ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Nov) 2026 - (Europe)
Nov
10
4:00 PM16:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Nov) 2026 - (Europe)

ROS-I Dev Meeting - Europe (10 Nov 2026)

Free Online presentation from ROS-I developpers

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Tuesday november 10th from 4pm to 5pm CET.
Teams Link will be made available end of october.

16:00 - 16:30 Simplifying robot software: Set up applications intuitively using model-based engineering
Eshan Savla, Fraunhofer IPA

Developing robust, production-ready ROS 2 systems is frequently hindered by repetitive communication boilerplate, complex launch wiring, and architectural drift. RosTooling solves this through Model-Driven Engineering, translating formal component specifications into validated, deployable code. This talk introduces RosTooling’s core micro-level modeling workflow based on Eclipse Xtext domain-specific languages. It will shed light on how the toolchain enforces interface contracts, isolates domain algorithms from middleware mechanics, and automatically generates type-safe C++ and Python node wrappers, launch files, and build packages. Crucially, the talk will explore how RosTooling exposes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface, enabling external AI agents to validate synthesized models directly against the underlying Xtext compiler JAR, while setting the precedent for upcoming macro-level agentic system engineering capabilities. The session features a 10-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute live demonstration of modelling and executing a vision-guided Universal Robots (UR) pick-and-place workcell.

16:30 - 17:00 Making Tesseract Easier to Use: A ROS Action Server for Motion Planning
Yasmine Makkaoui and Akhil Gunda, Fraunhofer IPA

Tesseract provides powerful and flexible motion planning capabilities, but integrating it into ROS applications can require significant effort and familiarity with its internal APIs.
This talk introduces a new ROS action server designed to simplify interaction with Tesseract and make its motion planning capabilities more accessible to ROS users.
We’ll present the current development status, outline the roadmap, and demonstrate the action server’s capabilities through a live demo on Universal Robots arms.

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ROS-I EU Workshops (Dec 2026)
Dec
2
8:30 AM08:30

ROS-I EU Workshops (Dec 2026)

ROS-I EU Workshops

Get hands-on with ROS 2

learn how to integrate and program robotic applications


Language: English
250€/slot per person
Free workshop for ROS-I Members

on-site training at Fraunhofer IPA
Stuttgart, Germany

Whether you're new to ROS 2 or looking to deepen your knowledge, our workshops offer practical training with experienced instructors. Work with real robot cells, explore established ROS tools and frameworks, and learn how to apply them to industrial robotics.

Choose from four workshops covering ROS 2 fundamentals, robot modelling and calibration, motion planning, and force-controlled robot programming.

REGISTER HERE

Morning Sessions | 8:30–12:30

Session B: ROS 2 in Practice
Bring up a complete robotic workcell with ROS 2!
Get hands-on experience with different robot hardware and learn how to bring up a complete robotic cell. Connect robots and sensors, work with coordinate frames using URDF and TF, and perform a practical camera calibration on a real robot setup.

Session A: ROS 2 Basics
Get started with ROS 2!

Learn the fundamentals of ROS 2, explore its communication mechanisms and development tools, and create your first ROS 2 nodes in Python through hands-on exercises.

Afternoon Sessions | 13:30–17:30

Session D: pitasc - Force-Controlled Robot Programming
Discover flexible robot programming for assembly and disassembly!
Learn how pitasc enables modular, reusable, and manufacturer-independent robot programming. Build a force-controlled applications on a real robot cell.

Session C: ROS 2 Manipulation Planning
Plan and execute robot motions!
Explore motion planning with MoveIt and Tesseract, compare different planning approaches, and learn how to handle obstacles and collision checking. Apply your knowledge to a practical pick-and-place task.

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ROS-Industrial Conference Europe 2026
Dec
3
to Dec 4

ROS-Industrial Conference Europe 2026

Location: Nobelstrasse 12, 70569 Stuttgart

Dates: 3rd and 4th of December 2026

ROS-Industrial Europe Conference 2026

ROS 2, AI & Industrial Robotics:  
From Open Source to Factory Deployment 

Join robotics developers, technology providers and manufacturing experts for real-world insights, technical exchange and live demonstrations at Fraunhofer IPA.

Discover how industrial companies are using ROS 2, AI and advanced motion planning to build the next generation of flexible robotic systems.
Explore the latest advances in industrial robotics and gain insights into emerging technologies and industry trends from experts at Universal Robots, Audi, Sony, Fraunhofer IPA and more.
Shape the future of industrial robotics by participating in interactive discussions on Physical AI and motion planning.
Experience robotics in action through exclusive guided tours of Fraunhofer IPA's research labs, humanoid robotics facilities and ARENA2036.

Register now

Early Bird: 350 € instead of 450 € - Available until 1 November 2026 for non-member of the consortium
Consortium EU Members (here global member list) get discount and offers. Verify your eligibility, don’t hesitate to write to us : opensourcerobotics@ipa.fraunhofer.de

One conference - Many opportunities

ROS-Industrial brings together industrial users, system integrators, and technology providers to explore how open-source technologies enable efficient and practical solutions for robot automation, AI, and humanoid robotics.

