The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas will host its annual meeting in conjunction with the Automate 2025 show in Detroit. 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 Detroit!

When: May 15, 2025 (The last full day of Automate 2025)

Location: Room TBA within the Huntington Place Conference complex.

Pre-meeting Dinner: A networking dinner will be held at Ottava Via, in Corktown, at 6:30 PM on May 14. Dinner is included and is walking distance from Huntington Place near downtown.

Host: Matt Robinson, RIC-Americas Program Manager

Registration:Register Here!

Preliminary Agenda

• Morning Program

  • 0815 – Light Breakfast, Check In

  • 0835 – Welcome and ROS-I Americas State of the Consortium, Matt Robinson, RIC-Americas Program Manager, SwRI & Michael Ripperger, RIC-Americas Tech Lead

  • 0910 –Open Source for Industry in the EU, Yasmine Makkaoui,  ROS-I EU Asst Program Manager, Fraunhofer IPA

  • 0935 –Accelerate robotics deployment with a Digital-Twin with a multi-agent AI platform, Maria Vergo, ROS-I AP Program Manager, ARTC

  • 1000 – Break

  • 1020 – Winding down ROS 1, and winding up Kilted Kaiju, Kat Scott, Developer Relations, Intrinsic

  • 1045 – AI in Automotive Assembly with MoveIt Pro and ROS, Dave Grant, CEO and Dave Coleman, Founder of PickNik Robotics

  • 1110 – ARM Institute Technical Update: Key Initiatives in Robotics, AI, and Advanced Manufacturing, Suzy Teele, Chief Strategy Officer, ARM (Advanced Robotics in Manufacturing) Institute

  • 1135 – Lunch

• Keynote: Industry Leveraging Local Universities for Technology and Skill Development in ROS, Andrew Roberts, Research and Technology Manager (NDI/DM), Spirit AeroSystems

• Afternoon Program

  • 1300 –The Latest in Communication and Interoperability from PushCorp – Max Falcone, VP of Sales Engineering, PushCorp

  • 1325 – Industry End User Talk (Finalizing Approvals)

  • 1350 – Break

  • 1400 – Industrial OEM Talk on ROS 2 (Finalizing Approvals)

  • 1425 – Industry Partners in Intelligent Robotics: The Tec de Monterrey Model for Training the Next Generation of Engineers, Prof. Alberto Munoz, EIC-Tec de Monterrey

  • 1450 – Break

  • 1500 – Rotating Workshops

    • ROS-I Roadmap and Prioritization – Review/Throw Rocks

    • Documents and Resources for Improved Leverage – OEM Drivers. 

    • More efficient leverage and use of developed resources

  • 1630 – Summary of Workshop outputs

  • 1645 – Closing Remarks

  • 1700 – Adjourn