UAE puts its best foot forward to develop world-class robotics ecosystem

UAE puts its best foot forward to develop world-class robotics ecosystem

The UAE is set to become one of the key players in the robotics industry market. The Dubai government has been pushing to create a robotics hub which will be recognised both at home and abroad. The first Roboday event, which was organised on January 18 at the Dubai Silicon Oasis, was an endeavour in that direction.

The Dubai Government was represented by the authorities from Dtec and Dubai Future Labs. Representatives from established Dubai-based robotics and automation businesses were also present.

For the first time it brought together leading companies and organisations in the robotics field to discuss the latest advancements and future opportunities. Among the attendees were Robosculptor, Creative Machine Learning Technologies, Feebee, Micropolis Robotics, T.Park IT, Z-Strategi & Co, Ennovatrix, Peppermint Robotics, Jacky’s Business Solutions, Drone Centre and many others.

Runal Dahiwade, the founder at Peppermint Robotics and co-founder of Automotive Spare Parts Marketplace Carkhana.com, who joined on a video link from India, said, “Robots play a huge role in changing the way we perceive and execute services in the region. First of all, they increase availability, productivity and accountability. They also reduce costs of training, supervision and management.

For example, services like toilet cleaning are fairly tedious to manage. We