The World’s First Professional Robot Development Exhibition Arrives in Shenzhen, Creating a World-Class Platform for Collaborative Innovation Across the Entire Industry Chain

The FAIR plus 2026 Robot Industry Link Conference will be held in Shenzhen, covering an exhibition area of 15,000 square meters. More than 500 industry chain companies will be invited, with 75% of them being core upstream manufacturers. The exhibition will encompass critical technological aspects such as control systems, servo systems, sensors, integrated joints, AI algorithms, simulation tools, and computing chips.

On the afternoon of April 2, the Shenzhen Robot Association, in collaboration with the German Stuttgart Exhibition Company and guided by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology and the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, successfully held a press conference for the FAIR plus 2026 conference. This professional event, which has garnered global attention from the robotics industry, is officially in its countdown phase, aiming to gather global resources and create a professional platform that integrates technology display, academic exchange, supply-demand matching, and practical applications.

Currently, the deep integration and rapid iteration of artificial intelligence and robotics are opening new opportunities for the industry, with humanoid robots and embodied intelligent robots emerging as key growth areas. The robotics sector is becoming a core force in driving manufacturing upgrades and empowering various industries. The inaugural Robot Industry Link Conference in 2025 attracted over 200 companies across the entire robotics industry chain, 200 international buyers, and 35,000 visitors, while hosting 23 supply-demand matching meetings to create an international collaboration event that encompasses product launches, exhibitions, technical exchanges, and academic discussions.

FAIR plus 2026 will build on the success of the first conference, aiming to further integrate global industry resources and address bottlenecks throughout the industry chain, promoting collaborative innovation across the entire robotics industry.

The World’s First Specialized Exhibition for the Development Phase of Robotics

FAIR plus 2026 is the first professional exhibition focused on the robotics industry chain, specifically targeting robot development and secondary development. With a total exhibition area of 15,000 square meters, the event will invite more than 500 upstream and complete machine enterprises to showcase physical exhibits covering over 50 segments of the embodied intelligent robot industry, fully addressing the resource needs for both development and secondary development processes.

The structure of exhibitors is strategically organized to cover all segments of the industry chain, with three-quarters being core upstream companies that provide critical components such as control systems, servo systems, sensors, and integrated joints, as well as essential technologies like AI algorithms, simulation tools, and computing chips. The remaining one-quarter consists of companies involved in complete machine research, design, and system integration, ensuring comprehensive coverage from upstream core technologies to downstream development, thus establishing the industry’s most concentrated professional display platform for robotics.

Comprehensive Coverage with Over 50 Professional Activities

This year’s exhibition will have the core structure of “full chain display + series of themed activities,” hosting over 50 professional activities aimed at creating a dedicated exchange space for technical developers. The event will build a comprehensive activity system for academic exchanges, industry matching, supply-demand alignment, international cooperation, and standard development, fully empowering the innovative development of the robotics industry.

As a key supporting activity, the FIRST Conference – Intelligent Robotics Academic and Industry Frontier Forum will be guided by the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology and co-hosted with international organizations such as VDMA Automation and Robotics Association and the academic journal Science Robotics. The conference will feature one main forum, one international session, and seven parallel forums, discussing topics ranging from basic research and core technologies to application scenarios in fields such as healthcare, marine, special industries, agriculture, biomimetics, and human-robot interaction. The conference will invite over 30 academicians and top scholars, along with more than 20 international industry leaders to share insights, fostering deep integration of academia with industry, domestic with international, and technology with applications.

Additionally, the main forum will include the launch ceremony for the 2026 Safety Emergency Rescue Robot Competition, focusing on the research and practical application of robotic technology in emergency rescue scenarios. This will provide a professional exchange and achievement matching platform for domestic and international R&D teams, experts in emergency response, and industry chain companies, promoting innovative applications and industrial development of robotic technology in disaster prevention and emergency response.

The exhibition will also jointly host the POWER Robot Industry Innovation and Empowerment Summit with the Shenzhen Venture Capital Association, focusing on capital empowerment, technology implementation, and global layout, alongside special roadshow events. The MATCH Supply-Demand Matching Meeting will aim to precisely pair demand from scene application providers with technology developers. Furthermore, there will be community-building activities for technical standards in collaboration with leading communities, covering core areas like standard development, technical workshops, and CE certification discussions, as well as international sessions with representatives from Germany, Thailand, the Netherlands, Japan, Finland, and Silicon Valley in the USA.

