Düsseldorf – October 12, 2026 -- WITEX 2027, a new B2B exhibition for the Physical AI value chain, will open at Messe Düsseldorf on May 12–14, 2027, with organizers targeting more than 300 technology providers and 15,000 trade visitors.
The World AIoT Innovation Alliance (WAIA) is organizing the show to connect global technology suppliers with European industrial buyers. Target applications span manufacturing, logistics, energy, healthcare and commercial services.
Four technology segments cover the Physical AI chain from sensing to simulation
The exhibition is divided into four areas:
- Perception & Connectivity: RFID and Auto ID, machine vision, positioning technologies, industrial sensors, and IoT communications and gateways.
- Computing & Reasoning: large-scale AI models, AI chips, computing hardware, industry-specific AI solutions and AI agents.
- Execution & Interaction: robotic components, industrial, mobile, specialized, service and humanoid robots, and intelligent interactive terminals.
- Simulation & Optimization: industrial digital twins, system simulation, predictive maintenance and AR/VR solutions.
More than a dozen industry bodies back the debut edition
Support comes from more than a dozen industry organizations worldwide, including IoT Italy and AIoT Canada. Target visitors are executives and technical decision-makers from manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, energy and utilities, and commercial services.
Summit, Sino-European matchmaking and a whitepaper release anchor the program
The agenda includes the Global Physical AI Industry Summit, Sino-European business matchmaking sessions, the release of the Global Physical AI Innovation Whitepaper and new product launches.
The WITEX Organizing Committee says the show is meant to help buyers find integrated solutions that combine IoT, AI and robotics, and to give providers access to potential industrial customers in Europe.
Stand bookings and visitor pre-registration are open.