MWC 2026: Honor toys around with adding a robotic camera arm on upcoming device
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 9:55AM 
Source: Mashable
One of the new devices eventually coming from Chinese tech maker Honor adds a bit more whimsy to your typical smartphone experience. The company gave a sneak peek of its new Honor Robot Phone at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. The device features a 200-megapixel camera mounted on a robotic arm on the back of the phone.
It features a 4-degree-of-freedom gimbal that allows the camera to tuck away when it isn't in use. Honor claims it made the world's smallest micro-motor to allow the arm to bob, nod and rotate freely. The arm enables the camera to act as a physical 3-axis gimbal, giving the device actual built-in video stabilization instead of stabilization typically replicated by phones via software.
The Honor Robot Phone isn't just for videography or photo use. They're trying to turn the device into a "living" thing of sorts, with the camera acting as a "head" that can nod in agreement or shake in disagreement when asked questions. It can even "breathe" by gently bobbing when it's in sleep mode. On top of that, demos showed the device dancing along to music, turning it into a portable desktop robot of sorts.
Honor hasn't released full specs for the device, nor its official release date or price, but it is coming to the market in the future. And we're definitely curious to see how this unusual experiment pans out.
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