ROSCon SG 2026
October 23 & 26, 2026
Community-driven. Curated. Be part of it.
A focused ROSCon on real-world deployment and integration
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.
Why attend
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See how ROS is deployed in real operational environments beyond research and prototyping
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Understand how robots integrate with facilities, fleets, and day-to-day operations
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Exchange perspectives with developers, integrators, operators, and policymakers
How to Participate
Join ROSCon SG 2026 as an attendee or participate in the pre-conference hackathon.
The afternoon and evening sessions are identical.
Dates
ROSCon SG 2026 Key Dates
Pre-Conference Hackathon
23 October 2026
ROSCon Singapore 2026
26 October 2026
Contribute at ROSCon SG 2026
Choose how you’d like to contribute to the conference.
Call for Proposals
Submit Proposal
Deadline
31 July 2026
Lightning Talks
Submit Lightning Talk
Submission
Open until conference
Birds of a Feather
Propose a BoF Session
Submission
Open until conference
attend
Experience ROSCon Singapore 2026
ROSCon Singapore 2026 has been intentionally designed around two complementary conference experiences, allowing attendees to choose how they wish to engage with the programme throughout the day.
Conference Experience 01
ROSCon Conference Hall
Hear directly from the speakers in the heart of the conference.
- Keynotes
- Technical presentations
- Lightning talks
- Panel discussions
- Live audience atmosphere
Main Hall seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis, with reserved seating for speakers, VIPs and designated conference personnel.
Click image to enlarge · Conference Hall Layout
The Main Hall experience
Click image to enlarge · Community Hall Layout
Conference Experience 02
ROSCon Community Hall
Stay connected to the conference while networking, discussing ideas and enjoying refreshments.
All presentations from the Main Conference Hall are streamed live to the Community Hall Hub.
The ROSCon Community Hall combines:
- Live viewing of all sessions
- Discussion tables
- Meet fellow attendees
- Coffee & refreshments
- Lunch & networking
The Community Hall experience
The Main Conference Hall is where you hear the talks.
The ROSCon Community Hall is where you discuss them.
Program
Programme
Two days exploring open-source robotics, deployment, interoperability and Physical AI — from community contribution to real-world deployment.
Community Hackathon
Getting Started with Open Source
Build, contribute, review and learn how to work with the open-source robotics ecosystem.
ROSCon Singapore
Main Conference
Technical talks, deployment experience, interoperability, simulation and Physical AI.
Getting Started with Open Source
Git · Colcon · ROS 2 · Gazebo · Open-RMF
Find real issues and opportunities to contribute
Repeat Session
Main Conference
Opening
NRP · Tung Meng Fai
OSRF · Dr Geoffrey Biggs
RMF, Interoperability & Cyber Security
Intrinsic · Dr Michael Grey
ROS-I APAC · Chen Bainian & Kenny Soh
CHART · Lim Chui Ping
Panasonic R&D Center · Adharsh Venkatachalam
Builpo · Toma Akatsu
Megazo Technologies · Frankie Man
Menlo Research · James Dam
Lunch & Networking
ROS 2, Simulation & Physical AI
Naval Group · Esther Rayssiguie & Julien Prodhon
CHART · Brandon Koh & Oh Xueyan
Flexiv Robotics · Mun Seng Phoon
ARTC · Teo Wei De
Embodied AI
Embodied AI
Field AI · Yadunund Vijay
Birds of a Feather
Kärcher · Pheh Jing Jie
Tech Walk
Visit three local robotics companies in guided groups and explore how robotics solutions are developed and deployed.
Lightning Talks
From Demo to Deployment: Making ROS Systems Production-Ready
Closing & Community Wrap-Up
Details
Programme Details
Explore technical presentations, deployment case studies, panel discussions and community sessions across healthcare robotics, industrial automation and open-source robotics.
Pre-Conference Community Hackathon
Build • Learn • Contribute to ROS, Gazebo & Open-RMF
Pre-ROSCon Singapore Community Hackathon
Make Your First Contribution to ROS, Gazebo & Open-RMF
Date
Friday, 23 October 2026
Time
1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Bring
Your own laptop
Whether you're completely new to open source or already familiar with ROS, this hands-on community hackathon is designed to help you become an active contributor. You'll learn how to build ROS 2, Gazebo and Open-RMF from source, understand the development workflow, collaborate with experienced maintainers, and submit your first contribution to a real robotics project.
Best For
Students • ROS Developers • Software Engineers • First-time Contributors • ROSCon Participants
Key Takeaways
- Build ROS 2, Gazebo and Open-RMF from source
- Learn Git, GitHub and Colcon workflows
- Understand the open-source contribution process
- Identify and work on Good First Issues
- Create and submit Pull Requests
- Receive mentoring from experienced open-source maintainers
- Become an active contributor to the ROS ecosystem
Read Full Hackathon Description
The Pre-ROSCon Singapore Community Hackathon is designed to help new and aspiring contributors become active participants in the global ROS open-source ecosystem. Through a guided, hands-on programme, participants will learn how to build ROS 2, Gazebo, and Open-RMF from source, understand collaborative development workflows, and gain practical experience contributing to real-world robotics software.
Experienced mentors from the ROS community will provide hands-on support throughout the session, helping participants configure their development environment, identify suitable Good First Issues, and submit their first Pull Requests. Whether you are a student, researcher, software engineer, or robotics practitioner, the hackathon provides a welcoming environment to develop practical open-source skills while building lasting connections within the international ROS community.
Featured Panel
Industry leaders discuss what it really takes to transform ROS prototypes into reliable, production-ready robotic systems.
From Demo to Deployment
What Does It Really Take to Make ROS Production-Ready?
