This gimbal-stabilized camera phone is the most bizarre thing I've seen at MWC so far

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It's bizarre to think that, on the same day Honor announced its most ambitious foldable phone yet, I was drawn to a different device.

At Mobile World Congress, the Chinese electronics maker reintroduced its Robot Phone, first unveiled at CES in January, this time on the Barcelona show floor with working features to please the crowd.

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It was apparent from the oohs and ahhs of the weekend audience that this pocketable robot may be even more appealing than the back-flipping humanoid ones that brands continue to pitch as slow-paced housekeepers and pet sitters. It certainly was for me.

That's because the Honor Robot Phone is built with more practicality than I expected, though some features may raise more privacy and ...