Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Artificial intelligence. Robotics. Embodied AI.
Robots, the software around them, and the training that makes either one worth owning. Whoever quotes the work is still answering the phone about it three years later.
Who we are
One company, three lines of work.
ZETA42 is a technology company in Abu Dhabi. We work in artificial intelligence, robotics and embodied AI. We build systems for organisations and train the people who run them. As DOBOT's partner for the UAE and the GCC, we supply the robots along with the engineering and training needed to put them to work.
- 6
- GCC countries supplied and serviced
- Age 3+
- Every stage from age 3 to Grade 12, and company cohorts
- 4 : 1
- Students per mentor in every class
- 25+
- Courses running on the curriculum
- Abu Dhabi
- The Al Nahyan campus, where classes run
What we are asked for
Six ways this usually starts.
Most conversations start with one of these. Whichever it is, the work behind it is the same: look at the room or the line, agree what it actually needs, supply it, and stay once it is running.

AI training
Term-time classes for children, evening cohorts for adults, and training run inside companies.
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Labs for schools
Benches, robots, a scheme of work, and teachers confident enough to run it without us.
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Universities and colleges
Teaching cells, control cabinets and research platforms for engineering faculties.
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Robots for industry
Hardware chosen against the job it has to do, then installed and serviced where it stands.
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STEM and robotics training
Screen-free coding from age 3, building up to the cobots used on a real shop floor.
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Software and agents
Custom systems, integrations and automation, designed and shipped by our own team.
ViewRobots
Six ranges.
Robots arrive as a job to be done rather than a product to be bought. The right arm for a packing bench is the wrong one for a weld line, so the specification comes out of watching the work rather than out of a catalogue, and the people who will stand beside it every day learn it before it ships.

Collaborative arms
Cobots with payloads from 3 to 30 kg, for production lines and work cells.
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Work cells
A robot, its fixturing and its safety, delivered as one commissioned unit.
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Compact and desktop arms
Desktop industrial cobots and portable SCARA arms, for a bench rather than a line.
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Education robots
Desktop arms built for classrooms, with the conveyors and vision kits around them.
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Humanoids
Full-size platforms, bought for research, teaching and demonstration.
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Legged and data collection
Walking platforms, and the rigs that record demonstrations for them to learn from.
ViewRobolaB, part of Zeta42
Robotics kits for young inventors.
Below the arms sits MIEO, the robot kit from RobolaB, Zeta42's robotics kit line for children. A child puts the robot together from its parts, programs it in blocks on a laptop, and teaches it to notice faces, hands and voices.

In research and teaching
The platform outlasts the project.
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universities and institutes running DOBOT robots in published research
The same hardware sits in teaching labs and research groups around the world, which is why a university can buy it knowing the platform will still be supported when a doctoral project outlasts the grant that started it.
Build
We ship the software too.
Our own engineers design and ship software: the systems a client runs their day on, the integrations between tools that were never meant to talk, and the models that answer questions about their own documents.
What we teach
Every course running now.
Everything we teach is something we use. The courses below run at our campus and on client sites, from a first screen-free session to an engineering team taking a new cell into production.
AI Foundations
FOUNDATIONAL
AI for Everyday Life
EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS
AI at Work — Office/Admin & Ops
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Marketing & Content
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Finance & Analysis
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Sales & Customer Service
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Legal & Compliance
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Education & Training
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Healthcare Administration
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — HR & People Ops
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Government & Public Sector
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Real Estate & Property
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Creative Media & Production
APPLIED · ROLE TRACK
AI at Work — Small Business & Freelancers
RUN IT SOLO · CLAUDE-FORWARD
AI Career Switch — AI Operations Specialist
CAREER SWITCH · NO-CODE
AI Career Switch — Data & AI Analyst
CAREER SWITCH · ADVANCED
AI Career Switch — AI-Assisted Developer
CAREER SWITCH · TECHNICAL
AI Career Switch — AI Content / Media Producer
CAREER SWITCH · CREATIVE
Claude Essentials — Chat, Artifacts, Cowork & Code in 4 Weeks
PATHWAY · ENTRY
Claude Cowork — Master Claude as Your Everyday Work Partner
PATHWAY · APPLIED
Claude Code — Build Real Software with an AI Agent
PATHWAY · TECHNICAL
Juniors: C1 Explorers
PLAY & DISCOVERY
Juniors: C2 Builders
BUILD & CREATE
Juniors: C3 Innovators
INNOVATE & LAUNCH
Camp: C1 Explorers
MAKE
Camp: C2 Builders
BUILD
Camp: C3 Innovators
LAUNCH
Skills you build
- Python programming
- Machine learning
- Generative AI
- Prompt engineering
- Robotics and automation
- Data science
- Computer vision
- AI ethics and safety
- App and game building
- Real-world projects
Technologies and tools
- Python
- TypeScript
- React
- Scratch
- Raspberry Pi
- OpenAI
- Claude
- Google Gemini
- Hugging Face
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
How it is structured
Three ways in.
Three ways in, depending on who is asking. A school-age learner joins a cycle and moves up it; a working adult climbs a ladder one rung at a time; someone who already builds takes a single deep track. All three run in person, on the same campus.
Juniors, school cycles
In-person, term-based AI and coding across three school cycles, Explorers, Builders and Innovators, spiralling through five strands with badges, a portfolio and a showcase.
Student programmesWorking adultsAdults, the AI ladder
A blended ladder of AI Foundations, then AI at Work role tracks, then AI Career Switch. Pre-work online, hands-on labs in person, a certificate at every rung.
Adult programmesBuilders and professionalsStandalone Claude tracks
Two deep, hands-on tracks: Claude Code, to build real software with an AI agent, and Claude Cowork, Claude as your everyday work partner. Beginner to advanced.
Claude tracksFor organisations
Training built around your teams.
Upskill a whole organisation or target a single department. We design the training around your industry, your tools and the work your teams actually do, delivered on site in Abu Dhabi or at our campus.
Organisation-wide enablement
Lift AI literacy across every team, from the front line to the boardroom. Executive briefings, role-based tracks and a rollout plan that moves the whole organisation forward together.
Department-specific programmes
Focused cohorts tailored to a single function: sales, finance, operations, HR, marketing or engineering, built around that team's real tools, data and workflows.
Workshops
Coming up in Abu Dhabi.
Events
Recently at Zeta42.

