Egypt gets its first homegrown industrial robotics manufacturer
Raedbots promises to cut automation costs for manufacturers by up to 50%
#Egypt #robotics — Cairo-based industrial robotics startup Raedbots has launched as Egypt’s first locally designed and manufactured industrial robotics company. Founded in 2026 by Mohamed Ibrahim and Hamza El-Sahiti, the company builds AI-powered robotic arms for welding, material handling and warehouse automation entirely in-house, from mechanical design and electronics to control systems and AI software. Backed by Nvidia’s Inception Program for Startups and Egypt’s Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC), Raedbots says its local manufacturing model cuts costs by up to 50 percent compared to imported alternatives.
SO WHAT? — Industrial automation in MENA has long been dominated by imported systems from Europe, the US and Asia, putting robotics out of reach for many regional manufacturers. Raedbots aims to challenge the status quo, reducing cost-of-entry for manufacturers across the region to embrace robotics. The company designs and manufactures from scratch, with AI software developed in-house. If it can demonstrate reliability at scale, it could open automation to a class of MENA manufacturers that imported systems have never served.
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Raedbots has launched as the first company in Egypt dedicated to the local design and manufacture of industrial robots. The Cairo-based startup builds its entire technology stack in-house, covering hardware, electronics, control systems and AI software.
The company’s vertically integrated model is designed to cut automation costs by up to 50 percent compared to imported systems, lowering the investment barrier for MENA manufacturers who have historically been priced out of industrial robotics.
Raedbots develops what it calls Smart Industrial Robots powered by physical AI, combining proprietary hardware with custom AI algorithms to deliver higher precision, improved efficiency and reduced downtime across factory environments.
Current product applications include welding, CNC machine tending, material handling, packaging and warehouse automation. The company’s roadmap includes collaborative robots, multi-purpose robotic platforms and high-speed industrial automation systems.
Raedbots is a member of Nvidia’s Inception Program for Startups, making it one of the first physical AI and robotics startups in the Middle East to join the initiative. Through the Inception, the company uses Nvidia’s simulation and AI tools to accelerate development and test systems in virtual environments before live deployment.
The startup is also supported by Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC), an initiative under Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, reinforcing the company’s Designed and Made in Egypt positioning and its role in building domestic deep-tech manufacturing capability.
Raedbots is currently running pilots with a selection of factories, industrial partners and research institutions across the region, while simultaneously expanding its product portfolio and manufacturing capacity at its Cairo laboratories.
ZOOM OUT — The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) is now one of the region’s most established startup support ecosystems. Launched in 2010 by Egypt's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, TIEC has supported more than 5,000 startups and 22,000 entrepreneurs, enabling $163 million in venture capital funding and helping create 82,000 jobs. Based at Smart Village in Cairo, TIEC operates accelerator programmes, incubation services, funding mechanisms and talent development initiatives.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]
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