Phone-Maker Honor Will Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot Next Week

The market for humanoid robots is currently experiencing a massive boom -- with IDC noting") a 508% year-on-year growth in revenue in 2025 -- thanks to rapid advances in AI. Chinese companies are far ahead in this race, with leaders such as Agibot and Unitree already shipping out units, while US competitors trail behind.

Still, most of these humanoids are designed to be used in industrial or service settings. Very few are ready for deployment into people's homes.

We don't have many details about what to expect from Honor's robot at this stage. An AI-generated video posted by the company shows a humanoid robot with a glowing neon blue lights interacting with its Robot Phone. See full bio

Katie Collins

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When Honor announced its upcoming Robot Phone in October last year, it was a genuine surprise, promising a refreshing break from the relatively predictable phone designs we see on a daily basis. But it turns out the Chinese phone-maker had something even more ambitious and impressive up its sleeve: an actual robot.

Honor will unveil its first humanoid service robot during its launch event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday March 1, the company said on Monday. It is set to display the robot alongside the first working prototype of its Robot Phone, as well as new phones and tablets. Tech Computing Gadgets

Phone-Maker Honor Will Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot Next Week

The Chinese tech company is branching out from phones to robots, via its robot phone -- all of which it will show off next week at MWC in Barcelona.

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Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's European correspondent, covering tech policy and Big Tech in the EU and UK. Unofficially, she serves as CNET's Taylor Swift correspondent. You can also find her writing about tech for good, ethics and human rights, the climate crisis, robots, travel and digital culture. She was once described a "living synth" by London's Evening Standard for having a microchip injected into her hand.

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