Honor is set to unveil its first humanoid robot at Mobile World Congress 2026. This marks a major shift for the smartphone maker as it pushes deeper into AI hardware.
The company says the debut will make it the first mainstream phone brand to step into the embodied AI humanoid space.
The Shenzhen-based firm teased the announcement on social media with the tagline “Something revolutionary is about to step out of the shadows.” The post appeared alongside a short video hinting at a glowing blue humanoid interacting with what Honor calls its Robot Phone. Furthermore, the official reveal is scheduled for March 1 in Barcelona under the theme “Believers in AI Future.”
According to Bloomberg, the robot is aimed at consumer-facing services such as shopping assistance. This is a notable move given that most humanoid robots today are built for industrial or enterprise use. Meanwhile, the global humanoid robotics market is expanding rapidly, with IDC reporting triple-digit growth in 2025. Chinese firms like Agibot and Unitree are already shipping units. Because of this, Honor now wants in.
Details remain thin. It’s unclear whether the company will present a fully operational robot on stage or a concept prototype designed to showcase its AI ambitions. What is confirmed is that the humanoid will appear alongside a working prototype of the Robot Phone. This was first teased last October as part of Honor’s broader AI strategy.
That strategy isn’t new. At last year’s MWC, Honor pledged a $10 billion investment into AI development. This positioned the company as a more software-driven hardware brand following its 2020 split from Huawei. As a result, the robotics move appears to be an extension of that push — blending mobile computing with physical AI systems.
The company’s keynote will also feature new hardware, including the Honor Magic V6. It will also present the Honor MagicPad 4 and the Honor MagicBook Pro 14. All are pitched as AI-enhanced productivity devices.
Whether Honor’s humanoid turns out to be a genuine breakthrough or an ambitious proof of concept, one thing is clear: the company wants to be seen as more than just another smartphone brand. And at MWC this year, it’s betting that robotics will steal the spotlight.
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