GITEX GLOBAL will launch GITEX World RobotiX from December 8 to 11, 2026, at the Dubai Exhibition Centre in Expo City Dubai, preceded by the GITEX Summit on December 7 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The event will convene robotics pioneers and embodied artificial intelligence developers to present commercial applications across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, hospitality, and smart infrastructure.
According to data from Counterpoint Research cited in the announcement, global shipments of humanoid robots exceeded 22,000 units in the first half of 2026, representing a 300 percent year-on-year increase, with full-year shipments projected to surpass 50,000 units. The surge aligns with the Dubai Robotics and Automation Program, an initiative aiming to introduce 200,000 robots across the emirate over a ten-year timeline through 2032.
Chinese robotics manufacturers will feature heavily at the Dubai event. Unitree, which holds a 31 percent global humanoid market share, will participate alongside UBTECH, Chery Auto's embodied AI robotics brand AiMOGA, DEEP Robotics, and Light Origins. In addition, Chinese developer Lumos Robotics will stage the regional debut of MOS 2, a wheeled dual-arm machine designed for 50-kilogram payloads, following over 1,000 hours of continuous assembly testing at a Mitsubishi Electric facility in Changshu.
Regional integrators will also demonstrate deployments in the UAE market. UAE-based Mangobot plans to display autonomous patrol devices and wearable exoskeletons, while Lootah Robotics will showcase systems from manufacturers including Unitree, AGIBOT, Pudu Robotics, UBTECH, and EngineAI. UAE company Micropolis Robotics will also present autonomous patrol robots supplied to Dubai Police.
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- Gulf Daily News (Bahrain) · 2026-11-10