ROS is already at the core of most of today’s humanoid robots and has become a de facto standard for robotics software development. Learn how ROS helps reduce development effort, accelerate integration, and bring Physical AI into real-world applications.

ROS-I for industrial users
Discover how ROS 2 is being used in industrial automation and explore the benefits and challenges of adopting open-source technologies. Learn how to assess deployment risks, estimate the time and resources needed to adopt ROS 2, and help shape the ROS-Industrial roadmap to better meet industry needs.

ROS-I for developers
Explore the latest developments in ROS 2, dive deeper into motion planning, and discover new AI-assisted development tools. See how these tools can simplify development and help tackle complex robotics tasks.

ROS-I for System Integrators
Learn how ROS 2 simplifies the integration of robots, sensors, and control systems. Explore practical examples of robot drivers and 3D sensor integration.

Program

Day 1 : Thursday 03 December 2026

08:00 - 08:30 : Welcome and Coffee

08:45 - 09:15 : Robotics in 2026: From Trends to Real-World ROS Applications
Speaker: Robin Ziegler
Fraunhofer IPA

09:15 - 09:45 : Motion Primitives for ROS 2: From Interface Proposal to Native Robot Execution
Speakers: Rune Søe-Knudsen and Felix Exner
Universal Robot A/S

09:45 - 10:15 : ROS 2 goes Industrial AI: b»robotized's View on the Whole Stack
Speaker: Denis Stogl and Nikola Banović
b»robotized GmbH

10:30 - 11:00 : Bridging Traditional Control and Frontier AI with ROS 2
Speaker: Karol Janik
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)

11:00 - 11:30 : ROS Through an Industrial Lens: Expectations, Reality, and the Road to Adoption
Speaker: Muhallab Al Ismaily
The University of Sheffield AMRC

11:30 - 12:00 : Architecting robot software in the agentic era
Speaker: Eshan Savla
Fraunhofer IPA

13:00 - 14:00 : Workshop sessions
Moderation: Eshan Savla and Yasmine Makkaoui
Topics:
- Setting a Shared AI Roadmap for ROS-Industrial
- Setting a Shared Roadmap for Industrial Robot Planning

14:00 - 15:00 : IPA Lab Tour
Lab automation, Cable handling, Assembly-Disassembly, Outdoor Navigation

15:30 - 16:00
Siemens

16:00 - 16:30 :
Speakers: Amir Bechedli and Daniel Holl
Audi AG

16:45 - 17:15 : Solid State LiDAR, the New Chapter: Technology, Benefits, ROS 2 Integration and the SLAM Challenges Ahead
Speaker: Jerome Avenel
Image Sensing Solution, Division of Sony Europe B.V.

17:15 - 17:45 : Toward Autonomous Factories : Where Ladder Logic Reaches Its Limit- Eliminating Per-Machine Fault Recovery Design
Speaker: Shunta Tsunoda and Shingo Ito
DENSO AUTOMOTIVE Deutschland GmbH

19:00 - 21:30 : Social Dinner

Day 2 : Friday 04 December 2026

09:00 - 09:30 : ROS-Industrial EU Updates
Speakers: Vishnu Prachandabhanu and Yasmine Makkaoui
Fraunhofer IPA

09:30 - 10:00 : ROS-Industrial Asia-Pacific Updates
Speaker: Sheila Devi Suppiah
Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC)

10:30 - 11:00 : ROS-Industrial North-America Updates
Speaker: Paul Evans
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

11:00 - 11:30 : Tesseract nanobind: From Geometric Constraints to Executable Motion
Speaker: Jelle Feringa
Terrestrial

11:30 - 12:00 : Reusable Tools for Industrial Planning and Manipulation
Speaker: Robert Wilbrandt
FZI Research Center for Information Technology

13:00 - 13:30 : Deploying Physical AI & Robotics for Industrial Systems: ROS2, Open Automation Dashboards on a Real-Time Foundation
Speaker: Nikhil Rai
QNX

13:30 - 14:00 : Intrinsic Core: Accelerating Physical AI with Open Source Robotics
Speaker: Rainer Bischoff
Intrinsic AI

14:00 - 14:30 : Humanoid robot programming with ROS
Speaker: Aulon Bajrami
Fraunhofer IPA

14:30 - 15:00 : Humanoid Lab Tour

MEET our Humanoids

15:30 - 17:00 : Arena2036 eV. Guided Tour

Ticket Prices

ROS-Industrial EU Consortium Full Member: 2 free seats
ROS-Industrial EU Consortium Associate and Research Member: 1 free seat

Early Bird (before 01.11.2026)
Additional Member Ticket (Early Bird): €200
Non-Member Ticket (Early Bird): €350
Student Ticket (Early Bird): €150

Later Bird:
Additional Member Ticket: €250
Non-Member Ticket: €450
Student Ticket: €200

The social dinner is charged at €75

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ROS2 Basics Training
Dec
7
to Dec 10

ROS2 Basics Training

  • Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Looking to start your robotics software development journey with ROS 2? This introductory course provides a hands-on foundation in the Robot Operating System (ROS 2), the de facto open-source framework powering modern robotic applications across research and industry.

