Honor has stolen the spotlight at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, unveiling a ‘Robot Phone’ with a moving camera head and introducing its first humanoid robot as part of a sweeping AI pivot.

The Chinese brand, which is sold in Australia through Harvey Norman, revealed the Honor Robot Phone, featuring a 200-megapixel camera mounted on a tiny articulating arm.

Powered by what Honor claims is the industry’s smallest micro-motor – around 70% smaller than existing alternatives – the camera sits on a four-degrees-of-freedom gimbal system with three-axis stabilisation.

In demos, the camera “nodded”, “shook” and even bobbed along to music, behaving like a miniature robot head.

Beyond the theatrics, the tech enables advanced AI Object Tracking, voice and gesture recognition, and cinematic-style motion effects such as automated pans and rotational shots.

Honor says the device will launch in China in the second half of 2026, with broader availability yet to be detailed.

The company has also partnered with ARRI Image Science to bring professional colour science and cinematic tuning to the Robot Phone – an unusual move that signals Honor’s ambitions in mobile imaging.

Honor didn’t stop at phones. Its first in-house humanoid robot took to the MWC stage with a choreographed dance routine, including a moonwalk and backflip attempt. While light on specs and pricing, Honor says the robot is designed for customer service, retail assistance and domestic support roles.

The robotics push builds on Honor’s previously announced US$10 billion (A$15.3 billion) investment in AI over five years, signalling a shift toward what CEO James Li describes as AI that moves “from digital into the physical world”.

Alongside the robotics spectacle, Honor unveiled the Magic V6 foldable (pictured below) – claimed to be the slimmest in its class at 8.75mm folded – powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and packing a 6,660mAh battery.