The previous forum. [Photo/Xiamen Daily]

The BRICS Forum on Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) 2026 will open in Xiamen on May 27. As a key side event, the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Exhibition will also be held at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center, running for three days.

Under the theme "Fostering an intelligent manufacturing ecosystem to accelerate the new industrial revolution", the exhibition highlights key achievements and services from the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center and China-BRICS Science and Innovation Incubation Park for the New Era, with four core zones for smart factories, smart mobility, smart agriculture, and smart healthcare and education.

Foreign buyers view robots at previous editions of the exhibition. [Photo/Xiamen Daily]

On a 15,000-square-meter stage, the exhibition will bring together over 120 leading companies from 10 countries. They will showcase more than 2,000 cutting-edge products, including industrial AI models, low-altitude flight technology, and humanoid robots. The event will also facilitate precise supply-demand connections, attracting over 300 international buyers and 3,000 domestic merchants.

The exhibition will showcase a variety of advanced technologies and flagship projects. An interactive embodied AI robot zone will be featured at the front hall, along with a pitch area offering legal seminars for overseas expansion and talent networking sessions.

This year, the organizers have invited chambers of commerce from Brazil, Vietnam, and other countries to bring local enterprises and buyers to the event. Special "Brazil Day" and "Vietnam Day" activities will also be held to boost BRICS industrial cooperation.