A ‘Robot Phone’ with a camera module that extends on a gimbal has been unveiled by Chinese smartphone firm Honor at MWC Barcelona.
The device has been designed to interact with the user through an embedded AI that can assist with taking photos and videos, and even “dance” to music. The firm said that the AI has been equipped with “multimodal perception”, allowing the robotic element to identify sounds, track motion and maintain visual awareness.
The camera gimbal is housed in a chunkier-than-usual hump on the back of the device. It can be used in that setting, as with a traditional smartphone, or swing out to rest on the top of the device, where it has 360-degree motion for taking high-resolution selfies or tracking shots.
Honor said that the 200MP sensor “closes the gap” between smartphone video and professional-looking storytelling. Other features include the ability to respond to the user with emotional body language such as expressive nods and head shakes.
Fitting the gimbal into the...