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Honor Lightning

Honor Lightning is a running biped humanoid robot made by Honor (China), announced 19 Apr 2026. No price was published on the vendor channels checked on 3 Nov 2026. It has been demonstrated (independent media, news.cgtn.com, 19 Apr 2026); no pilot or delivery is documented. The specifications below are reported figures from announcements and the press, each linked to its source.

Reported

Compiled from Honor announcements and press reports. Honor has not published a full specification sheet, so figures marked reported come from the press and may change. Details

No published priceDemonstratedMaker HonorOther Chinese humanoids
Price
No published price

Checked on honor.com

honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026Vendor channels
Prices

Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details

Height
1.69 m

Lightning at 2026 Beijing half-marathon

3 Nov 2026
Weight
Not published

no figure on the vendor page

honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026
Degrees of freedom
Not published

no figure on the vendor page

honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026
Announced
19 Apr 2026
3 Nov 2026

Status: from claim to delivery

  1. Claimed
  2. Demonstrated
  3. Piloting
  4. Shipped

Each level needs its own evidence; a pre-order or an announcement never counts as shipped. What each level requires.

Honor Lightning status evidence by date with source
DateLevelEvidenceSource / checked
19 Apr 2026Demonstrated“The remotely controlled robot, "Lightning," from Honor, which was also the first robot to set off, crossed the finish line first in 48 minutes and 19 seconds.”Independent media
3 Nov 2026
20 Oct 2026Claimed“半马成绩 50 分 26 秒,打破人类半马世界纪录”Vendor page
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026

Maker

Company

Honor

Country
China
Headquarters
Shenzhen
wikidata.orgRegistry
20 Oct 2026
Founded
2013
honor.comVendor
20 Oct 2026
Humanoids here
1 model
Other Honor humanoids

Honor Lightning is the only Honor humanoid in the database as of this build.

Specifications

Honor Lightning specifications by configuration with source and check date
SpecValueSource / checked
Height1.69 mLightning at 2026 Beijing half-marathon
3 Nov 2026
Max speed14.5 m/sLightning (闪电)
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026
WeightNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026
Degrees of freedomNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026
PayloadNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026
Battery runtimeNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026
Walking speedNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026

Values are the figures the source publishes, per configuration; configurations are never averaged. Units as published.

Height next to similar robots, cm · published figures
050100150200LimX Oli165PNDbotics Adam167Yue Quan Bionics X-Bot167Honor Lightning169UBTECH Walker Tienkung173

Price and where to buy

Honor Lightning price by channel and configuration with source and check date
ChannelConfigurationPriceStatusSource / checked
Vendor channels—Not publishedchecked on honor.comNo published price
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026

Links go to the maker's own store or product page only.

Prices

Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details

Compare with similar robots

Honor Lightning compared with similar humanoid robots
ModelHeight, cmWeight, kgDoFPriceAvailabilityEvidencePrice source / checked
Honor Lightningthis page169——Not publishedNo published priceDemonstrated
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026
PNDbotics Adam16760 / 61 / 62 / 6325 / 29 / 41 / 43Not publishedNo published priceDemonstrated
20 Oct 2026
Yue Quan Bionics X-Bot1676051Not publishedNo published priceDemonstrated
21 Oct 2026
LimX Oli1655531 / 33Not publishedNo published priceDemonstrated
29 Oct 2026
UBTECH Walker Tienkung17364 / 68 / 7520 / 21 / 42Not publishedNo published priceDemonstrated
21 Oct 2026

Height, weight and degrees of freedom are published figures; each card lists them by configuration with sources. All humanoid robots.

Sources and checks

5 sources back the facts on this card. Each was opened on the date shown. Elsewhere on the card a fact checked on 3 Nov 2026, the build date, carries only the dot; an older check date is printed in full.

Sources used on the Honor Lightning card
Used forSource / checked
Official page · Price · Price channel checked · Status evidence · Specs: max speed
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026/cn/robot/robot-games/
Announcement · Status evidence
3 Nov 2026/news/2026-04-19/China-s-humanoid-robots-close-in-on-hu…
Price channel checked
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026/global/events/honor-robot/
Price channel checked
honor.comVendor
3 Nov 2026/cn/robot/
Specs: height
3 Nov 2026/news/1018442/chinese-robot-runner-beats-mens-half-mara…

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