Participants will learn the core concepts of ROS 2, including nodes, topics, services, actions, and robot communication architectures, while gaining practical experience through guided exercises and demonstrations. The course is suitable for engineers, researchers, students, and professionals seeking to build, integrate, or deploy robotic systems using ROS 2.

Whether you are exploring robotics for the first time or preparing for more advanced ROS development, this course will equip you with the essential knowledge needed to begin developing scalable and interoperable robotic applications.

Who should attend: Engineers, software developers, researchers, system integrators, and robotics practitioners with an interest in robotics software development.

For ROS-Industrial Consortium members, please reach out to: ros-i_asia@a-star.edu.sg or Sheila (sheila_suppiah@a-star.edu.sg) if you wish to enquire more.

For general public, please proceed to register via the link below. Fees apply.

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Dec) 2026 - (Asia Pacific)
Dec
8
9:00 AM09:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Dec) 2026 - (Asia Pacific)

  • Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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ROS-I APAC Summit @ SWITCH Beyond 2026
Oct
27
8:00 AM08:00

ROS-I APAC Summit @ SWITCH Beyond 2026

  • Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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The ROS-Industrial Consortium Asia Pacific (ROS-I APAC) Summit returns to SWITCH Beyond 2026 as a dedicated gathering for robotics leaders, developers, end users, researchers, and technology providers from across the region and beyond.

Co-located within Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH), the summit will explore the latest developments in robotics, embodied AI, automation, interoperability, and open-source innovation. Attendees can expect thought-provoking keynote sessions, industry showcases, panel discussions, and networking opportunities featuring leaders from the global ROS-Industrial ecosystem and the wider robotics community.

The summit aims to strengthen collaboration between robot OEMs, system integrators, software developers, research institutions, and end users while highlighting real-world deployments and emerging opportunities for robotics adoption across industries. It also serves as a platform to showcase Singapore's growing role as a global hub for robotics innovation and open-source technologies.

Join us as we bring together the ROS-Industrial community to exchange ideas, share industry insights, and shape the future of robotics and embodied AI in Asia Pacific and beyond.

Watch this space for more upcoming details!

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ROSCon SG 2026
Oct
26
1:00 PM13:00

ROSCon SG 2026

Complementing ROSCon Global, ROSCon Singapore 2026 brings together developers, researchers, system integrators, industry adopters, and operators to share practical deployment and integration experience.

Built on the global ROSCon platform, the Singapore edition emphasises how ROS is applied in operational environments across sectors such as facilities, healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing.

Anchored in Singapore — one of the world’s most advanced urban testbeds — the conference provides a setting to explore how robots, infrastructure, and software systems come together in practice.

The programme features technical talks, panels, and discussions on system integration, multi-robot coordination, and lessons from operational deployments, alongside emerging ideas shaping the next phase of robotics.

Registrations are now closed.

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Pre-ROSCON SG Hackathon Sessions
Oct
23
1:00 PM13:00

Pre-ROSCON SG Hackathon Sessions

As part of the lead-up to ROSCon SG 2026, the Singapore ROS Meetup community will be organizing a Pre-ROSCON SG Hackathon focused on contributing to the world's leading open-source robotics projects. The afternoon session will take place on 23 October 2026, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at The Meeting Point, Singapore.

This hands-on community event is designed to help participants make their first meaningful contribution to widely adopted robotics software ecosystems, including ROS 2, Gazebo, and Open-RMF. Attendees will have the opportunity to work directly alongside project maintainers and experienced contributors, gaining practical experience in building software from source, resolving real-world issues, and submitting pull requests to open-source repositories.

The hackathon welcomes students, researchers, software developers, and robotics engineers of all experience levels. A selection of beginner-friendly issues will be curated for newcomers, while mentors and maintainers will be on hand throughout the session to guide participants through the contribution process. The event aims to lower the barrier to entry for open-source robotics development while fostering greater collaboration within the local and global robotics communities.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops with administrator privileges, as software installation and development environment setup may be required during the workshop.

By the end of the session, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how leading robotics frameworks are developed and maintained, while becoming active contributors to technologies that power robots deployed across research, industry, and commercial applications worldwide.

Interested participants can proceed to register here:

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Oct) - 2026 (Americas)
Oct
13
10:00 PM22:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Oct) - 2026 (Americas)

  • Southwest Research Institute - San Antonio, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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ROS-Industrial Training (Americas) October 2026
Oct
13
to Oct 15

ROS-Industrial Training (Americas) October 2026

  • Southwest Research Institute - San Antonio, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas will be providing a three-day ROS-Industrial Developers Training Class October 13-15, 2026, with an advanced ROS 2 topic to be announced. This event will be on the Southwest Research Institute campus in San Antonio, TX!

