Unitree is already one of the most recognizable names in the humanoid robot industry, but now it’s pursuing even nicher sci-fi tech: giant mech suits. The Chinese robotics company has debuted the GD01 , which it describes as “the world’s first production-ready manned mecha,” and it can be yours for a paltry $650,000.

What is it for? Well, Unitree doesn’t really explain its intended functionality, but the GD01’s introductory video on YouTube provides some ideas. Unitree shows it knocking over a wall of cinderblocks and switching between bipedal position (which, to me, resembles the Power Loader that Ellen Ripley pilots in Aliens ) to a mode that allows it to walk around on four legs like an unsettling mechanical horse.

“It can transform. It’s a civilian vehicle. It weighs ~500kg with you inside,” Unitree says in the video description.…