Unitree

Pentagon claims Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military; the US updated and then pulled a sanctions-style list four months ago without explanation.

Unitree GD01, a rideable transformer robot from China, is in production with a list price of $537k.

Europe lags in humanoid robotics compared with China and the US, with data suggesting China’s supply chains cut robot costs by about a third and a major startup (1X) targets 1 million robots by 2028, signaling a need for Europe to overhaul its innovation ecosystem to stay competitive.