Unitree Unveils $574,000 GD01 Rideable Robot, Switching Between 2 and 4 Legs

5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 19

Unitree introduced the GD01 as a manned robot priced from about $574,000, built to carry a passenger and transform from a two-legged walker into a four-legged machine.
A short demo video showed founder Wang Xingxing riding the roughly 1,100-pound robot as it walked forward, smashed through bricks and then shifted into its four-legged stance.
Unitree disclosed few operating details, leaving range, battery life, top speed, safety systems and legal use cases unclear for a machine of that size.
The likely early market appears limited to exhibitions, entertainment, research, security demonstrations and specialized industrial testing rather than mainstream consumer use.
The launch fits a broader Unitree expansion that includes a robot app store, a $3,960 dual-arm humanoid, a Beijing retail store and plans to raise about $610 million in a Shanghai listing.

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