We will be delivering this training with the AWS EC2 instance. This class is geared toward individuals with a C++ programming background who seek to learn to compose their own ROS nodes. Previous and the new Set Up, Prerequisites, and Curriculum can be found here, and will be updated shortly.

Registration: Click here to register

Cost: The training is FREE for up to:

  • Three attendees for Full Consortium member organizations
  • Two attendees for Associate Consortium member organizations
  • One attendee for Research Consortium member organizations

For non-members, government members, or for seats in excess of your limit, the training is $2,399 per attendee. Space for the training is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event Location: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238.

Event Hotel: We have secured a discounted rate at the Courtyard San Antonio SeaWorld®/Westover Hills, 11605 State Highway 151, San Antonio, Texas 78251. Once registered for training, please request the rate code from the ROS-I Americas team and book at the link above.

Welcome Dinner: A Welcome Dinner will be organized and hosted the evening of October 13.

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ROSCon Global 2026
Sep
22
to Sep 24

ROSCon Global 2026

  • Sheraton Centre Toronto (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

ROSCon Global 2026 will be held in Toronto, Canada on September 22nd - September 24th, 2026. ROSCon Global 2026 is a chance for ROS developers of all levels, beginner to expert, to spend an extraordinary three days learning from and networking with the ROS Global community. Get tips and tricks from experts and meet and share ideas with fellow developers.

ROSCon Global is a developers’ conference. Following the success of our past events, this year’s ROSCon Global will be our fifteenth ROSCon Global and held in Toronto, Canada. As in previous years, the three-day program will comprise a mixture of workshops, technical talks, tutorials, and demonstrations that will introduce you to new tools and libraries, as well as teach you more about the ones you already know.

This event is organised by OSRF, and ROS-Industrial will be showcasing at a booth during the event.

Registrations are now closed.

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Dec) - 2026 (Asia-Pacific)
Jul
14
10:00 PM22:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Dec) - 2026 (Asia-Pacific)

  • Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Sep) - 2026 (Asia-Pacific)
Jul
14
10:00 PM22:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Sep) - 2026 (Asia-Pacific)

  • Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Jul) - 2026 (Americas)
Jul
14
10:00 PM22:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Jul) - 2026 (Americas)

  • Southwest Research Institute - San Antonio, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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CANCELLED: ROS-Industrial Training (Americas) July 2026
Jul
14
to Jul 16

CANCELLED: ROS-Industrial Training (Americas) July 2026

  • Southwest Research Institute (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

NOTE: This event has been cancelled. The next ROS-I Americas training will be October 2026.

The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas will be providing a three-day ROS-Industrial Developers Training Class July 14-16, 2026, with an advanced ROS 2 topic to be announced soon. This event will be located on the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) campus in San Antonio!

We will be delivering this training with the AWS EC2 instance. This class is geared toward individuals with a C++ programming background who seek to learn to compose their own ROS nodes. Previous and the new Set Up, Prerequisites, and Curriculum can be found here, and will be updated shortly.

Registration: Event cancelled

Cost: The training is FREE for up to:

  • Three attendees for Full Consortium member organizations
  • Two attendees for Associate Consortium member organizations
  • One attendee for Research Consortium member organizations

For non-members, government members, or for seats in excess of your limit, the training is $2,199 per attendee. Space for the training is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event Location: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238.

Event Hotel: We have secured a discounted rate at the Courtyard San Antonio SeaWorld®/Westover Hills at

11605 State Highway 151
San Antonio, Texas 78251.

Once registered for training, please request the rate code from the ROS-I Americas team and book at the link above.

Welcome Dinner: A Welcome Dinner will be organized and hosted the evening of July 14.

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Jun) - 2026 (Asia-Pacific)
Jun
30
10:00 PM22:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Jun) - 2026 (Asia-Pacific)

  • Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Update: This meeting has been postponed to 30th June 2026.

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

Special Link Provided for this session: here.

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ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas 2026 Annual Meeting
Jun
25
8:30 AM08:30

ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas 2026 Annual Meeting

The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas will host its annual meeting in conjunction with the Automate 2026 show in Chicago. 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 the latest success stories and resources to enable your team to get the most out of 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 Chicago!

 

When: June 25, 2026 (The last full day of Automate 2026)

Location: Co-located with Automate within McCormick Place. Room N427ABC.

Pre-meeting Dinner: A networking dinner will be held the evening of June 24 from 6:00-8:00 PM at 90th Meridian, 231 S LaSalle St #108, Chicago, IL 60604. It's about 2.5 miles from McCormick Place, and dinner is included with your registration.