Can you run Claude or ChatGPT locally?
You cannot run Claude or ChatGPT on your own servers, but you can run open models that come close. This talk covered five machines, from a desk-sized AI PC to an eight-GPU tower, with the model each runs, how fast it answers and how many staff it serves.

Zeta42 signs official distribution agreement with DOBOT in the UAE
Zeta42 has signed an agreement to become DOBOT's official distributor in the UAE, supplying educational robotics alongside engineering and training support.

Zeta42 at the ELECFREAKS factory in Shenzhen
Our team toured the ELECFREAKS factory in Shenzhen, explored their micro robotics kits, and talked about getting more hands-on STEM learning into UAE classrooms.
Why Zeta42
A hands-on academy, in Abu Dhabi.
Most of what makes a course work is not the syllabus. It is who is in the room, what is on the desk, and whether anyone builds anything before they leave.
Hands-on from day one
Every session is project-first. Learners build real AI, robotics and software, not slideware, on professional hardware.
All equipment provided
Laptops, robotics kits and AI tooling are included. Students bring curiosity; we supply the rest at the Abu Dhabi campus.
Expert instructors
Small classes led by practitioners, at four students per mentor, so every learner gets real attention.
Built for the UAE
A curriculum tuned for Abu Dhabi and the GCC, from children's coding clubs to executive AI adoption for enterprises.
Questions
What people ask before they call.
Are your children's classes screen-free?+
For ages 3 to 8, yes. Children program real robots with physical blocks and floor mats, with no tablet, login or chatbot. Screens arrive in Grade 3, in the room and for a purpose.
What is Zeta42 Academy?+
Zeta42 Academy is an AI and coding academy in Abu Dhabi. We run hands-on artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and Python programmes for students from age 3 to Grade 12 and for working professionals and corporate teams, taught on real hardware at our Al Nahyan campus.
Is Zeta42 a training company or a robotics supplier?+
Both, and we build software as well. Zeta42 works in artificial intelligence, robotics and embodied AI across three lines of work: we build systems for organisations, we train the people who run them, and as DOBOT's partner for the UAE and the GCC we supply, install and service the robots themselves. Most clients start with one and come back for another.
Who are the AI programmes for?+
We teach two audiences: young learners from age 3 to Grade 12 through camps and year-round school-cycle weekend terms, and professionals and organisations through corporate AI cohorts and executive briefings. Every track is matched to the learner's age and experience level.
Do I need prior coding or AI experience?+
No. Our beginner tracks assume zero experience and start from first principles, while advanced cohorts go deep into Python, machine learning and applied AI. We place each learner at the right level so nobody is left behind or held back.
Where is Zeta42 located?+
Zeta42 Academy is based at our Al Nahyan campus in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Classes run in person at the Al Nahyan campus and on client sites, with equipment provided.
What AI courses and formats do you offer?+
For students: camps and year-round school-cycle term programmes, each in three age bands: C1 Explorers (Grades 1 to 5), C2 Builders (Grades 6 to 9) and C3 Innovators (Grades 10 to 12). For professionals: AI Foundations for Work and AI for Everyday Life, plus the AI at Work series tailored to a specific function: HR, finance, marketing, sales, legal, government and public sector, healthcare administration, education, real estate, creative media, and small business. We also run Claude Code and Claude for Cowork courses, and career tracks in data analysis, development, content and operations. Browse the full curriculum index for details on each course.
What will my child learn at an AI course for kids?+
Students progress from coding and logic to robotics, data, generative AI and real project builds, earning badges from Explorer through to Champion. They leave with a portfolio of working projects, not just theory.
Do you offer corporate or executive AI training?+
Yes. We run AI training for organisations two ways: organisation-wide enablement that lifts AI literacy across every team and leadership, and department-specific programmes tailored to a single function: sales, finance, operations, HR, marketing or engineering. Formats range from one-day briefings to multi-week technical cohorts in generative AI, automation and applied machine learning, delivered on-site in Abu Dhabi or at our campus. Request a proposal and we'll tailor it to your team.
How do I enrol, and what does it cost?+
Reserve a student place or book a corporate cohort from the enrol page, or contact us for current term dates and fees. We'll confirm availability and the right programme for your goals.
