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Expressive humanoid greeting visitors on the Tomorrow Today floor of Dubai's Museum of the Future.
Luxury living with robots.
The robots you can actually bring home in the UAE: humanoids, companions, and the quiet machines that run a villa.
العيش الفاخر مع الروبوتاتThe robots
Four ways to live with a robot here. Every entry is checked against a UAE retailer, an official store that ships, or a distributor you can actually call.
Top articles this week
Three from the journal, changed every Monday: what a robot costs in the Emirates, what is coming to the Gulf, and what owning one here is actually like.
BuyingWhich humanoid robots are coming to the Gulf in 2027?
Which humanoid robots are likely to reach the Gulf in 2027, which have a date, which have only a stage, and what the second brand on a UAE shelf will change.
ComparingUnitree G1 vs R1: which one for the UAE?
Unitree G1 vs R1 compared for UAE buyers: AED 89,999 vs AED 34,999, size, arms, sensing, runtime, software access, and which jobs each one fits.
SeeingWhich humanoid robots will be at GITEX 2026?
Which humanoid robots to expect at GITEX Global 2026, 7 to 11 December at Expo City Dubai, in the new Physical AI Robotics Park, and what to look for.
Seen in the UAE
Robots already at work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Not for sale to private buyers, but worth knowing by name.
Type 1 Autodroid
UAE-built 1.73 m humanoid concierge that trialled for a month at St Regis Saadiyat Island.
Micropolis patrol robots
Dubai-designed autonomous patrol rovers used by Dubai Police and unveiled at Make it in the Emirates 2026.
Makr Shakr Toni
Two-armed robotic bartender that debuted at Dubai's Cavalli Club and at Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2023.
Next in the Gulf
Where a robot can be seen in person this season. Dates read on the organisers' pages.
The Gulf List
Join and the Gulf Robot Report 2026 arrives by email. After that, a short letter when a new model reaches a UAE dealer, when a price moves, and when the region gets something first. No more than twice a month.