Dubai, UAE – Nov. 2026 – GITEX Global 2026 will host the first edition of the GITEX Global Robotics Expo from Dec. 8 to 11 at Dubai Exhibition Centre in Expo City Dubai, bringing together international and UAE companies to showcase humanoid robots and embodied artificial intelligence.
The exhibition will highlight applications in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, hospitality and smart infrastructure. Featured technologies include interactive robots, intelligent industrial machines, multilingual robotic assistants and wearable exoskeletons.
The event comes as the global robotics market expands rapidly. Worldwide shipments of humanoid robots exceeded 22,000 units in the first half of 2026, up 300 percent year on year, according to Counterpoint Research. Shipments are forecast to top 50,000 units by the end of the year.
Dubai is also building its own robotics ecosystem through the Dubai Robotics and Automation Program, which aims to deploy 200,000 robots over ten years to 2032.
Participants include Unitree, which holds a 31 percent share of the global market, along with UBTech, AiMOGA and DEEP Robotics. UAE-based Micropolis Robotics, which supplies autonomous patrol robots to Dubai Police, will also take part.
UAE firm Mangobot will show a range of multipurpose autonomous robots, including patrol and multilingual reception units, alongside live demonstrations and wearable exoskeleton technology.
The 46th edition of GITEX Global, organized by inD, opens with the GITEX Summit at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Dec. 7, ahead of the main exhibition at Dubai Exhibition Centre. It will run alongside Expand North Star, which is dedicated to startups and investors.
The event is expected to draw more than 6,000 exhibitors and startups, with government leaders, executives, investors and buyers attending from 180 countries.
