Dubai will host a new robotics and embodied artificial intelligence showcase at GITEX GLOBAL in December, bringing together international manufacturers and developers of humanoid robots and intelligent machines as demand for the technology accelerates.
GITEX World RobotiX will run from December 8 to 11 at Dubai Exhibition Centre in Expo City Dubai, featuring technologies designed for manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, hospitality and smart infrastructure.
More than 22,000 humanoid robots were shipped globally in the first half of 2026, a 300 percent increase from a year earlier, according to Counterpoint Research. Shipments are expected to exceed 50,000 units by the end of the year.
Dubai is targeting the deployment of 200,000 robots by 2032 under its Robotics and Automation Program.
Unitree, which has a 31 percent share of the global humanoid robotics market, will lead the international participation alongside Chinese robotics companies UBTECH, AiMOGA and DEEP Robotics, as well as UAE-based Micropolis Robotics, which supplies autonomous patrol robots to Dubai Police.
UAE-based Mangobot will demonstrate autonomous general-purpose robots, patrol machines and multilingual reception assistants, alongside wearable exoskeleton technology.
Chinese company Lumos Robotics will make its Middle East debut with MOS 2, a wheeled robot with two arms capable of handling payloads of up to 50 kg and operating for more than eight hours.
The company said its first-generation MOS robots had completed more than 1,000 hours of continuous operation at Mitsubishi Electric’s Changshu factory, performing material handling, quality inspection and screwdriving tasks.
Lumos will also demonstrate its NIX S3 robot through a live dance performance.
Other exhibitors include UAE-based Lootah Robotics, which will showcase humanoid, quadruped, cleaning and service robots, and China’s Light Origins, which plans to unveil a bunny-shaped robot designed for interactive household demonstrations.
Chinese developer Raydiculous will make its Middle East debut with TP01, a humanoid designed for commercial interaction and public services that can communicate in English and Arabic. It will also demonstrate DINOBOT, a bipedal robotic dinosaur.
UAE-based Besomi will introduce six humanoid and mobile robots under its Besomi Rangers programme, alongside a robotics and artificial intelligence laboratory offering visitors hands-on engineering and programming demonstrations.
The exhibition will also feature developments in robotics computing and software. Chinese company JWIPC will launch robotic controllers built on Nvidia’s Thor computing module, while Songying Technology will demonstrate software integrating simulation, synthetic data generation, AI training and deployment.
Taiwan-based Vecow will unveil rugged edge AI and robotics platforms powered by processors from Nvidia, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and NXP.
The 46th edition of GITEX GLOBAL will begin with a summit at Dubai World Trade Centre on December 7, followed by the four-day exhibition at Dubai Exhibition Centre alongside startup and investor event Expand North Star.
Organised by inD, the combined events are expected to bring together more than 6,000 enterprise and startup exhibitors and participants from 180 countries.
