Honor’s new Robot Phone looks to boost global appeal with its nodding camera2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 7:30pm, 12 Aug 2026Updated: 9:33pm, 12 Aug 2026Chinese 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 required 60 manufacturing processes and 100 precision components, according to the Huawei Technologies spin-off.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Honor’s new Robot Phone looks to boost global appeal with its nodding camera
Chinese smartphone maker Honor has launched a new "Robot Phone" featuring a motorized, robotic camera. This camera utilizes a three-axis mechanical gimbal with four degrees of motion, enabling video stabilization and interactive "nodding" and "tilting" gestures.
Iris DengSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-12 · 11:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese smartphone maker Honor has launched a new "Robot Phone" featuring a motorized, robotic camera. This camera utilizes a three-axis mechanical gimbal with four degrees of motion, enabling video stabilization and interactive "nodding" and "tilting" gestures. Activated by a hand gesture, the gimbal camera unfurls from the device's back, a complex mechanism involving 60 manufacturing processes and 100 precision components. Honor is introducing this interactive hardware in hopes of stimulating growth in the currently cooling global smartphone market. The phone was unveiled on Wednesday.
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The gimbal camera mechanism required 60 manufacturing processes and 100 precision components.
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Honor has launched a new smartphone called the Robot Phone with a motorized robotic camera.
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Honor is betting that its interactive hardware will spark growth in a cooling global market for smartphones.
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