands about 2.7 meters tall, and costs starting at 3.9 million yuan ($650,000). It walks on two legs, punches through a brick wall, then bends forward and transforms into something resembling a four-legged mechanical horse. The company calls it a “civilian vehicle.” What that means, exactly, no one kn…
Yesterday, May 12, 2026, the website odditycentral.
News to the Day and to the Hour Latest News of today A superrobot, named GD01, was presented by the Chinese company Unitree Robotics as the first robot manned by a human. It is 2.7 meters high, will be marketed as a civilian vehicle and its price could amount to 650,000 dollars. A bargain, since, as in the case of the character of the film "Iron Man", this robot can be transformed from humanoid to quadruped, weighs approximately 500 kilograms a…
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