Dubai showcases latest tech innovations
11 December 2020 |
6:47 pm
Flying taxis, a human-like robot singing to visitors while others dance to techno music: Dubai hosts the biggest technology and communication event in the Middle East, GITEX, with more than 1,200 companies from over 60 countries, including Israel, showing off their latest gadgets.
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