The company that outsells Tesla on humanoid robots just unveiled a pilotable mecha. Unitree is filing for a $7 billion IPO.
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Unitree Robotics unveiled the GD01, a 2.8-metre transformable mecha priced from $650,000, but the real story is the company behind it: Unitree shipped more humanoid robots than Tesla in 2025, holds 70% of the quadruped market, grew revenue 335% to $235 million, has been profitable since 2020, and is filing for a $7 billion IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Unitree Robotics has unveiled a 2.8-metre transformable mechathat a human pilot climbs inside and operates from an open cockpit in the torso. The GD01 walks on two legs, folds into a quadruped configuration in seconds, weighs roughly 500 kilograms with a passenger, and is priced from 3.9 million yuan, approximately 650,000 dollars. It can also operate unmanned. Unitree calls it the world’s first production-ready manned mecha. It is a civilian vehicle, the company says, built for transport across rough terrain, exploration, and rescue operations where a tall vantage...
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