Arrowfly launches AI for Engineers with 2027 conference

Arrowfly, the parent company of The Robot Report, is moving from publishing into a year-round platform for engineers who are already building with AI. The company says more than 30,000 engineering and technical professionals have engaged with AI topics across its portfolio through webinars, newsletters, and editorial content. Organizations are investing in AI across core functions including research and development, design, automation, manufacturing operations, cybersecurity, and workforce development.

The AI for Engineers initiative has four parts: a news desk staffed by specialized editors inside each engineering discipline; a three-day conference on Sept. 20 to 22, 2027, at M Resort Spa Casino in Henderson, Nev., expected to draw 700 engineers and technical leaders; the 2027 Outlook of AI research study; and an advisory board of engineering and technical leaders. The conference program spans five tracks — Engineering Design and Automation, Medical Devices and Medtech, Robotics, Energy and Electronics, and Industrial Operations and Smart Manufacturing. The research study intends to capture how organizations are adopting AI by function, what is working, where barriers remain, and what leaders expect by 2030, with a gated report due in Q4 2026.

The stakes for Arrowfly appear to hinge on whether the advisory board can keep editorial coverage, conference programming, and research priorities accountable to practitioners rather than vendors. For engineers and technical leaders, the value will depend on whether the news desk and conference deliver vendor-tested workflows they can apply immediately, as the company promises. Sponsors and technology companies are the other audience, with access to the 2.1 million verified professionals Arrowfly says it reaches.