Unitree's GD01 manned mech signals next phase of China's robotics battle

Reportedly the world's first mass-produced manned mech, the 2.7-meter, half-ton GD01 is piloted from a cockpit in its torso and can walk on two legs or switch to four-legged locomotion. Founder Wang Xingxing appeared with it on TIME's cover headlined "The Big Robot Moment"; the piece argues robotics is shifting from competing on the robot itself to competing on capabilities.

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