"The GD01, developed by Unitree Robotics, weighs 500kg with a pilot on board and is capable of transitioning between bipedal walking and four-legged mode. Developed for civilian transport, the high-strength alloy machine features a 'cockpit' where someone can sit and control the huge robot. A demonstration video shows Unitree's CEO Wang Xingxing climbing into the torso of the GD01 before it starts to move."
"The machine is steered to walk like a humanoid robot and can even knock over a brick wall with its hand before 'shifting' into a four-legged crawl. Unitree has described the creation - which measures nearly nine feet (2.7m) high - as the world's first mass-produced 'transformable mecha'. People on social media have called the robot 'every boy's dream', while others joked it is 'ready for a boxing match with aliens'."
"But if you want one for yourself there's a hefty price tag of $650,000 (£480,000). The GD01 may bring to mind the Jaeger robots that feature in the film Pacific Rim. These enormous machines are controlled by two pilots who sit in a head-mounted cockpit and wear specialist suits to transfer their brain signals and physical movements to the system."
"'This is not a concept,' robotics expert Lukas Ziegler wrote on X. 'The West is building incredible humanoid robots. China is building them faster, cheaper and at a scale nobody else is close to matching.' Someone else commented: 'Maintaining balance while walking requires a high level of technical expertise for such a large bipedal mecha, especially considering its transformation and quadrupedal form.'"
GD01, built by Unitree Robotics, is a 2.7m-tall, 500kg manned robot designed for civilian transport. A pilot sits in a cockpit within the machine’s torso and controls the robot. The system can transition between bipedal walking and four-legged mode. A demonstration shows the CEO entering the torso before the robot begins moving. The robot walks with humanoid motion, can knock over a brick wall with its hand, and then shifts into a four-legged crawl. Unitree describes it as the world’s first mass-produced transformable mecha. A preliminary reference price is listed at $650,000, with mass production plans discussed.
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