After the Umbilical Cut: HONOR's Four-Year Evolution from Huawei Spinoff to IPO Independence

June 27, 2025

In November 2020, Huawei's founder told his departing Honor team: "Once we divorce, there should be no lingering attachments. We will treat Honor as a competitor." What followed was one of the most dramatic corporate transformations in recent memory. Today, Honor stands on the brink of becoming China's first AI ecosystem IPO—a remarkable journey from forced exile to market independence. With 13,000 employees who essentially started from scratch, Honor rebuilt everything: supply chains, technology stack, brand identity, and market position. The numbers tell a compelling story. After losing Huawei's Kirin chips and HarmonyOS support, Honor fought back to claim 19.5% market share by 2022. Now, with $10 billion committed to AI development over five years and breakthrough foldable technology launching next month, they're rewriting the playbook on corporate resilience. It's a masterclass in how Chinese tech companies are adapting to geopolitical headwinds, turning forced independence into competitive advantage. #Honor's transformation from "#Huawei's shadow" to "AI ecosystem pioneer" offers valuable lessons for any organization navigating disruption.

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Honor Shatters Robotics Speed Records as Chinese Tech Giants Race to Dominate the $165B Robot Economy

June 04, 2025

Honor just shattered robotics speed records with a 4m/s running robot—officially entering the $165B robotics race alongside Huawei, Xiaomi, and Samsung. The smartphone giant's $10B AI ecosystem investment is paying dividends faster than expected. While Apple pivots from cars to household robots and Vivo launches dedicated robotics labs, Honor's "Embodied Intelligence" division is already recruiting motion planning engineers and bionic researchers. The plot twist? This isn't sudden. Honor's been quietly building robotics capabilities since 2018, establishing subsidiaries with robot sales licenses and partnering with companies like Cheetah Mobile for AI-controlled coffee bots. What's fascinating: We're witnessing the smartphone playbook applied to robotics—Chinese manufacturers moving aggressively while Western giants like Apple play catch-up. From industrial automation to household assistance, the robotics arms race is reshaping how we'll live and work. The question isn't IF robots will dominate our daily lives, but WHICH tech ecosystem will control them.

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