# ROS News for the Week of July 20th, 2026

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**Tags:** weekly-update\
**Created:** [July 24, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-news-for-the-week-of-july-20th-2026/56937 "2026-07-24T18:53:49Z")\
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# ROS News for the week of July 20th, 2026

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I’ve had quite the week! In the past seven days, I’ve been to [Open Sauce](https://www.opensauce.com/), [AMD’s developer conference](https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/events/amd-ai-dev-day.html), and now I’m at [Teardown](https://www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/portland-2026) in Portland. It might have also been my birthday this week. 🎂

I’ve run into so many fantastic people building wonderful ROS robots, including a working Johnny 5 replica, a giant art robot with cast aluminum components, a hexapod with a 25 kg payload, a room full of SO-101s, a controllable robot tentacle running Kilted, and the wonderful folks at the Neobotics Foundation. It has been wild!

I have tried to distill some of the projects below. If you are in the Portland area and want to chat, @vmb and I will be at Teardown all weekend.

  

![nav](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/1/f/1fc8d381cc049a61e6d3cb5359dfa7f9437c20c6.webp)  
The Nav2 crew have a [really phenomenal post on how various compute platforms](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nav2-open-navigations-robotics-workload-benchmark-release/56909) perform on simulated navigation benchmarks. It is absolutely worth a read!

  

![outdoors_disparity](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/b/a/bacd348735cd5b05d792f3a7479fb5969014c7b6.webp)  
Looking for a faster way to make stereo depth images? [Check out this ROS 2 Jazzy workspace for real-time stereo-rectified depth estimation](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-fast-stereo-ros2-tensorrt-wrapper-for-fastfoundationstereo-depth-estimation/56838) from both pinhole and wide-FOV camera pairs, using a TensorRT-accelerated port of [Fast-FoundationStereo](https://github.com/NVlabs/Fast-FoundationStereo).

  

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/f/b/fb3dad675003c76bc829a117cb48444896eb22ae.png)

Our build farmers 🧑‍🌾 are the folks who do the difficult job of building, testing, and distributing the ROS binary packages that make our lives easier. Every time you run `sudo apt install ros2-jazzy-*` you are benefiting from the countless hours they put into making sure ROS source code gets turned into machine code that you can just run on your robot without compilation. [Our Infrastructure team just released a slick new dashboard that tells you what ROS and Gazebo packages have failing tests and builds so that package maintainers can quickly find and fix issues.](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buildfarmer-dashboard-ros-gazebo-test-health-in-one-place/56858)

ROS Infrastructure improvements like this help keep your robot up to date and the overall project secure. However, the compute we use for the ROS Build Farm is not free. We have AWS bills just like everyone else working in robotics. If you would like to support efforts like these and help keep the Build Farm sustainable, consider talking to your employer about joining the [OSRA](https://osralliance.org/).

# Events

- [2026-07-24 =\> 2026-07-26 Teardown 2026 in Portland](https://www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/portland-2026) Myself and @VMB will be there if you want to chat
- [2026-07-29 Gazebo Community Meeting: Simulating Spray Painting](https://luma.com/1hemhm6f)
- [2026-07-29 =\> 2026-08-04 IEEE RAS Summer School on Multi-Robot Systems in Prague](https://mrs.fel.cvut.cz/summer-school/index.html)
- [🆒 2026-07-30 MoveIt Pro Works Here: Rocket Lab is ready for launch!](https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/54902b3a-7ea2-48ba-b834-2b218a77d096@71e1aa11-d84d-49d5-8db1-b9d70e8ab50c)
- [2026-08-03 =\> 2026-08-07 FZI Robotics Summer School 2026](https://www.roboter-im-alltag.org/aktuelles/summer-school-engl/) - [Apply](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefRh-QdxaTwAlCbSL29_RhX4CG4EikCJS1ewHhFS3X4vUBsw/viewform?pli=1)
- [2026-08-03 筑波大学 ROS Japan Dev会議 Breakout Session 参加登録](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2tmGSxr8Cp62Bkx2A4Vnz6bCW9A2sjSfRLWlwh9_3vDaYYA/viewform)
- [2026-08-04 =\> 2026-08-05 ROSCon JP 2026 スポンサーの紹介](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-jp-2026/54035)
- [2026-08-02 Montreal Robotics Summer School](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepqDobf7JcMqAgRAq7c-RXjDfga1YOZ29hxiC_mTLBQ1mZqA/viewform)
- [2026-08-18 → 2026-08-19 Foxglove Actuate 26](https://actuate.foxglove.dev/?utm_campaign=40976810-Actuate&utm_content=374017076&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-72660627)
- [2026-08-24 Logging and Observability Guide Review Part 2 – Cloud Robotics WG Meeting](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/logging-and-observability-guide-review-part-2-cloud-robotics-wg-meeting-2026-08-24/56907)
- [2026-08-26 → 2026-08-27 Ruggedize Agricultural Technology & Robotics Conference](https://ruggedize.ai/)
- [2026-09-04 Open Ocean Software Community Day UK](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcement-open-ocean-software-community-day-uk-4-september-2026/56020)
- [2026-09-06 Roboracer VTC 2026](https://vtc2026-race.roboracer.ai/)
- [2026-09-17 ROS Meetup Barcelona 8th Edition](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-meetup-barcelona-8th-edition/56814)
- [2026-11-05 International Conference on Humanoid Robotics, Innovation & Leadership](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/international-conference-on-humanoid-robotics-innovation-leadership/53922)

