Aramco Digital teams up with OrbitronAI to build AI for heavy industry

What happened

The deal was signed in September at the LEAP 2026 tech show in Riyadh, Middle East AI News reported. Aramco Digital, the tech arm of Saudi oil giant Aramco, has teamed up with start-up OrbitronAI to build and sell AI tools for heavy industry, the two firms said.

The tools are aimed at oil and gas, power, mining, transport, and factory firms. Business Aramco Digital teams up with OrbitronAI to build AI for heavy industry October 13, 2026 - 11:18 am Aramco Digital, the tech arm of Saudi oil giant Aramco, has teamed up with start-up OrbitronAI to build and sell AI tools for heavy industry, the two firms said.

They are meant to help them find money lost to slow decisions, scattered data, and heavy paperwork in big projects, supplier deals, and daily work. OrbitronAI makes software that operates with AI agents (AI that carries out multi-step tasks rather than answering one question) to read company files, connect to business systems, and perform tasks.

Key sums and sign-offs stay with people, the firms said. Adomaitis used to lead EY’s global oil and gas business, the firm said. His co-founders are Luvy Singh, who ran supply chains at Shell and other big firms; Ashu Gupta, the chief AI officer; and Poonam Gupta, who runs engineering.