Honor’s new Robot Phone looks to boost global appeal with its nodding camera
Chinese smartphone maker Honor has launched a handset with a motorised robotic camera that nods back at users, betting that its interactive hardware will spark growth in a cooling global market for the devices. The new Robot Phone, unveiled on Wednesday, features a three-axis mechanical gimbal with four degrees of motion, allowing for video stabilisation and interaction via nodding and tilting. Activated by a hand gesture, the gimbal camera unfurls from the back of the device – a mechanism that.
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Published: 12 August 2026
Source: SCMP Tech (HK/CN)
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 13 August 2026
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