Honor Robotics A1 Yuanqi Zai

The friendliest face in the robot race — danced at MWC, won Best Gait at Beijing

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Released 2026

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Overview

The Honor Robotics A1, nicknamed Yuanqi Zai ("Energetic Kid"), is the consumer-focused humanoid from Honor's robotics division. Standing 136.9 cm tall with 20 degrees of freedom and five-fingered hands, it was unveiled at MWC 2026 with a choreographed dance performance. In April 2026 it competed in the Beijing Yizhuang half-marathon — not to win, but to earn the Best Gait Award for the most human-like running posture. Powered by the YOYO AI agent and MagicOS, it targets retail assistance, companionship, and service environments. The A1 is the friendly, approachable sibling of the record-breaking D1 — and possibly the more important robot for the consumer market.

Score Breakdown

Scores not available yet — this robot's price has not been officially confirmed.

We haven't catalogued specific skills for the Honor Robotics A1 yet. We track public GitHub repos and official sources that explicitly target this robot; as the ecosystem grows, new motions, behaviours and SDKs will appear here automatically.

Technical Specifications

Height 1.369 m

Nickname Yuanqi Zai (元气仔)

DOF 20 (incl. 5-finger hands)

Hands Five-fingered

Max Speed Not disclosed

Sensors Forehead camera, multimodal perception

AI MagicOS on-device + YOYO agent

Awards Best Gait, Beijing half-marathon 2026

Connectivity Cloud + on-device hybrid

Pros & Cons

Strengths

Approachable 136.9 cm form factor — human-comfortable scale for retail and companionship
Fluid, expressive movement — moonwalk and backflip at MWC 2026
Best Gait Award at Beijing half-marathon: most human-like running posture in the field
YOYO agent personalises from Honor smartphone profile on day one
Backed by Honor's manufacturing scale and global distribution network