MWC 2026 Live: All the Robots, Phones, Concepts, AI and Labubu-Like Bots We Saw
Mike Sorrentino / cnet - Mobile World Congress has ended. We saw phones like Xiaomi's Leica Leitzphone, radical new designs like Honor's Robot Phone, AI-powered comfort robots, a concept hypercar and so many gadgets.
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Honor's Robot Phone concept brings physical movement and AI tracking to a smartphone
Wayne Williams / betanews - At MWC 2026, Honor took the wraps off a new concept device called the Robot Phone, a smartphone that combines a 200MP camera system with integrated motorized motion hardware. The concept blends imaging, AI tracking, and limited physical movement in a trad…
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Oxa Raises $103M To Scale Industrial Vehicle Autonomy
Clinton / ventureburn - Oxa Secures $103 Million Series D Funding Oxa has raised $103 million to accelerate its industrial autonomy platform. The Series D round is led by the UK National Wealth FundThe post Oxa Raises $103M To Scale Industrial Vehicle Autonomy appeared first on …
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MWC 2026: Lenovo Announces New Yoga, IdeaPad, and Legion PCs, Tablets, Peripherals and Concepts
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - This week at Mobile World Congress, Lenovo is announcing several new consumer-focused PCs, tablets, peripherals, and concepts.The post MWC 2026: Lenovo Announces New Yoga, IdeaPad, and Legion PCs, Tablets, Peripherals and Concepts appeared first on Thurro…
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HONOR just showed off a phone that can dance and nod at you. The future is weird.
Abbas Jaffar Ali / tbreak - HONOR revealed a Robot Phone that moves, dances and tracks users automatically, plus the ultra-thin Magic V6 foldable with 6,660mAh battery. The MWC 2026 showcase included AI tablets, laptops and even a humanoid robot for shopping assistance.
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At MWC 2026, Lenovo comes in hot with 6 concept products and big ideas: Everything announced
mashable - Lenovo announced a ton of new laptops and six new concept devices at Mobile World Congress 2026.
- Business and product refreshes: ThinkPad, Yoga, company‑wide announcements (10)
- Hands-on with Lenovo’s foldable Legion Go — gaming in multiple modes (9)
- Lenovo’s AI companions: desk robots, attachable agents, and Workmates (6)
- Modular ThinkBook/ThinkPad concepts: hot‑swappable ports and detachable second screens (8)
Business and product refreshes: ThinkPad, Yoga, company‑wide announcements
Hands-on with Lenovo’s foldable Legion Go — gaming in multiple modes
Lenovo’s AI companions: desk robots, attachable agents, and Workmates
Modular ThinkBook/ThinkPad concepts: hot‑swappable ports and detachable second screens
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China’s Honor debuts robot phone and humanoid companion in push into AI hardware
scmp - Chinese smartphone maker Honor has unveiled a “robot phone” and its first humanoid assistant ahead of MWC Barcelona, alongside its latest foldable handset, in an aggressive bet on artificial intelligence-powered hardware to stand out in the fierce Android…
- At MWC: Magic V6 — ultra-thin foldable with IP69 resilience (7)
- From the floor: other Honor reveals and robotics funding news (2)
- On the Barcelona stage: Honor's Robot Phone and humanoid debut (14)
- On-site: MagicPad and MagicBook aim to challenge Apple’s dominance (3)
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At MWC: Magic V6 — ultra-thin foldable with IP69 resilience
From the floor: other Honor reveals and robotics funding news
On the Barcelona stage: Honor's Robot Phone and humanoid debut
On-site: MagicPad and MagicBook aim to challenge Apple’s dominance
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Google brings robotics software company Intrinsic in-house to accelerate physical AI
Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Google LLC announced today that it’s bringing robotics software company Intrinsic Innovation LLC into its core operations to accelerate development of physical artificial intelligence as part of its push to extend AI beyond digital applications and into r…
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Uber shows how your first air taxi ride could be booked
techspot - Uber is positioning itself as the booking layer. Joby supplies the aircraft and, eventually, the operations. The preview suggests that the companies believe they're close enough to a working air service to start showing off the booking system. If air taxi…
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Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida
techxplore - Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.
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Waymo robotaxis are now operating in 10 US cities
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - Waymo launched services today in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando.
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Robotaxis are coming to London. The city's famed black cab drivers are skeptical
techxplore - The Ford Mustang Mach-E cruises down a London road choked with traffic, using its onboard AI system to avoid jaywalkers and cyclists, and navigate roadwork as it drives to its destination.
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New York drops plan to legalize robotaxis in setback for Waymo
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) dropped her proposal to allow robotaxi companies to launch commercially in cities other than New York City, citing a lack of support among state legislators, Bloomberg reports today. The move is a blow to Waymo and other…
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DoorDash Q4 Earnings Highlight Deliveroo and Agentic AI Push
PYMNTS / pymnts - DoorDash used its fourth-quarter earnings call to make a broader point about where it sees the next leg of competition: not just in meal delivery, but in owning the software and logistics stack that powers local commerce. “We believe these investments are…
- At headquarters: DoorDash pushes agentic AI and global platform (3)
- From the lab: agentic AI hype clashes with enterprise ROI (8)
- On the trading floor: investors react to weak Q4 results (3)
At headquarters: DoorDash pushes agentic AI and global platform
From the lab: agentic AI hype clashes with enterprise ROI
On the trading floor: investors react to weak Q4 results
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India Tells University To Leave AI Summit After Presenting Chinese Robot as Its Own
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: An Indian university has been asked to vacate its stall at the country's flagship AI summit after a staff member was caught presenting a commercially available robotic dog made in China as its own creation, two governm…
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Pentagon Selects SpaceX for $100 Million Drone Swarming Competition
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR SpaceX and xAI selected for Pentagon’s $100 million autonomous drone technology competition Six-month contest launched January 2026 to develop voice-command systems for multiple drones SpaceX acquired xAI before entering competition and ahead of plan…
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TUM spinout Sitegeist grabs €4M for AI robots fixing concrete renovation labour crunch
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Europe has a major backlog of infrastructure repairs. Many bridges, tunnels, parking structures, and public buildings need urgent…
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Waymo is Asking DoorDash Drivers To Shut the Doors of Its Self-Driving Cars
msmash / slashdot - Waymo's autonomous vehicles can transport passengers across six cities without a human driver, but the Alphabet-owned company has discovered that its cars become completely inert if a passenger accidentally leaves a door open. The company confirmed that i…
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Waymo’s next-gen robotaxi is ready for passengers — and also ‘high-volume production’
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - After years of testing and validation, Waymo announced today that it's sixth-generation robotaxi technology is finally ready for passenger trips. The updated autonomous driving system will first be rolled out for employees and their friends in San Francis…
- Field ops: DoorDash pilots and DC lobbying battle local rules (2)
- Manufacturing drama: Hyundai deals and China-built vans spark scrutiny (2)
- On the ground: Ojai robotaxis roll out, production-ready for riders (4)
- Waymo’s push: one‑million weekly rides and rapid market scaling (2)
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Field ops: DoorDash pilots and DC lobbying battle local rules
Manufacturing drama: Hyundai deals and China-built vans spark scrutiny
On the ground: Ojai robotaxis roll out, production-ready for riders
Waymo’s push: one‑million weekly rides and rapid market scaling
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Apptronik raises $520M to produce humanoid Apollo robot commercial deployments
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Apptronik Inc., the maker of artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots, today announced it has raised $520 million more in early-stage funding, bringing the total capital raised by the company to nearly $1 billion. The Series A-X extension round fol…
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