Robbyant, AFDE sign MoU on robotics in Middle East

The MoU is the first concrete step in what the two sides describe as a structured mechanism, rather than a one-off pilot. AFDE's choice of Robbyant rested on the company's full-stack, embodied-AI-native capabilities, which suggests the federation was looking for a partner that could supply both models and hardware-facing systems rather than a single product.

That technical base includes the LingBot 2.0 series announced in July 2026, a model suite spanning depth, vision, world simulation, action and video. LingBot-VLA 2.0, the foundation model in that suite, has pre-training support for 20 distinct robotic embodiments across 17 hardware brands, a figure that points to multi-embodiment compatibility as a selling point for buyers who run mixed robot fleets.

Robbyant's commercial track record so far sits outside the region: a "Smart Pharmacy" solution with Guo Da Drugstore in Shanghai, plus deployments in logistics facilities and industrial machine tending. The Middle East agreement would extend that base into the UAE and other agreed markets, with Arabic-language interaction and local workflows named as adaptation targets, and a cloud-based model toolchain platform in preparation to support development, evaluation and deployment. The pilots listed in the agreement are still exploratory, so near-term revenue is likely to depend on how quickly those move to signed deals.