It is noteworthy that the opening ceremony will prominently unveil the Shenzhen Robot Industry Development White Paper (2025) and the report on “Robot +” Application Innovation Scenarios, providing authoritative insights and practical references for industry development.

Upgraded International Layout for Global Cooperative Bridges

Leveraging the global network established by the German Stuttgart Exhibition Company across 54 countries and regions, the internationalization of FAIR plus 2026 has significantly advanced, aiming to create a global resource hub for robot development. This will help integrate the Chinese robotics industry deeply into the global industrial system, positioning China as a core supplier for global robot hardware development and model verification.

On the international resource front, the exhibition has specifically invited numerous high-quality overseas companies to participate. A diverse group of international attendees is forming, with industry promotion agencies from countries like Germany, Switzerland, Finland, and the Netherlands leading delegations. Industry associations from Japan, Russia, Southeast Asian countries, South Korean universities, and American investment firms are also organizing dedicated delegations to attend. Tailored matchmaking activities and exclusive business itineraries will be provided for these international participants to ensure accurate and effective cooperation. So far, representatives or key members from nearly 20 countries’ robotics associations have expressed their intent to use this exhibition to foster deep cooperation between their domestic member companies and the Chinese robotics industry, achieving mutual benefits and collaborative development.

Continuous Policy Support for High-Quality Industrial Development

The FAIR plus 2026 exhibition aligns closely with the development direction and policy framework for the robotics industry in Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City. It has been included in Guangdong Province’s 2026 “Invest in Guangdong” series of promotional plans, specifically as the embodied robotics special session. The industrial and information authorities at both the provincial and municipal levels are committed to supporting the exhibition, ensuring it is a high-level, professional, and international industry event that helps enterprises connect with global resources, expand market opportunities, and implement cooperation projects.

A representative from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology stated that Guangdong is the leading province for the robotics industry in China, ranking first in terms of scale, number of enterprises, and application scenarios. The province will continue to leverage relevant industrial policy documents to focus on key areas like core technology breakthroughs, innovation platform construction, open application scenarios, and the cultivation of an industrial ecosystem. This will support the development of quality enterprises in industries such as industrial, service, humanoid, and embodied intelligent robotics, promote collaboration between large, medium, and small enterprises, and strengthen efforts in talent development and standardization, providing comprehensive services to create a safe and efficient robotics supply chain.

A spokesperson from the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology noted that Shenzhen is a key hub for the robotics industry in China, maintaining a strong position domestically. The robotics industry has been included in Shenzhen’s 20+8 key industrial clusters, with a projected growth in the total value of the robotics industry cluster reaching 7.366 billion yuan, a 25% increase year-on-year by 2025. The city has developed a complete industrial chain from core components and motion control systems to machine integration and application scenarios. This year, Prime Minister Li Qiang’s first research visit was to Shenzhen’s “Robot Valley” to offer guidance, which is now becoming increasingly established, with the development of robotics districts and the first national robot 6S store.

Shenzhen will leverage this exhibition to promote the professional and international development of the industry through five key initiatives: enhancing policy support for quality projects and technological achievements; deepening the strengthening and supplementing of industrial chains to accelerate breakthroughs in key technologies; expanding application scenarios to promote large-scale use of robots; harnessing financial resources to support enterprise development; and enhancing international cooperation to integrate resources from the Greater Bay Area, increasing Shenzhen’s global influence in the robotics industry.

The organizers of the exhibition stated that FAIR plus 2026 will strive to establish a hub for robot development and secondary development, promoting collaborative innovation across the entire robotics industry chain and contributing Shenzhen’s strength to the global robotics industry. In the future, Shenzhen will continue to adopt an open and inclusive approach, along with practical and efficient measures, to work hand-in-hand with global industry peers to promote technological innovation, expand the industrial ecosystem, and share development benefits. Domestic and international enterprises, research institutions, investment agencies, and professionals are sincerely welcomed to utilize the FAIR plus 2026 platform to engage with Shenzhen, understand the city, and invest in the region, jointly creating a new chapter in the high-quality development of the robotics industry.