# Honor Smart Technology Development Co.

**Type:** Humanoid robotics company  
**Location:** Shenzhen, China  
**Focus:** Bipedal locomotion, autonomous navigation  
**Parent:** Formerly Huawei's consumer electronics brand, now independent  

## Overview

Honor Smart Technology Development Co. is a Chinese robotics company that emerged from Huawei's consumer electronics division. The company develops humanoid robots optimized for locomotion and autonomous navigation.

## Products

**Flash** — Autonomous humanoid robot designed for bipedal locomotion. Demonstrated world-record-breaking half-marathon performance (50:26) in April 2026.

## Timeline

- **2026-04-19** — Honor's 'Flash' robot won the Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon autonomous category with a time of 50:26, beating the human world record by nearly 7 minutes. Honor robots claimed top 3 positions in the autonomous category.

## Strategic Position

Honor's entry into humanoid robotics signals that Chinese consumer electronics companies with manufacturing scale are entering the robotics sector, distinct from pure-play robotics startups like Unitree. The company's competitive strategy emphasizes locomotion performance over manipulation capability.