Host: Jerry Towler, RIC-Americas Program Director

Registration is closed for 2026

Morning Program

Time Session Speaker(s) & Affiliation
08:15 Light Breakfast, Check In
08:45 Welcome and ROS-I Americas State of the Consortium & Tech Update Jerry Towler
RIC-Americas Program Director
09:10 ROS-I European Union – ROS-I and EU Initiatives Vishnu Prachandabhanu
ROS-I EU Program Manager
Fraunhofer IPA
09:35 ROS-I Asia-Pacific – Scaling Robotics in Manufacturing and What's Next for ROS-I AP Chang Tat
ROS-I AP Technical Group Manager
ARTC
10:00 Break
10:20 What's New in ROS 2: Lyrical, Growth Metrics, Challenges, and Success Stories Kat Scott
Developer Relations
Intrinsic
10:45 VLAs and VLMs with ROS and MoveIt Pro Dave Coleman
Founder/Chief Product Officer
PickNik
11:10 FTP Proposal(s) Tully Foote
Intrinsic
(Currently holding space for others to “pitch” collaboration projects)
11:35 Lunch
Keynote: Automation opportunities in automotive manufacturing and the role of open-source Parag Patre
Senior Manager for Advance Robotics
Magna

Afternoon Program

Time Session Speaker(s) & Affiliation
12:45 Workshops (Tentative)
ROS-I Roadmap Gaps and User Experience
Working session based on recent survey of industrial member challenges with ROS 2 		Matt Robinson
Documentation Review
Pros and cons of latest examples
Updated documentation and example pages
What is working/what isn’t 		Michael Ripperger
Collaboration Opportunities
Other FTP ideas? Small groups discussing where they would like to work together 		Paul Evans
Executive Director
Southwest Research Institute
14:15 Summary of Workshop Outputs
14:30 Break
14:45 Journey and Lessons Learned Building Solutions with ROS 2 Makarand Madolkar, Robotics Engineer 2
Nardos Ashenafi, Software Engineer 3
Toyota Automated Logistics
15:10 Accelerating the development and deployment of Industrial Robotics using ROS and QNX RTOS Nikhil Rai
Senior Global Product Marketing Manager
QNX
15:35 Break
15:50 Robot Raconteur: An Interoperable Middleware for Robotics John Wason
Owner
Wason Technology, LLC
16:15 Physical AI at the ARM Institute Matthew Powelson
Robotics & AI Engineer
ARM Institute
16:40 Closing Remarks
16:50 Adjourn

ROS-Industrial Consortium Members Exhibiting at Automate

Per ROS-I Annual Meeting tradition when co-located at Automate - members exhibiting at Automate will be featured here. The official list for Automate exhibitors may be found here: https://www.automateshow.com/exhibitors

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Automate 2026
Jun
22
to Jun 25

Automate 2026

The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas Team will be exhibiting within the Southwest Research Institute exhibit space (Booth #3621). We will have developer team members on hand and be demonstrating an advanced motion planning capability within the space that highlights some of the recent developments within the ROS-Industrial open-source project.

We will highlight other ROS-Industrial Consortium members exhibiting at Automate as well, with that list appearing in the ROS-I Consortium Americas 2026 Annual Meeting event listing.

This week will also include a ROS Meet Up on Tuesday of Automate week.

The week for ROS-I will wrap up with the ROS-I Consortium Americas 2026 Annual Meeting, co-located within McCormick Place.

The full list of exhibitors and links to the above on the Automate Show site may be found: https://www.automateshow.com/exhibitors

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ROS Meetup in Karlsruhe
May
21
1:00 PM13:00

ROS Meetup in Karlsruhe

  • FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

On 21th May 2026 the second ROS Meetup will take place at the FZI. It offers space for exchanging current ROS topics and networking in an informal setting. As a networking event, the ROS Meetup offers a platform to present ROS-related work in presentations of around 10 to 20 minutes, exchange ideas, and network with other ROS experts and people interested in ROS.

More Information: https://www.fzi.de/veranstaltungen/second-ros-meetup-in-karlsruhe/

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Apr) - 2026 (Americas)
Apr
14
10:00 PM22:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Apr) - 2026 (Americas)

  • Southwest Research Institute - San Antonio, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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ROS 2-Industrial Training (Europe)
Apr
14
to Apr 16

ROS 2-Industrial Training (Europe)

The ROS-Industrial Consortium Europe will host a three-day ROS-Industrial Developers Training Class from April 14–16, 2026. The program will include basic to intermediate ROS 2 topics, with a special focus on behavior trees and navigation.

This edition will place greater emphasis on hands-on experience using on-site hardware, including mobile robots and manipulators.

Registration: registration link will be open soon

Cost: The training is FREE for up to:

  • Two attendees for Full Consortium member organizations

  • One attendees for Associate Consortium member organizations

  • One attendee for Research Consortium member organizations

For non-members, government members, or for seats in excess of your limit, the training is 2000€ per attendee. Space for the training is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event Location: Fraunhofer IPA, Nobelstraße 12, Stuttgart

Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions: opensourcerobotics@ipa.fraunhofer.de

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ROS-Meetup in Heilbronn
Mar
23
1:30 PM13:30

ROS-Meetup in Heilbronn

ROS-Meetup in Heilbronn

Location: Bildungscampus 2, Heilbronn
Date: March 23rd

Organized by Neobotix GmbH, TUM Heilbronn, and Fraunhofer IPA

The registration is free but mandatory !

