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.
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 Going Industrial: b-robotised's Contributions to Using ROS 2 in Industry
Speaker: Denis Stogl
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
Sony France, succursale de 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
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