# ARA Robotic Arm **Entity class:** Concept or analytic term **Type:** Assistive robotic system **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Primary source:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Definition ARA is Neuralink's assistive robotic-arm platform described as extending control beyond a cursor to embodied manipulation. ## Relationships [[wiki/ARA Robotic Arm|ARA robotic arm]] is related to [[wiki/CONVOY Study|CONVOY]] and [[wiki/Neuralink|Neuralink]] through brain-directed assistive manipulation. <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> This entry's documented connections are expressed in its definition and related-work routes, with provenance retained in the source-linked material. <!-- END HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> ## Source route [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] ## Related Work in the Corpus <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED CORPUS ROUTES 2026-09-11 --> - In [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]], **Neuralink: Operational Clinical Program and Regulatory Trajectory** provides the narrative context for **ARA Robotic Arm**: In June 2025, Neuralink closed a \$650 million Series E funding round, valuing the company at approximately \$9 billion. <!-- END HUMANIZED CORPUS ROUTES 2026-09-11 -->