Robotics & Automation

Apple is testing four smart glasses designs and the MENA market should be paying attention

Apple is not just building smart glasses. It is preparing to define what the category means for an entire generation of consumers, and for a region where iPhone loyalty runs deeper than almost anywhere else in the world, the implications stretch well beyond a new device on a store shelf.

Dubai Just Made Driverless Taxis an Everyday Reality

PIF-backed Lucid Motors cuts 800 jobs to turn profitable

Lucid Motors, the California electric vehicle maker backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, laid off roughly 800 salaried employees on Friday

Musk's Davos optimism crashes into 10 years of delivery failures

Elon Musk told Davos robots will outnumber humans and autonomy is solved, predictions that carry particular weight for the Middle East where governments are staking hundreds of billions on his technologies arriving on schedule.

UAE startup KNOT Technologies raises $1M in pre seed financing

UAE based startup KNOT Technologies has raised $1 million in a pre seed funding round to advance its work in robotics and intelligent automation, as regional investment in industrial AI and smart systems continues to grow.

Planys raises $12M to expand underwater Robotics operations

Abu Dhabi-based Planys raises $12 million to expand its underwater robotics technology for inspecting offshore and subsea infrastructure.