Engadget Expand was designed from the ground up for technology fans. The bi-annual event gives tech enthusiasts the unique opportunity to hear from favorite consumer electronics luminaries on stage, talk directly with Engadget editors, and get their hands on some of the latest and greatest new devices at the show floor exhibition.

Expand will offer live panel and one-on-one sessions with some of consumer electronics' greatest visionaries, putting attendees face to face with the people behind the most interesting and innovative devices on the market today.

Panelists including CEOs, scientists, futurists, and roboticists from companies like, , , , , and  took the . And cutting-edge companies like  and  stole the spotlight on the show floor with the truly awe-inspiring robot exoskeleton and surgical robot, respectively.

In addition to showcasing the hottest new technologies from the major manufacturers we know and love (and giving a bunch of them away to attendees!), Expand puts the spotlight on a whole new wave of inventors and product visionaries. The Insert Coin: New Challengers competition takes our long-running series about the most promising  to the stage, with live product demos and a  to pick the best of the best. Aquatic drone creators  from the inaugural Insert Coin competition, walking away with both the Reader’s Choice and Grand Prize awards.

Stay tuned for all the forthcoming updates on Expand NY's speakers, show floor exhibitors and Insert Coin competitors.