Which humanoid robots will be at GITEX 2026?

What is the Physical AI Robotics Park?

A new arena inside GITEX 2026 for robots that act in the physical world: humanoids, autonomous industrial systems and the edge computing behind them. It is the first time GITEX has given humanoids their own hall rather than a corner of a telecom or government stand, and it follows two years in which humanoids drew the show's crowds anyway, from Maha, the Emirati humanoid teacher at the du stand in 2024, to the robots at the Government of Dubai pavilion. The move to Expo City is what made the space possible.

Which humanoids are likely to be there?

Unitree, through its UAE sellers E-CITY and Ednex and through partners' stands: the G1 certainly, and the full-size H2, shipping internationally since April 2026 and not yet on a UAE shelf, which makes its GITEX appearance the one to watch for a dealer announcement.

AgiBot, the largest humanoid maker by 2025 shipments, whose A2 reception robot is rented through regional partners; a Dubai partner would be announced at exactly this kind of show.

UBTech, with the Walker S2 that works in Chinese car plants, aimed at the industrial and government buyers GITEX exists for.

EngineAI and Fourier, the compact and care-focused Chinese platforms, and the Western enterprise makers on the stands of their Gulf integrators. Named exhibitors are confirmed in the placeholder above when the organiser publishes them.

What should a buyer look for on the stand?

Five things, in order. Whether the robot is walking on the stand or standing on a plinth, because a plinth means it is not ready. Whether a UAE distributor is named, because that is the difference between a robot you can buy in January and a robot you saw in December. The price in dirhams, or the refusal to give one. The handler: every robot that walks has a person with a controller within reach, and watching how often they intervene tells you more than the demo. And the answer to "where is it serviced": a maker with a stand and no service partner is a maker you import from, with everything that means in How do you import a humanoid robot into the UAE?.

We compared the 2024 and 2025 GITEX coverage with what reached UAE shelves afterwards: the G1 and R1 arrived through dealers within a year of their first GITEX appearances; the robots shown on plinths did not. That is the test we will apply in the report.

How do you see the humanoids at GITEX?

Buy a visitor pass for the days you want, go to the Physical AI Robotics Park first and early, and plan a second pass late in the day when the crowds thin and the handlers talk. Robots are demonstrated on schedules, not continuously; the robot you want to see walking may be charging when you arrive. Dubai's rental fleet is fully booked that week, so if you want a humanoid at your own stand, book by October; the providers are in Can you rent a humanoid robot in Dubai, and what does it cost?. Where to see humanoids in Dubai the other 51 weeks is in Where can you see a humanoid robot in Dubai?.

What happens after the show?

Distributor deals, price lists and the 2027 arrivals. The second brand on a UAE shelf, the H2's dirham price and the first Dubai lobby to keep a humanoid year-round will all trace back to this week. We track them in Which humanoid robots are coming to the Gulf in 2027?, and this page becomes the report in the week after 11 December.

Details checked 6 September 2026; this page is rewritten after the show with the confirmed exhibitors, prices announced and distributor deals signed.