Register NOW

Agenda

12:00 - 12:15 Welcome in the Menso Bildungscampus
12:15 - 13:00 Lunch together at BlidungsCampus Mensa
13:00 - 13:15 Move to the event hall
13:15 - 13:30 Welcome coffee at the TUM Heilbronn location
13:30 - 15:30 Talks -break included-
15:30 - 17:00 Networking

Lunch at the Bildungscampus Heilbronn

Location for demos and talks : Building D: https://nav.tum.de/building/1901

Networking Lunch - 12:00 to 13:00 (Doors open at the venue and pick-up your name tag: 13:00)

Talks:

  • Intro by Neobotix GmbH

  • Recent improvements regarding RT control in ros2_control for multiple robots control, Denis Stogl, b-robotized

  • ROS 2 controllers for the Unitree G1, Vishnuprasad Prachandabhanu and Sanjeev Kumar, Fraunhofer IPA

  • Manipulation Pipeline: A reusable, MoveIt-based planning component, Robert Wilbrandt, FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik

  • Towards a Configurable and Reusable RL Training Infrastructure for AMRs in ROS2, Pauline Steffel, PhD Student, Abteilung AImotion

  • General Purpose Robotics with ROS, Tobias Weyer, TNG Tech

  • Safe LLM-Controlled Robots with Formal Guarantees via Reachability Analysis, Zhen Zhang

Lab Tours & Robot Demos:

  • TUM Cyber-Physical Systems: Get an inside look at the research happening in the TUM labs.

  • Neobotix Robots Live in Action: Experience professional-grade mobile robots running live demos.

  • b-robotized demonstrators

Car Park: Parking garage Mitte, which is located near the mensa

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ROS-Industrial Training (Americas) March 2026
Mar
10
to Mar 12

ROS-Industrial Training (Americas) March 2026

  • Southwest Research Institute - San Antonio, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas will be providing a three-day ROS-Industrial Developers Training Class March 10-12, 2026, with an advanced ROS2 topic on Perception Pipeline and Calibration This event will be on the Southwest Research Institute campus in San Antonio, TX!

We will be delivering this training with the AWS EC2 instance. This class is geared toward individuals with a C++ programming background who seek to learn to compose their own ROS nodes. Previous and the new Set Up, Prerequisites, and Curriculum can be found here, and will be updated shortly.

Registration: Registration closed.

Cost: The training is FREE for up to:

  • Three attendees for Full Consortium member organizations
  • Two attendees for Associate Consortium member organizations
  • One attendee for Research Consortium member organizations

For non-members, government members, or for seats in excess of your limit, the training is $2,399 per attendee. Space for the training is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event Location: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238.

Event Hotel: We have secured a discounted rate at the Courtyard San Antonio SeaWorld®/Westover Hills, 11605 State Highway 151, San Antonio, Texas 78251. Once registered for training, please request the rate code from the ROS-I Americas team and book at the link above.

Welcome Dinner: A Welcome Dinner will be organized and hosted the evening of March 10.

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Mar) - 2026 (Asia-Pacific)
Mar
10
9:00 AM09:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Mar) - 2026 (Asia-Pacific)

  • Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Jan) - 2026 (Americas)
Jan
13
to Jan 14

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Jan) - 2026 (Americas)

  • Southwest Research Institute - San Antonio, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Dec) - 2025 (Asia-Pacific)
Dec
9
8:00 PM20:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Dec) - 2025 (Asia-Pacific)

  • Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Dec) - 2025 (Europe)
Dec
2
4:00 PM16:00

ROS-Industrial Developers Meeting (Dec) - 2025 (Europe)

The ROS-Industrial developers meeting is hosted on the second Tuesday of every month. The developers meeting will begin with a technical presentation from the hosting consortium followed by open discussion. Once open discussion has finished, status updates will be provided for consortium maintained repositories by the maintainer. In order to attend you must registrar for each of the respected consortium by following the links below.

Hosting Consortium Schedule

January (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

February (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

March (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

April (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

May (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

June (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

July (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

August (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time)

September (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

October (Americas – 9:00 AM Central Time)

November (Europe – 9:00 AM Central Time) => postponed to 02.12.2025

December (Asia – 9:00 AM Singapore)

Note: 9:00 AM Central American Time (CT) is 16:00 Central European Time (CET)

For details on registration for the respective regions, please proceed here.

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ROSCon FR&DE 2025
Nov
20
6:00 PM18:00

ROSCon FR&DE 2025

  • CCI Campus Alsace - Site de Strasbourg (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Save the Date for ROSCon FR&DE 2025.

ROSCon FR&DE 2025 is scheduled for November 17h through the 20th in Strasbourg.

For any consortium members interested to submit talk/workshop proposals and find out more information, please visit the official conference website in the link below.

