“ Shenzhen has joined hands with German exhibition giants to build a key bridge for the robotics industry from the lab to the production line in 54 countries around the world.
When humanoid robots step into the eve of mass production, and when embodied intelligence ignites the next wave, the synergistic efficiency of the industrial chain has become the key to victory. How can technology find the scene? How to connect innovation to manufacturing? How can China's solutions link to the global market? An upgraded version of the answer is emerging.
22-24 April 2026, organised by the Shenzhen Robotics Association and operated in conjunction with Messe Stuttgart, Germany, the FAIR plus 2026The exhibition will be held at Futian Convention and Exhibition Centre in Shenzhen, China. This is not only an industry exhibition, but also a technology and resource platform for the whole robot industry chain with “development” as the core.
01. International layout ：
Sino-German co-operation, 54 countries“ resources ”within reach"
The internationalisation of FAIR plus 2026 is not a matter of “making up the numbers”, but of “deep bonding”.
In July this year, Messe Stuttgart and the Shenzhen Robotics Association set up a joint venture, announcing that they will jointly operate FAIR plus from 2026 onwards, a cooperation that has been listed as a “model case of international economic and technological exchange and co-operation by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology”.
This means that FAIR plus will be directly connected to the German side's century-old network of global industrial resources.
• Reaching core resources in 54 countries：German has its own team in 54 countries around the world, as well as a database of millions of industrial visitors, which can accurately match overseas buyers;
• Introducing top exhibition resources：Directly linked to the audience of VISION, the global machine vision event, and LogiMAT, the benchmark for intralogistics, for targeted promotion;
• Overseas buyers “turnkey exhibitors”：Qualified overseas professional buyers can enjoy free hotels and catering after landing in Shenzhen to reduce the docking cost;
• Academic authority on stage：In cooperation with the German VDMA Automation and Robotics Section (IFR Secretariat) and the top journal Science Robotics, we have created a high-level academic exchange section. A global ecological network of industry, academia and research has been woven.
02. whole industry chain ：
From parts to commercialisation, a 3-step solution to the landing challenge
Unlike traditional robotics exhibitions, FAIR plus2026 has a clear differentiated positioning: “not only show, but also help to land”.
• precise docking：In the last exhibition, upstream core technology and parts suppliers accounted for as high as 75%, and more directly spawned a number of major orders, such as “Zhi square 500 million yuan of strategic cooperation”, 2026 will hold 20+ “industry chain synergistic innovation docking meeting”! In 2026, 20+ "Industry Chain Collaboration and Innovation Matchmaking Meetings" will be held, focusing on specific scenarios to facilitate precise cooperation.
• Technical Community：2025 FAIR plus the same period, NVIDIA, Siemens and other corporate organisations, have held technical community activities, in which Siemens is the world's first to the robotics industry issued the “eco-partner recruitment”. 2026, this ecology will be even more intensive: open-source salons, eco-convening will continue to land, so that technicians deep communication, and even participate in the co-construction of industry standards.
• long term service：Shenzhen Robotics Association and Bao'an District Government, jointly created the “AIR Design House Global Robotics Development Product Selection and Selection Service Centre”, all FAIR plus exhibitors, can enjoy two major benefits: free products on the shelves, access to the global purchasing horizons; free to use the shared office space, reduce operating costs. All FAIR plus exhibitors will be able to enjoy two benefits: free listing of products, access to global sourcing vision; free use of shared office space, reducing operating costs.
03. Double the size ：
15,000 square metres exhibition area, 500+ enterprises to build industry panorama
The inaugural FAIR plus 2025 set records: 7,500 m² of exhibition space, 210 exhibitors, 40 events, and was described as “the industry event with the highest density of business opportunities of the year”.
In 2026, there is a direct “jump” in size:
• The exhibition area was expanded to 15,000 square metres, twice the size of the previous year;
• It aims to attract 500+ exhibitors, covering the whole industry chain from “core components” such as servo systems and sensors, to “robot brains” such as intelligent algorithms and arithmetic solutions, to innovative complete machines;
• It is expected to welcome 50,000+ professional visitors, of which 2,500+ are well-organised overseas buyers, directly matching global orders;
• More than 50 forums/matchmaking sessions are planned for the same period, focusing on technology frontiers and industrial collaboration.
FAIR plus 2026 is not an ordinary exhibition, it is a “global resource platform” for China and Germany to join hands, a “docking hub” that can facilitate hundreds of millions of orders, and a “long-lasting ecosystem” that can still be empowered after the exhibition. It is a "global resource platform", a "docking hub" that can facilitate hundreds of millions of orders, and a "long-lasting ecology" that can be empowered after the exhibition.
As April 2026 approaches, preparations for FAIR plus are accelerating. More than 200 companies have already confirmed their participation, and a high-concentration industrial eco-scene with dense information and efficient connections is already taking shape.
Now, the booking channel for exhibitors and visitors is open. We look forward to working with you to define the next industry cycle.
