Riyadh Invests Heavily in Robotics Manufacturing
Riyadh is heavily investing in robotics manufacturing, with Alat planning to invest $100 billion in technology by 2030 and exporting industrial robots by May 2025. The city is developing a manufacturing hub with a $2 billion Lenovo partnership and a growing ecosystem of startups.
Riyadh is investing heavily in robotics manufacturing. Alat, a Saudi company, plans to invest $100 billion in technology across nine business units by 2030. In February 2025, Amit Midha, CEO of Alat, announced that Saudi Arabia would start exporting industrial robots by May. The first export shipments departed Riyadh that summer, backed by a SoftBank joint venture worth up to $150 million. A $2 billion Lenovo partnership is anchoring a 200,000-square-meter manufacturing and research facility near King Khalid International Airport. The facility is expected to have 15,000 employees. Startups like Exa Robotics, Red Sea Robotics, and Smartr are also developing robotics solutions for logistics, oil and gas, and hospitality industries. The sector is expected to receive over $106 million in startup funding in 2026.
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