Lootah Robotics has opened the UAE's first humanoid robot showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road near DIFC. Robots sell for AED 50,000 to AED 3 million or can be rented from under AED 5,000, supporting Dubai's target of 200,000 robots by 2032.
The National reports that Lootah Robotics, founded by Yousif Al Lootah, opened the UAE's first dedicated humanoid robotics showroom on Friday 6 November on Sheikh Zayed Road near the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Five humanoid robots performed, danced and played football with children from the company's robotics academy, and more than 4,000 people watched the livestream.
The showroom opened with 28 robots, with three more due on Saturday and 16 the following week. The range includes humanoids, cleaning and service robots, inspection robots and robots for fire and safety systems used in construction and oil and gas. Prices run from AED 50,000 to AED 3 million, and rentals start below AED 5,000. The company also offers programming, operation and maintenance, and some humanoids had already been sold to private customers before the opening.
The Dubai Robotics and Automation Programme, launched by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed in 2022, aims to deploy 200,000 robots across the emirate by 2032 and raise robotics' contribution to Dubai's economy to 9 percent. Al Lootah said the company is part of that vision and expects Dubai to exceed the target. He said robots will support rather than replace people, and compared prices to cars: some cost as much as a sports car, others a luxury car and some an economy car.
According to IDC, global shipments of humanoid robots rose 432 percent year on year in the first half of 2026 to nearly 25,000 units.
المصدر: The National