Moving from a successful robotics demonstration to a reliable production deployment remains one of the industry's biggest challenges. This panel brings together leaders from across the robotics ecosystem to discuss interoperability, productisation, operational ownership, systems engineering, and the practical realities of deploying ROS at scale.
Panelists
Best For
ROS Developers • System Integrators • Product Managers • Fleet Operators • Robotics Researchers
Discussion Topics
- Moving from proof-of-concept to production deployment
- Interoperability across robots, vendors and infrastructure
- Reliability versus flexibility in production systems
- Lifecycle management and operational ownership
- Commercial realities of deploying ROS-based products
- Balancing open-source innovation with enterprise requirements
- Lessons learned from real-world deployments
Read Full Panel Description
ROS has become the foundation for robotics research and increasingly serves as the software platform behind commercial robotic systems. However, transforming a successful prototype into a reliable production deployment requires far more than functional software. Organisations must address interoperability, maintainability, operational ownership, cybersecurity, lifecycle management, testing, and long-term support while balancing business realities with engineering constraints.
This panel brings together leaders representing open source, translational research, enterprise deployment, and robotics product development to share their experiences building and operating production-grade ROS systems. Drawing on deployments across healthcare, security, logistics, and industrial automation, the discussion explores the technical decisions, organisational capabilities, and ecosystem collaboration needed to deliver robots that operate reliably in real-world environments.
CFP
Call for Proposals
Deep dive into real-world robotic systems
What is it?
We invite submissions focused on the real-world deployment, integration, and operation of open-source robotics systems, including ROS, ROS 2, and Open-RMF.
ROSCon SG emphasizes the transition from development to production — including integration challenges, operational experience, and deployed systems in real environments.
We particularly encourage contributions from organisations operating or deploying robotics systems at scale, including industry adopters, system integrators, operators, and public sector agencies.
Format
We welcome the following formats:
- Talks (10 / 20 / 30 minutes)
For shorter or more informal contributions, please refer to the Lightning Talks and Birds of a Feather (BoF) sections.
Contribution Areas
We are especially interested in work involving the development, integration, and deployment of open-source robotics systems, including:
- New tools, packages, and frameworks
- Extensions and improvements to existing systems
- Deployment case studies and operational lessons learned
- Multi-robot systems and interoperability
- Simulation, testing, and developer tooling
- Integration with real-world environments, infrastructure, and operations
We also strongly encourage submissions in emerging areas such as:
- Open-source embodied AI systems combining AI and robotics
- Real-world problem statements from deployed or operational environments
Review Criteria
We evaluate proposals based on:
- Relevance to the ROS and open-source robotics community
- Technical quality and practical deployment value
- Clarity and structure of the proposal
- Contribution to open-source ecosystems or availability of artifacts
ROSCon SG Focus
ROSCon SG focuses on what happens beyond the lab — real deployment, integration, and operations in production environments.
This is a contribution-driven community event.
Organisations bringing practical perspectives — including operators, public agencies, industry adopters, and system integrators — are strongly encouraged to contribute through talks, panels, or discussions.
If you are building, deploying, operating, or extending open-source robotics systems, we would love to hear from you.
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Key Dates
CFP Opens
1 June 2026
CFP Closes
31 July 2026
CFP Notifications
15 August 2026
Lightning Talks
Lightning Talks
New to ROSCon? This is the easiest way to contribute.
What is it?
Lightning Talks are short presentations designed to share ideas, tools, lessons learned, or early work in a concise and engaging format.
Format
- Short presentations (typically 2 minutes)
- Highly focused and concise
- Minimal slides encouraged, clarity over depth
What you can share
We welcome contributions such as:
- New ideas, tools, or early-stage work
- Lessons learned from projects or real-world deployments
- Open-source packages, libraries, or contributions
- Interesting problems, challenges, or use cases
- Work-in-progress research or experiments
Submission
- All Lightning Talks must be submitted in advance
- Submission deadline: 1 day before the conference
- No on-site submissions will be accepted
Selection
Lightning Talks are lightly reviewed based on:
- Relevance to ROS and open-source robotics
- Clarity and strength of the idea
- Fit within available programme slots
BoF
Birds of a Feather (BoF)
Start a discussion around shared challenges and ideas in robotics and ROS.
What is it?
BoF (Birds of a Feather) sessions are informal, participant-led discussions where people gather around a shared topic in robotics, ROS, and open-source systems.
What happens in a BoF?
Participants come together to:
- Share real-world challenges and deployment experiences
- Discuss ideas, gaps, and emerging directions
- Explore practical problems and possible solutions
- Connect with others working on similar topics
Who should organise a BoF?
BoFs are ideal for:
- Teams working on shared technical challenges
- Open-source contributors and maintainers
- Researchers and practitioners in robotics and ROS
- Anyone interested in facilitating focused community discussion
How it works
- Participant-led and discussion-driven
- No formal presentation required
- We coordinate time slot and space
Organisers
Organisers and Partners
ROSCon Singapore 2026 is made possible through the collaboration of the national robotics community, industry partners and the global ROS ecosystem.
Organised By
Under Licence and Community Stewardship
Programme Partners
Community Partner
Special Thanks
To our Tech Walk contributors
Interested in partnering with ROSCon Singapore? Contact the organising committee for sponsorship and collaboration opportunities.
Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct
ROSCon is a community-driven event, and we are committed to providing a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all participants.
The following Code of Conduct is adopted from OSRF and applies to all attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers.
The Quick Version
Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices.
We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media.
Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers.
The Less Quick Version
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All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct.
Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, technology choices, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
Sponsors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, sponsors should not use sexualised images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualised environment.
If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately. Conference staff can be identified as they'll be wearing badges as well as there will be staff at the registration desk.
Conference staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference.
We value your attendance.
We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and workshop venues and conference-related social events.