ROSCon FR&DE 2025 official site (FR)
ROSCON FR&DE 2025 OFFICIAL SITE (DE)

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ROS-Industrial Conference Europe 2025
Nov
17
to Nov 18

ROS-Industrial Conference Europe 2025

  • CCI Campus Alsace - Site de Strasbourg (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

ROS-Industrial Europe Conference 2025

The 13th edition of the Europe ROS-Industrial Conference will take place in Strasbourg, France, during the ROSCon FR&DE.

Location: CCI Campus Alsace - Site de Strasbourg
234 Av. de Colmar, 67021 Strasbourg

Dates: 17th to 18th November 2025

This year’s conference will focus on advancements, challenges, and success stories in industrial robotics, with a strong emphasis on real-world applications of ROS in manufacturing and AI.

Monday, 17 November 2025

08:00 – 08:30
Welcome and coffee

08:30 – 08:45
Conference Introduction — Fraunhofer IPA

08:45 – 09:15
Robotics Market (IFR World Robotics)
Werner Kraus, Fraunhofer IPA
(presentation | video)

09:15 – 09:45
Maintaining ROS Support – A Glimpse into a Vendor’s Perspective
Felix Exner, Universal Robots A/S
(presentation | video)

09:45 – 10:15
kuka_rsi_driver: Techniques for Robust, Real-Time Control of Industrial Robots
Robert Wilbrandt, FZI Research Center
(presentation | video)

10:15 – 10:30
Break

10:30 – 11:00
ROS 2 in the Industrial Sector: From Fruit Harvesting to Autonomous Mobile Robots
Alexander Mühlens, Igus GmbH
(presentation | video)

11:00 – 11:30
Yaskawa Driver and Applications
Adolfo Suarez Roos, IRT Jules Verne
(presentation | video)

11:30 – 12:00
Intrinsic Intelligence with ROS: A Practical Approach to Integrating ROS into the Intrinsic Platform
Lukasz Pietrasik, Intrinsic
(presentation | video)

12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:00
Making Humanoid Robots Safe – Advances in Humanoid Robot Safety
Florian Weißhardt, Synapticon GmbH
(presentation | video)

14:00 – 14:30
ReMoRA — Resilient Modular Robotic Application Framework
Ruichao Wu, Fraunhofer IPA
(presentation | video)

14:30 – 15:00
What Industrial Automation Needs from ROS
Florian Gramß, Siemens AG
(presentation | video)

15:00 – 15:30
Break & Discussions

15:30 – 16:00
Rich Descriptive Models for Reusable ROS Software Components
Riddhesh Pradeep More, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
(presentation | video)

16:00 – 16:30
ROBBIN (Robotic Bin Picking) & Scan-Plan-Pro (Automatic Post-Processing) Applied Research Projects Using ROS 2
Dennis Borger, Saxion University
(presentation | video)

16:30 – 17:00
 ROS 2 Going Industrial: b-robotized’s Contributions for Using ROS 2 in Industry
Denis Stogl & Nikola Banović, b-robotized GmbH
(presentation | video)

18:00
Gala Dinner / Social Event

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

09:00 – 09:30
ROS-Industrial Consortium Europe Updates
Vishnuprasad Prachandabhanu & Yasmine Makkaoui, Fraunhofer IPA
(presentation | video)

09:30 – 10:00
ROS-Industrial Consortium Asia-Pacific Updates
Maria Vergo & Glenn Tan, A*STAR, ARTC
(presentation | video)

10:00 – 10:30
Break

10:30 – 11:00
Empowering Industrial Robotics: Insights and Advances from ROS-Industrial Americas
Paul Evans, Southwest Research Institute
(presentation | video)

11:00 – 11:30
Feedback on the Creation of a Navigation Stack for Railway Maintenance Robots (nav4rail)
Louis-Romain Joly, SNCF
(presentation | video)

11:30 – 12:00
Faster, Better, ROS-er: Advancing Mobile Manipulation with MoveIt Pro
Mario Prats, PickNik Robotics
(presentation | video)

12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break

13:30 – 17:00
Company Visit: ENGLAB (Strasbourg)

Guided Tour: Englab

Tuesday afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m

1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: Welcome coffee while everyone arrives on site.

2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Presentation of ENGLAB's activities by the director

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Three 30-minute sessions (divided into two or three groups depending on the number of people)

  • Session 1: Presentation of indoor mobile robotics activities - industrial applications

    • ARIO mobile robot under ROS

    • Demo with the robot

    • Questions and answers

  • Session 2:  Presentation of all-terrain mobile robotics activities - AgTech, Defence, Mining applications, etc.

