The Dubai Robotics and Automation (R&A) Program aims to increase the robotics sector's contribution to Dubai’s GDP to 9 percent before the year 2032. Dubai seeks to be one of the world’s top 10 cities in R&A by adopting and developing advanced robotics technologies, empowering national talent, and generating innovative new solutions, products and services.
The programme, which features five key initiatives, will focus on accelerating research and development in five areas.
- Production and manufacturing
- Consumer services and tourism
- Connected mobility and logistics
- Extreme environments
- Healthcare.
As part of the programme, 200,000 robots will be provided over the next 10 years until 2032, to increase efficiency and productivity in various sectors including services, logistics, and the industrial sector, and enhance the competitiveness of Dubai’s economy.
The programme has 5 strategic initiatives:
- Establishing a council for robotics and automation
- Developing an act for the use of robots
- Launching an academic excellence programme
- Creating experimental living labs for robotics and automation
- Initiating an enterprise adoption programme.
All initiatives that will be organised and launched as part of the programme will be overseen by Dubai Council for Robotics and Automation, which consists of representatives from the public and private sectors and academia.
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