Unitree founder defends $581,000 rideable robot despite zero sale at event
The roughly 3-meter-tall robot weighs about 500 kilograms with a rider and can switch between bipedal and quadrupedal modes.
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Unitree pitches giant ‘mecha’ as test bed for embodied AI, founder says
Wang opened up for the first time on the thinking behind GD01, which the company describes as the world’s first mass-produced, rideable mech robot.
Unitree’s $575,000 mech robot is either a pre-IPO flex — or a very expensive distraction
Seen through that lens, GD01 is both a technological statement and a form of attention management — or, in more dramatic terms, a smokescreen.
Unitree unveils $575,000 transformable mech robot for civilian use
Named GD01, the transformable robot can carry a human operator and switch between upright humanoid form and a four-legged mode designed for rough terrain.