PredictionError correctionPending
IBM Kookaburra: the first module of a fault-tolerant machine in 2026
Due 2026
IBM says Kookaburra, expected in 2026, will be its first processor module able to store and process error-corrected (encoded) information, pairing a quantum memory with logic operations as the basic building block of its fault-tolerant Starling system.
- Predicted by
- IBM
- Type
- Official company roadmap
- Said on
- Jun 10, 2025
- Original deadline
- in 2026 (2026)
- Status
- Pending
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IBM Newsroom
IBM Sets the Course to Build World's First Large-Scale, Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer at New IBM Quantum Data Center
“IBM Quantum Kookaburra, expected in 2026, will be IBM's first modular processor designed to store and process encoded information. It will combine quantum memory with logic operations — the basic building block for scaling fault-tolerant systems beyond a single chip.”
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IBM Quantum Blog
IBM lays out clear path to fault-tolerant quantum computing
“IBM Quantum Kookaburra, scheduled on our roadmap for 2026, will be the first quantum processor module capable of storing information in a qLDPC memory and processing it with an attached LPU.”
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IBM Technology Atlas
IBM Quantum Roadmap
“To prepare for the future, we will prototype a real-time error correction decoder and demonstrate in the Kookaburra processor a single module comprising a logical processing unit plus a quantum memory.”
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