Honor's "Transformation": Launch of Robot Phone and First Humanoid Robot | MWC 2026

Author: Qiu Xiaofen

Editor: Su Jianxun

At the 2026 Mobile World Congress (MWC 2026), Honor's humanoid robot and Robot Phone attracted a large number of viewers' attention.

With the Robot Phone, Honor broke the past "black square" design and integrated a miniature camera and a gimbal system into the phone.

It is reported that one of the biggest technical challenges of the Robot Phone lies in how to fit a mechanical arm and motors into the limited space of a phone. This means that the miniature motors on it must meet the requirements of high strength and light weight simultaneously.

To this end, Honor applied the high - performance materials used in foldable phones to the core components of the Robot Phone's motors and optimized the structure of each part with the help of simulation technology on the phone.

As seen at the press conference, with the help of the 4DoF (degrees of freedom) gimbal system, the Robot Phone can rotate like a human neck, following the shooting object and changing the shooting position in real - time.

Of course, imaging is also a major highlight of the Robot Phone. In addition to anti - shake and 200 - million - pixel capabilities, at the press conference, Honor also announced a cooperation with the imaging equipment brand ARRI. The two sides will cooperate in areas such as color science, film vision, and professional production processes. In the future, the results of this series of cooperation will be implemented on the Robot Phone.

(Author's note: ARRI was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of film cameras, digital intermediate products, and lighting equipment.)

However, the Robot Phone is not just a shooting tool. With the support of Honor's large AI model, the phone's camera can sense the environment and change its posture according to environmental changes and scenarios, as if it has emotions.

Honor Robot Phone

At this MWC, another product that attracted attention at the Honor booth was Honor's first embodied intelligent humanoid robot. At the press conference, this robot could do flips, dance, do the moonwalk, and interact with people.

When venturing into the field of humanoid robots, Honor also intends to leverage its previously accumulated terminal advantages. It is reported that Honor's future humanoid robots will integrate user data with a large number of terminals, including mobile phones. In the future, different terminals will achieve the sharing of intelligent services and the synergy of the AI ecosystem.

Different from the commercial positioning of other robots, in terms of scenarios, Honor defines its first - generation product as a consumer - grade robot.

From mobile phones to the launch of innovative product categories and humanoid robots, it also means that Honor has officially embarked on the transformation path from a mobile phone manufacturer to an AI terminal ecosystem company. Behind this transformation lies Honor's AI ambition.

Li Jian, CEO of Honor

At the press conference, Li Jian, CEO of Honor, also systematically expounded his views on AI.

He believes that the core of artificial intelligence is to be people - centered, and it is necessary to endow intelligence with intelligence (IQ) and a sense of life (EQ). To put it into practice, it is necessary to promote AI to evolve from understanding language in the past to understanding emotions, and from passively executing instructions to actively perceiving.

To this end, Honor also proposed the concept of Augmented Human Intelligence (AHI). Li Jian pointed out in his speech that the implementation path of AHI requires the precise collaboration of personal intelligence, global intelligence, and edge - end intelligence -

Personal intelligence: It is the "digital avatar" of a person, an intelligent agent that understands users. For example, portable devices such as mobile phones have the capabilities of active service, long - term memory, automatic execution, and continuous evolution;

Global intelligence: It is the "super - brain" that connects everything. It integrates massive cloud data and the collective wisdom of all mankind. For example, global top - tier large models such as Google Gemini, ChatGPT, and Qwen become a powerful support behind human decision - making;

Edge - end intelligence: It is the "intelligent antenna" that perceives the world. For example, robots, EVs, and low - altitude aircraft expand people's perception ability and action radius in the physical world.

Under the AHI framework, personal intelligence is responsible for "understanding you", global intelligence is responsible for "being knowledgeable", and edge - end intelligence is responsible for "taking action". In his view, only when the three collaborate can the interaction boundaries between humans and the digital and physical worlds be completely broken, bringing about an improvement in efficiency and further releasing human potential.

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