Business Industries Dijon 2026: Advancing Industrial Robotics and AI

The sixth edition of Business Industries Dijon will occupy 7,000 square meters at the Dijon Exhibition Center on December 2 and 3, 2026, featuring more than 150 exhibitors and targeting roughly 3,000 visitors.

Pierre Godfroy, representing event organizer Promo Salons, noted that the business convention serves as a core engine for industrial exchange, according to Traces Ecrites News.

Elle fait l’intérêt business du salon, elle lui confère vraiment son rôle d’apporteur d’affaires et d’échanges industriels, he added. Humanoid robotics will be specifically debated, and artificial intelligence takes up a larger showroom space following last year’s trial village.

The event introduces a dedicated “Business Robotics” convention in partnership with the Robotics Valley regional cluster. Ten distinct cells will demonstrate robotic applications for welding, machining, and packaging. The event also programs 25 television platter sequences of half-hour individual interventions or mini-round tables, alongside “Battle de l’industrie” student and entrepreneur debates featuring participants from Polytech discussing opportunities and risks regarding robotics, AI, and decarbonization.

Last year’s iteration drew 180 exhibitors and just over 3,000 visitors, a performance organizers aim to replicate for 2026, Traces Ecrites News reported. Regional participation forms the foundation of the attendee base, with visitors from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté making up three-quarters of the total.

Exhibitor demographics show local businesses anchoring the floor space. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté companies accounted for 63 percent of exhibitors last year, followed by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes at 20 percent, alongside contributions from neighboring territories.

The first day, December 2, focuses on recruitment, while December 3 welcomes approximately 500 middle and high school students for guided visits. Attendees can explore the Industry Pavilion, which showcases roughly 80 regional items ranging from mechanical and nuclear assemblies to toys, watches, textiles, and umbrellas. Godfroy noted that these pieces illustrate new opportunities opening up in nuclear power and defense.

Organizers shifted the dates of the 2026 event by two weeks to avoid overlapping with the Euro Industries exhibition in Mulhouse. Godfroy stated that efforts continue to broaden the geographical spread of exhibitors beyond Côte-d’Or to include participants from Saône-et-Loire, Yonne, and Franche-Comté.