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. Specific Room Details coming soon.

Pre-meeting Dinner: A networking dinner will be held the evening of June 24 and details will be updated shortly. Dinner is included and is a short distance from McCormick Place.

Host: Matt Robinson, RIC-Americas Program Manager

Registration: Registration coming soon!

Tentative Agenda

• Morning Program

  • 0815 – Light Breakfast, Check In

  • 0835 – 1000 - Regional ROS-Industrial Consortia Updates and Opportunities for Collaboration

  • 1000 – Break

  • 1020 – Lunch - Open Source Collaborator Updates

  • 1135 – Lunch

• Keynote: An industrial collaborator sharing their insights in open source and how it makes a difference in realizing automation and robotics value for their organization.

• Afternoon Program

  • 1300 – 1450 - Industrial collaborator/research partner innovations and tools to enable leverage of advanced tools in advanced robotic workflows

  • 1450 – Break

  • 1500 – Rotating Workshops

    • Roadmap Refinement/Updating

    • Focused Technical Projects and/or Vehicles to Accelerate Open Source Capability and Performance

  • 1700 – 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