Which countries does Zeta42 serve?+
We are based in Abu Dhabi and work across all six GCC countries: the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. Training runs at our Al Nahyan campus and on client sites, and robots are quoted, delivered, installed and serviced in all six.
Who supplies DOBOT robots in the UAE?+
Zeta42 is DOBOT's partner for the UAE and the GCC. We quote, deliver, install and service DOBOT collaborative arms from 0.5 kg to 30 kg payload, ready-made work cells, and humanoids and research rigs, and we train the people who will operate them. A job runs in five steps: assess, supply, integrate, train, support.
Can I see a robot working before buying one?+
Yes. We run a demonstration room in Abu Dhabi where you can see collaborative arms and work cells running real tasks before you commit to anything. Tell us the job you have in mind and we will set the demonstration up around it. Email [email protected] or message +971 58 587 8942 on WhatsApp.
Do you install and service robots outside the UAE?+
Yes. We quote, deliver, install and service in all six GCC countries: the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. Engineering and operator training travel with the equipment, so a team is trained on the machine it will actually run.
How do I set up a robotics lab in a school in the UAE?+
A robotics lab is a room, a curriculum and trained teachers, not a box of kits. We run the whole project in five steps: survey the space, design the lab around the age groups it serves, supply and install the equipment, train the teachers who will run it, then support it through the year. Tell us the room and the grades and we will come and look.
Do our teachers need robotics experience?+
No. Teacher training is part of every lab project. We train your existing staff on the equipment and the curriculum until they can run sessions without us, which means a school does not need to hire a specialist to start. Ongoing support stays available after handover.
Can we run AI models without sending data to the cloud?+
Yes. We install on-premise AI so that models run on your own network and nothing leaves the site: a desk-side AI computer, mini PC class sets, a teaching server, and storage and backup, sized to what you actually intend to run. It keeps working when the line drops and there is no meter running. This suits schools, universities and any organisation with data-residency rules.
Do you build custom software, or only supply robots?+
Both, and from the same company rather than two brands with one letterhead. Zeta42 Build takes on custom systems, automation and AI agents, including work with no robot in it at all. A client who starts with a lab installation and later needs the software around it does not have to go and find a second supplier.
Can a university buy a robot for research rather than for teaching?+
Yes. Research groups buy the same platforms that sit in teaching labs, and they can because the hardware stays supported long after the grant that paid for it has closed. We quote bimanual rigs and walking platforms the same way we quote a teaching cell, and we install and support them in all six GCC countries.
What happens after a robot is installed?+
Installation is where the relationship starts, not where it stops. We commission the cell, train the people who will work beside it, and stay reachable for service, spares and reprogramming when the job on the line changes. Equipment ships to all six GCC countries and so does the support.
Do you work with government bodies?+
Yes. Public sector work usually begins as a skills programme or a pilot rather than a purchase, so we scope it that way: a briefing for the people who will sponsor it, a small cohort to prove the format, then a rollout plan with figures behind it. The same team delivers the training and any equipment it needs.
Insights
AI and robotics, from Abu Dhabi.
Robotics lab setup in school: the room, the curriculum and the teachers
13 October 2026
How to plan a robotics lab setup in school: survey the room, write a curriculum per grade and train the teachers before the first lesson.
How to teach robotics at home: how to teach robotics to children at home
11 October 2026
A parent's guide to teaching robotics at home with a MIEO kit, a free block coding app and one project at a time, for children aged 8 and up.
Cobot vs industrial robot: which one suits the job on your UAE line
10 October 2026
A cobot or a traditional industrial robot: how to choose for one task on a UAE factory line, from shared space and programming to payback.
Next
Start with a visit.
A first visit costs a morning and commits you to nothing. What you have at the end of it is a written scope and a number, rather than a brochure.
NEXBOT robot character by the Spline community, CC BY 4.0