    • KIPP mobile robot under ROS

    • Demo with the robot

    • Questions and answers 

  • Session 3:   Presentation of activities on the production line: industry of the future (Robotics & SImulations)

    • Digital Assist workstation demo

    • Spark Inspection workstation demo

    • Questions and answers

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Discussion over coffee and pastries

Pricing:

  • ROS-I Europe Full Member: 2 free seats

  • ROS-I Europe Associate and Research Member: 1 free seat

  • Additional Member Ticket: 400€

  • Non-member Ticket: 500€

  • Student Ticket: 300€

  • Gala Dinner: 75€

Link to the event page on the Fraunhofer IPA website:

Event page Fraunhofer

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ROS-Meetup
Oct
31
10:30 AM10:30

ROS-Meetup

  • Google Developers Space, Singapore (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Save the Date for the ROS-Meetup at Google Developers Space !

When: Friday, October 31, 2025

Location: Google Developers Space, Singapore

Registration: Registration is now Open! https://tinyurl.com/yn6tc8ys

Join us for the Singapore ROS Community Hackathon!

This is a unique opportunity to learn how to contribute to open-source ROS projects directly from core ROS/ROS 2 Maintainers. You'll get to meet these experts, receive problem statements from them, and work on high-priority tasks, especially those critical to industrial robotics.

Whether you're a student or a professional developer, this event is designed to accelerate your open-source journey and connect you with the global ROS community. Expect dedicated coding sessions, direct mentorship, and get your hands dirty!

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ROS-Industrial Consortium Asia Pacific Summit 2025
Oct
30
9:00 AM09:00

ROS-Industrial Consortium Asia Pacific Summit 2025

  • Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Singapore (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ROS-Industrial Consortium Asia Pacific 2025 will host its annual summit in conjunction with ROSCon 2025 and SWITCH in Singapore.

The annual summit is an opportunity to come together with the community and engage in conversations to bring robotics through the next stage through the community. This year, it is a special year as we would be co-located with two major robotics event

  1. ROSCon 2025 - a flagship event by the Open Source Robotics Foundation. Details of the event: https://roscon.ros.org/2025/
  2. Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH)- a 20,000 crowd of innovators, enterpreneurs and people who just love technology https://www.switchsg.org/

RIC-AP Annual Summit 2025 will be co-located at the Beyond Stage @ SWITCH - more details to come

When: Oct 30, 2025 (The day after ROSCon 2025 and Day 2 of SWITCH)

Location: Beyond Stage

Registration: Registration for the ROS-Industrial Consortium Asia Pacific Annual Summit @ SWITCH Beyond is now Open!

Kindly note that the registration is subjected to a confirmation email, and that this is a paid event for non ROS-I members.

We look forward to having everyone in Sunny Singapore!

For ROS-Industrial Members, please contact us at ros-i_asia@artc.a-star.edu.sg to receive the promo code to register using your membership benefits.

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Agenda

Time Topic Speaker
0900 -0915 Welcome & Opening Remarks Tung Meng Fai
(Executive Director - National Robotics Programme)
0920 - 0940 Keynote Presentation Vanessa Yamzon Orzi
(Chief Executive Officer - Open Robotics)
0945 - 1030 Global Pulse of ROS-Industrial:
Innovations, Insights & Future Directions		 Maria Vergo
(Head, Technology Portfolio Management, Tech-Biz Development - A*STAR,ARTC
Consortium Manager, ROS-Industrial Consortium Asia Pacific, ARTC)

Paul Evans
(Executive Director R&D in Intelligent Systems, SwRI)

Vishnu Prachandabhanu
(Consortium Manager, ROS-Industrial Consortium Europe, Fraunhofer IPA)
1035 - 1135 Embodied AI Panel Sharing
1140 - 1220 Women in Robotics Panel Sharing Suchitra Narayan [Moderator]
(Director, Automation & Energy - SGInnovate)

Chan Min Ling
(Vice President, Head of Technology Innovation - HMGICS)

Vanessa Yamzon Orzi
(Chief Executive Officer - Open Robotics)

Samantha Su
(Director, Digital Transformation - IMDA)

Assistant Prof. Malika Meghjani
(Assistant Professor - SUTD)
1225 - 1245 Future of Humanoids: Innovations & Impacts Prof. Han Boon Siew
(Manager, Innovation Sub-Cluster Humanoid & Senior Director (SHARE @NTU) - Schaeffler)
1250 - 1310 Realizing Autonomous Robots
Interoperability Using Robotics Middleware Framework (RMIF)		 Duyhinh Nguyen
(General Manager - Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte Ltd)
1315 - 1335 Developing a World-Class ROS Talent Pipeline Priscilla Looi
(Assistant Director, People (Learning and Alumni Engagement - SGInnovate)

Sheila Suppiah
(Assistant Manager, Tech-Biz Development - A*STAR, ARTC)
1335 - 1400 Beyond Lunch
1400 - 1800 Site Visits
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ROSCon 2025
Oct
27
to Oct 29

ROSCon 2025

📅Save the date for ROSCon 2025!

ROSCon 2025 is scheduled for October 27th through the 29th in the Republic of Singapore, organised by Open Robotics.

For any consortium members interested to submit talk/workshop proposals and find out more information, please visit the official conference website in the link below.

Link to ROSCon official site
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