FOSDEM 2026 Robotics and Simulation Devroom
The FOSDEM 2026 Robotics and Simulation Devroom was an open-source developer track dedicated to robotics software, simulation, ROS 2, robot localization, data calibration, containerization, cloud-connected robot systems and open robotics tooling. It ran inside FOSDEM, one of the largest open-source developer conferences.
Event at a glance
Dates: January 31, 2026 – February 1, 2026
Duration: 2 Days
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Event status: PAST
Main themes
Robotics software and simulation
Intelligent robotics and research
Why this event matters
Excellent for robotics software ecosystem intelligence, especially around open-source tooling and developer practices rather than commercial booths. Particularly useful for ROS 2, simulation, localization, logging, Rust robotics and deployment workflows.
Speakers and community
Arnaud Taffanel - opened the Robotics and Simulation devroom. | Stef Dillo - presented on turning a commercial vacuum cleaner into an open-source mapping tool. | Roland Meertens - co-presented tools and methods for high-quality robot data calibration. | Sam Pfeiffer - co-presented robot data calibration methods. | Guillaume Binet - presented Copper-rs and systems programming for robotics. | Malte Schrader - presented Apptainer containerization for robotics.
Venue and setting
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Previous editions
FOSDEM 2025 also had a Robotics and Simulation Devroom; the 2026 devroom continued that open-source robotics track.
