
Chinese Smartphone Suppliers Pivot to Humanoid Robotics as Mobile Market Slows
Chinese smartphone component suppliers are transitioning their expertise to the burgeoning humanoid robotics sector as the mobile market decelerates. Honor, which entered robotics only last year, saw its Lightning robot break a human world record by over six minutes, partly due to smartphone cooling technology transfer that kept the motor cool after running 21km. Major suppliers including Lingyi iTech, Lens Technology and AAC Technologies supplied structural components for Honor's D1 robot, signaling a new growth curve for electronics manufacturers.