Oct 19 - 23, 2026
Los Altos High School
Dr. Rachel Zabaneh & Leon Krambrockers
Communication Designer
Robots That Heal: Building Technology That Makes Us More Human
Tech
What if the most powerful robots aren't the fastest or strongest, but the kindest? Dr. Rachel Zabaneh of RB Labs invites students to see robotics as a craft for healing loneliness, restoring dignity, and repairing what earlier technology broke, and to imagine the role they could play in building it.
Meet the Speaker:
Dr. Rachel Zabaneh is an edupreneur committed to reimagining innovative education strategies for the 21st century. With experience in both public and private education, her work helps current and future leaders explore questions of identity, purpose, and career discovery. Her findings have been presented at Stanford University and Creighton University. She currently leads the Engineering Communication Accelerator at RB Labs, a humanoid robotics company in Mountain View, where she coaches engineers and leaders on communication and presentation. She holds an Interdisciplinary Doctor of Education in Leadership from Creighton University and a Master of Arts in Intercultural Leadership Studies from Crown College.