Iván Hernández Dalas: Don’t miss Neuralink pioneer Noland Arbaugh keynote at the 2026 Robotics Summit

headshot of Noland Arbaugh and the show logo.

Noland Arbaugh is the first patient for the Neuralink brain-computer interface. Arbaugh will be onstage at Robotics Summit & Expo 2026 in a closing keynote conversation with Steve Crowe, editorial director of The Robot Report.

Arbaugh was injured in his early 20s after a shallow water diving accident that left him with tetraplegia. In January 2024, Arbaugh became the first human recipient of Neuralink‘s investigational brain-computer interface implant as part of the company’s clinical trial.

The Neuralink N1 implant has given Arbaugh agency and independence back in his life. The interface uses 64 flexible threads carrying 1,024 electrodes to record neural activity in the motor cortex and translate intended movement into computer control.

break out of the neuralink implant.

The Neuralink implant is designed to let a user control a computer or mobile device. | Credit: Neuralink

Arbaugh to demonstrate brain-computer implant onstage

At the Robotics Summit, Crowe and Arbaugh will discuss how the interface functions and the types of different outputs that the Neuralink team has connected to the system.

Arbaugh is able to play chess with a physical chessboard that can move the chess pieces as he thinks about the game play. He will demonstrate this and other Neuralink capabilities during the keynote.

He will also share his first-hand experience and expectations as an early clinical patient for a cutting-edge and life-changing technology. Audience members will have the opportunity to meet Arbaugh and ask him questions.

“It didn’t just change what I can do. It changed what I believe I’m capable of.” — Noland Arbaugh

Register for the Robotics Summit today!

Registration is now open for the Robotics Summit & Expo, the world’s leading technical event for commercial robotics developers. The event takes place at the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center. The Robotics Summit & Expo is produced by The Robot Report and parent company WTWH Media.

The show will have more than 50 sessions in tracks on artificial intelligence, design and development, enabling technologies, healthcare, and logistics. The Engineering Theater on the show floor will also feature presentations by industry experts.

More than 70 speakers are confirmed from companies such as Amazon Robotics, AWS, Brain Corp, Fictiv, GM, Harmonic Drive, maxon, PickNik Robotics, QNX, RealSense, the Robotics and AI Institute, Robust AI, Tesla, Toyota Research Institute, Universal Robots, and more.

The Robotics Summit will also feature a number of networking opportunities. These include a Mix & Mingle Networking Reception after the first day of the show, the RBR50 Awards Dinner, and a Women in Robotics Breakfast. Thee event is co-located with DeviceTalks Boston, which focuses on medical devices.

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