At an event in Shenzhen this week, Chinese smartphone brand Honor announced its entry into the category of humanoid robots.
The announcement came during the China launch of the Honor 400 series, where the company described it as a part of its broader push to become an “AI device ecosystem company,” rather than just another phone brand.
Honor starts its humanoid robot journey
Honor says it has already broken a humanoid robot running record with a speed of 4 meters per second. The hardware used for this achievement wasn’t actually built by Honor, though.
Instead, it came from Unitree, a Chinese robotics company known for its affordable and agile bipedal bots. Honor integrated its AI algorithm using Unitree’s open software interface as part of its contribution.
The company framed this as a milestone toward developing its own robots, not just partnering with others. Honor also says it has a new “Industry Incubation Department” to explore “intelligent form factors,” including embodied AI and AI agents.
While Honor hasn’t unveiled its own hardware yet, it claims to be actively developing in-house robotics projects. It also says it’s working with partners in what it calls the “embodied intelligence ecosystem.”
The robot announcement was somewhat buried beneath the launch of the Honor 400 Series phones, which are apparently off to a strong commercial start. The company reports a 183% sales increase in the UK over the previous generation, crediting AI features like image-to-video generation powered by Google.
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