Honor’s New Smartphone Doubles as a Robotic Camera Operator

Chinese smartphone-maker Honor Device Co. Ltd. has launched an AI-powered smartphone equipped with a robotics system that can serve as the user’s personal camera operator.

The debut of the Robot Phone, which marks the budget-leaning brand’s push into the high-end market, underscores the pressure Honor is under to establish new growth drivers as it prepares for an IPO and faces down a prolonged slump in the domestic smartphone market.