{"id":107574,"date":"2026-03-01T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T16:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ces.einnews.com\/article\/896660672"},"modified":"2026-03-01T13:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T16:46:02","slug":"first-steps-honors-humanoid-robot-makes-its-debut-with-a-moonwalk-and-a-backflip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/first-steps-honors-humanoid-robot-makes-its-debut-with-a-moonwalk-and-a-backflip\/","title":{"rendered":"First Steps? Honor&#8217;s Humanoid Robot Makes Its Debut With a Moonwalk and a Backflip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">In what was definitely the most showstopping moment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news-live\/mwc-2026-news-updates-product-announcements\/\" target=\"_self\">Mobile World Congress<\/a> so far, Honor&#8217;s new humanoid robot hit the stage on Sunday with a dance number choreographed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W0DM5lcj6mw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" class=\"c-regularLink\">Believer by Imagine Dragons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">This is the first time a phone-maker has unveiled a humanoid robot, setting Honor apart from its <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/best-android-phone\/\" rel class=\"c-shortcodeLink c-shortcodeLink-active\"><span>Android rivals<\/span><\/a><\/span> in a big way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-ad-callout=\"Advertisement\"><!--&gt;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside four backing dancers, the robot showed off its dance moves, which included an impressive moonwalk, before being joined on stage by Honor CEO James Li, who shook its hand and then encouraged it to do a backflip. It didn't quite stick the landing, but saved itself from falling with an outstretched hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-ad-callout=\"Advertisement\">--><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeCodeSnippet\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cnetdotcom\/video\/7612274098680499469\" data-video-id=\"7612274098680499469\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@cnetdotcom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cnetdotcom?refer=embed\">@cnetdotcom<\/a> That landing!!! \ud83e\udd16 <a title=\"honor\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/honor?refer=embed\">#honor<\/a> <a title=\"honorrobot\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/honorrobot?refer=embed\">#honorrobot<\/a> <a title=\"humanoid\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/humanoid?refer=embed\">#humanoid<\/a> <a title=\"robotics\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/robotics?refer=embed\">#robotics<\/a> <a title=\"mwc2026\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mwc2026?refer=embed\">#mwc2026<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - CNET\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7612274472124549901?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; CNET<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>Honor announced its move into robotics in October last year when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/i-need-honors-outlandish-robot-phone-with-a-self-aware-pop-up-camera-to-be-real\/\" target=\"_self\">it said it was making a Robot Phone<\/a>. At CES in January, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/honor-shows-off-robot-phone-at-ces-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">we got our first glimpse<\/a> of a non-working version of the phone. This week at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/mobile-world-congress\/\" target=\"_self\">MWC<\/a> in Barcelona, Honor is showing a working demo of the Robot Phone, with a self-aware, responsive camera arm.<\/p>\n<div data-ad-callout=\"Advertisement\"><!--&gt;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-ad-callout=\"Advertisement\">--><\/div>\n<p>Just before the show, Honor said that not only would it be bringing the Robot Phone to Barcelona, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/honor-will-unveil-humanoid-robot-at-mobile-world-congress-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">an actual humanoid robot<\/a>. It&#8217;s a bold move for a company that so far has only been known for making phones, tablets and laptops. But it also sees the company joining a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/ive-seen-it-with-my-own-eyes-the-robots-are-here-and-walking-among-us\/#link={%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/ive-seen-it-with-my-own-eyes-the-robots-are-here-and-walking-among-us\/%22,%22target%22:%22%22,%22absolute%22:%22%22,%22linkText%22:%22broader trend that we witnessed at CES%22}\" target=\"_self\">broader trend we witnessed at CES<\/a>&nbsp;in January \u2013 namely, launching a humanoid robot designed to live and work alongside us in the very near, if not immediate, future.<\/p>\n<div data-ad-callout=\"Advertisement\"><!--&gt;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike many robotics companies that build industrial robots first, with plans to expand into consumer robots at a much later date, Honor is designing its humanoid for consumers from the start. The company says its robots will be designed for three core scenarios: shopping assistance, workplace inspections and supportive companionship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-ad-callout=\"Advertisement\">--><\/div>\n<p>Last year in Barcelona, Honor announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/honor-will-unveil-humanoid-robot-at-mobile-world-congress-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">$10 billion investment<\/a> in AI \u2013 but at the time, it only hinted that this would include physical AI. It turns out its AI ambitions stretch far beyond software into robotics, and it seems the company might just be getting started.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe AI must spin out&#8230; and into our physical world,&#8221; said Li on stage at the Honor event. &#8220;This is why we create Honor robots. If the smartphone is an extension of our minds, the robot would be an extension of our hands. 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