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Honor and Arri’s Robot Phone Debuts on Shanghai Film Festival Red Carpet
Smartphones have crossed into robotic territory. Chinese brand Honor used the opening red carpet of the Shanghai International Film Festival to debut its Robot Phone, a device that marries AI interaction with a high-resolution camera that extends from the phone body like an antenna, moves on its own, and retracts when not in use. The […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Honor and Arri’s Robot Phone Debuts on Shanghai Film Festival Red Carpet, Smartphones have crossed into robotic territory. Chinese brand Honor used the opening red carpet of the Shanghai International Film Festival to debut its Robot Phone, a device that marries AI interaction with a high-resolution camera that extends from the phone body like an antenna, moves on its own, and retracts when not in use. The […]
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- Honor and Arri’s Robot Phone Debuts on Shanghai Film Festival Red CarpetVariety - 2026-06-14T09:22:43+00:00
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