GITEX World RobotiX debuts in Dubai with humanoid robots and embodied AI

GITEX GLOBAL is launching GITEX World RobotiX in Dubai next month, bringing humanoid robots, embodied AI systems and robotics hardware to the Expo City event. The showcase lands as global humanoid shipments jump and Dubai pushes its own robotics rollout plans.

Why it matters: - GITEX World RobotiX is designed to show how Physical AI is moving from demos to real-world use in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, hospitality and smart infrastructure. - The launch comes as humanoid robot shipments topped 22,000 in the first half of 2026, a 300% year-on-year increase, with global shipments expected to exceed 50,000 by year-end. - Dubai is also pushing robotics adoption through a program targeting 200,000 robot deployments over 10 years to 2032.

What happened: - GITEX GLOBAL is launching GITEX World RobotiX at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai, from 8-11 December 2026. - GITEX GLOBAL 2026 opens with the GITEX Summit on 7 December at Dubai World Trade Centre before the Expo City exhibition. - The event will feature robotics and embodied AI companies from the UAE, China and elsewhere, with humanoid robots, quadrupeds, service robots, exoskeletons and industrial systems on display.

The details: - Unitree, which holds 31% of the global humanoid robot market, is among the lead participants. - UBTECH will show humanoids already deployed in car factories and tested by Airbus. - AiMOGA, Chery Auto’s embodied AI robotics brand, DEEP Robotics and UAE-based Micropolis Robotics are also part of the lineup. - Mangobot will present autonomous general-purpose robots, patrol robots, multilingual robot receptionists and live robotic performances, along with wearable exoskeleton technology. - Mangobot CTO Mazen El-Kurdi said the stand is meant to show what working alongside robots feels like, not just viewing robots. - Lumos Robotics will make the Middle East debut of MOS 2, a wheeled AI worker with dual arms, a 50 kg payload capacity and more than eight hours of operation. - Lumos Robotics said first-generation MOS robots logged more than 1,000 hours of continuous, failure-free operation at Mitsubishi Electric’s Changshu factory on material handling, quality inspection and screwdriving tasks. - Lumos Robotics will also show NIX S3 in a live dance performance highlighting 21 degrees of freedom, high-torque joints, agility and dynamic motion. - Lootah Robotics will showcase humanoid, quadruped, service, cleaning and telepresence robots from Unitree, AGIBOT, Pudu Robotics, UBTECH and EngineAI. - Lootah Robotics General Manager Hazem Ghazal said the company is building an integrated robotics ecosystem with centralized visibility and control across different robot types. - Light Origins will make the first public appearance of its bunny-shaped robot, with live household-scenario demos and hands-on interaction. - Light Origins Co-founder and CTO Tingxiang Fan said the bunny-shaped robot is ready to enter consumers’ homes. - Raydiculous will make its Middle East debut with TP01, a humanoid built for commercial interaction and public services that can communicate in English and Arabic and perform synchronized movements. - Raydiculous will also present DINOBOT, described as an intelligent bipedal walking bionic dinosaur. - Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre Overseas Sales Manager Sandy Liu said the company is turning Physical AI into a visible and usable business tool. - Besomi will introduce six humanoid and mobile robots called the Besomi Rangers, with Unitree, Seeed Studio, Arduino and Qualcomm joining the stand. - Besomi will run a Robotics & AI Lab for hands-on engineering training using the Arduino VENTUNO platform, developed with Qualcomm. - Besomi CEO Mohammad Hani said the goal is to build engineering talent in the UAE and give visitors practical experience with robotics and AI applications. - JWIPC will launch robotic controllers based on NVIDIA’s Thor module, which the company says delivers up to 2,070 TFLOPS of FP4 computing performance. - JWIPC says the controllers are designed for humanoids, robotic arms and autonomous mobile robots to support AI processing and real-time decision-making. - JWIPC Regional Sales Manager Nick Zhang said the Thor module acts as a high-compute edge brain for embodied intelligence. - Songying Technology will demonstrate ORCA OS and ORCA Lab, connecting simulation, synthetic data generation, AI training, validation and deployment in one environment. - Vecow will unveil rugged Edge AI and robotics platforms powered by NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and NXP, and will formally introduce its UAE team. - GITEX GLOBAL’s 46th edition will bring together more than 6,000 enterprise and startup exhibitors and tens of thousands of government leaders, C-suite executives, investors and buyers from 180 countries.

Between the lines: - The lineup shows robotics shifting from isolated hardware showcases toward full-stack systems that combine perception, control, training and deployment. - Dubai is using GITEX to position itself as a regional test bed for robotics adoption, talent building and commercial rollout. - The mix of consumer-style robots, industrial machines and developer tools suggests the market is broadening beyond factory automation.

What's next: - GITEX World RobotiX will run alongside GITEX GLOBAL from 8-11 December 2026 in Dubai. - More companies are likely to use the event to announce regional partnerships, pilot projects and enterprise deployments as demand for humanoid and embodied AI systems grows. - The broader GITEX program will continue to link robotics makers, investors, government buyers and enterprise customers across the Expo City and DWTC venues.

The bottom line: - GITEX World RobotiX is becoming a major launchpad for embodied AI, with Dubai positioning itself at the center of the next robotics wave.