Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics unveiled the GD01, which it described as the world’s first “production-ready” transformable manned mecha for civilian use, with a starting price of $650,000. The company said the roughly 500-kilogram vehicle can carry a human operator and switch between different forms. The launch drew attention from Elon Musk, who responded to the announcement on X with: “Cool.”

2026-05-13

Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics unveiled the GD01, which it described as the world’s first “production-ready” transformable manned mecha for civilian use, with a starting price of $650,000. The company said the roughly 500-kilogram vehicle can carry a human operator and switch between different forms. The launch drew attention from Elon Musk, who responded to the announcement on X with: “Cool.”