The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas will host its annual meeting on the campus of Southwest Research Insitute in San Antonio, Texas. The annual Members' Meeting is a chance to understand the latest developments relative to ROS-Industrial, both within the Americas and around the world. There will be a chance to engage on the strategy for how ROS-I capability is shaped, in particular with the latest developments around ROS 2, and new successes and tools to leverage ROS 2.
This is always a great opportunity to engage with other interested end-users, OEMs, solution providers and researchers on open source, interoperable, agile software capabilities. The collaborations that emerge through these interactions have led to significant accomplishments, of which you will learn about at this gathering. We look forward to seeing everyone in San Antonio!
When: March 27 & 28, 2024
Location: Building 263, Southwest Research Institute.
Welcome Dinner: A networking dinner will be held at 7:00 PM on March 27. Dinner is included and transportation will be provided.
Host: Matt Robinson, RIC-Americas Program Manager
Registration: Registration Closed!
Event Hotel: Preferred Rate and Transportiation to and from SwRI Campus: Hilton San Antonio Hill Country.
Pre Event Workshop - March 26: A walk through and hands on workshop utilizing the CAD-based ROS Application Development Environment - SWORD. Information here!.
Pre Event Open Robotics Meet Up - March 26: Between ROS-I, Intrinsic, the Port of San Antonio and SATX Robotix a free open to all meet up will be taking place starting at 5:30PM local time.
Live Stream Option: For those not able to make the event in person we are offering live stream for talks on day 1 for the public. Day 2 live stream will be sent via Consortium member communicaton channels. Registration is closed. Recordings of the meeting will be on the ROS-I YouTube channel.
Agenda:
March 27 - Day 1
| Time | Description |
| 0745 | Shuttle Pick Up - Hilton Hill Country |
| 0830 | Welcome & Light Breakfast |
| 900 | Welcome – Intro to SwRI/ROS-I, Paul Evans & Matt Robinson, SwRI |
| 930 | Open Source Solutions for Industry, Michael Ripperger, ROS-I/SwRI |
| 1000 | MoveIt Pro: Accelerating Unstructured Robotics, Joe Schornak, PickNik |
| 1045 | From Simulink Models to ROS 2 Control: Streamlining Robotic Controller Development. Josh Chen, MathWorks |
| 1115 | Strategies for Making Advanced Robotic Manufacturing Technology Accessible to System Integrators and End Users, Larry Sweet, ARM Institute |
| 1145 | On-Demand AI Solutions for Forging and Surface Finishing, Adam Buynak, OSU CDME |
| 1245 | Lunch Keynote: Texas Robotics: Research, Academic, and Collaboration Updates from the Forty Acres. Mitch Pryor, University of Texas Austin |
| 1315 | Lab Tours & Demonstrations, Building 290 and 68, SwRI |
| 1700 | Adjourn and Shuttles Depart for Dinner: Iron Cactus |
March 27, Day 1 Public Day Presentations
Video Recordings of Talks: YouTube Playlist
- Introduction to SwRI, Paul Evans, SwRI
- Introduction to ROS-I, Matt Robinson, ROS-I Am/SwRI
- Open Source Solutions for Industry, Michael Ripperger, ROS-I Am/SwRI
- MoveIt Pro: Accelerating Unstructured Robotics, Joe Schornak, PickNikFrom
- Simulink Models to ROS 2 Control: Streamlining Robotic Controller Development, YJ Lim & Josh Chen, MathWorks
- Strategies for Making Advanced Robotic Manufacturing Technology Accessible to System Integrators and End Users, Larry Sweet, ARM Institute
- On-Demand AI Solutions for Forging and Surface Finishing, Adam Buynak, OSU CDME
- Keynote: Texas Robotics: Research, Academic, and Collaboration Updates from the Forty Acres, Mitch Pryor, University of Texas Austin
Demonstrations for Day 1
|
Demonstration Title |
Organization |
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Markerless Motion Capture & Analysis |
Human Performance - SwRI |
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Camera Based Localization |
Autonomous Ground Vehicles - SwRI |
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Scan-N-Plan Interactive Demonstration |
ROS-I Consortium Americas/SwRI |
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MoveIt Pro Demonstration |
PickNik |
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Template Based Path Planning for Painting Protruding Features |
Robotics Department - SwRI |
|
Motion Planning for Space Applications |
Space Robotics Initiative - SwRI |
|
Coordinated Motion Mobile Processing Robotics - CoMoT |
ROS-I Americas - SwRI |
| Multi-agent Supervised Autonomy for Remote Survey, Inspection, and Contact Task Applications |
University of Texas Austin - Nuclear Robotics Group |
| Visualize and Analize rosbag and live ROS data using MATLAB |
MathWorks |
| 3D Vision Solutions for Robotics Platforms |
Orbbec |
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ROS-based Application Development for Industrial and Space Robots |
TracLabs |
March 28 - Day 2
| Time | Description |
| 0745 | Shuttle Pickup at Hilton Hill Country |
| 0830 | Welcome & Light Breakfast |
| 0900 | ROS-I Consortium Americas - State of the Consortium, Matt Robinson, SwRI |
| 0930 | ROS-I Consortium EU Updates, Vishnu Prachandabhanu, Fraunhofer IPA |
| 1000 | ROS-I Consortium AP Updates, Maria Vergo, ARTC |
| 1100 | ROS 2 News & Updates, Kat Scott, Open Source Robotics Foundation |
| 1130 | OSRF Moving Forward, Tully Foote, Open Source Robotics Foundation |
| 1200 | Lunch |
| 1230 | Lunch Keynote: Air Force Research Lab Vision on Robotics, Harry Pierson, Air Force Research Lab |
| 1330 | Building Openness into Industrial Robotics, Andreas Bihlmaier, Intrinsic |
| 1400 | Obstacles and Opportunities for ROS in Small Industrial Teams, Kevin Sevcik, ARC Specialties |
| 1430 | Workshops: Performance Needs, Resources for the Community, and Global Roadmapping for ROS-Industrial |
| 1630 | Closing Remarks - Matt Robinson, SwRI |
We look forward to collaborating with the membership and fostering a discussion on what is on the near horizon with regards to open source advanced robotics development.
After registering you will receive confirmation with information on how to join the event.
We once again will be offering live stream of the presentation portions of the program. Registration coming soon.
Members will be able to set up and showcase demonstrations. Details to come!