# ROSCons

_Note: ROSCon Birds of a Feather Proposals are due TODAY!_

- [2026-08-04 =\> 2026-08-05 ROSCon Japan in Tsukuba](https://roscon.ros.org/jp/2026/) reg open through July 24
- [2026-09-22 =\> 2026-09-24 Global ROSCon 2026 in Toronto](https://roscon.ros.org/2026/)
- [2026-10-21 =\> 2026-10-23 ROSCon UK in Edinburg](https://roscon.org.uk/2026/) reg opens July 27
- [2026-10-23 =\> 2026-10-26 ROScon Singapore](https://roscon.ros.org/sg/2026/) applications open
- [2026-10-27 =\> 2026-10-28 ROSCon Spain in Valencia](https://roscon.org.es/roscon2026/ROSConES2026.html) reg open!
- [2026-11-03 ROSCon Italy in Bologna](https://roscon.ros.org/it/2026/)
- [2026-11-25 =\> 2026-11-26 ROSCon Belgium in Nivelles](https://roscon.ros.org/be/2026/) reg is open!
- [2026-12-03 =\> 2026-12-04 ROScon Turkey in Istanbul](https://roscon.ros.org/tr/2026/) CFP opens soon

# News

- 🆒 [Gizmo — 3D World Agent for Physical AI](https://gizmo.antimlabs.com/sign-in?redirect_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgizmo.antimlabs.com%2F)
- 🆒 [Roboto Agents: Accelerate the Learning Loop for Physical AI](https://www.roboto.ai/blog/agents-launch/)
- [Gazebo PMC Meeting Minutes 2026-07-20](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-pmc-meeting-minutes-2026-07-20/56808)
- [Videos: Physical AI Robotics, Robot Hands, and More](https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-physical-ai-robotics?itm_source=homepage&itm_medium=hero&itm_campaign=hero-2026-07-24&itm_content=hero3)
- [Holiday Robotics raises $105M for its FRIDAY wheeled humanoid](https://www.therobotreport.com/holiday-robotics-raises-105m-wheeled-humanoid-friday/)
- [AMD unveils Kria module for real-time control, unified memory for robots](https://www.therobotreport.com/amd-unveils-kria-module-real-time-control-unified-memory-robots/)
- [U.K.-based Humanoid secures $152M in Series A funding](https://www.therobotreport.com/uk-based-humanoid-secures-152m-in-series-a-funding/)
- [Vicarious Surgical officially shutting down](https://www.therobotreport.com/vicarious-surgical-officially-shutting-down/)
- [Generative Bionics unveils humanoid robot with full-body tactile sensing](https://www.therobotreport.com/generative-bionics-unveils-humanoid-robot-with-full-body-tactile-sensing/)
- [Medtronic to launch AI compute platform for the operating room](https://www.therobotreport.com/medtronic-launch-ai-compute-platform-operating-room/)

# ROS

- 🆒 [Fully Open Source robot Hexapod with 25kg payload capacity](https://github.com/ManufacturedMotion/Hex)
- 🆒 [Gros2-fast-stereo: ROS2 TensorRT Hardware-Accelerated Stereo Depth Estimation with FastFoundationStereo](https://github.com/PraveenElango/ros2-fast-stereo) –[Discourse](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-fast-stereo-ros2-tensorrt-wrapper-for-fastfoundationstereo-depth-estimation/56838)
- 🆒 [saintos: Server, Controller, and microcontroller firmware to control an OpenSAINT robot](https://github.com/input-inc/saintos)
- 🆒 [Polydact, A Flexible New Finger](https://tmpegues.github.io/projects/polydact)
- 🆒 [Buildfarmer Dashboard: ROS & Gazebo test health in one place](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buildfarmer-dashboard-ros-gazebo-test-health-in-one-place/56858)
- 🆒 [Open Navigation’s Robotics Workload Benchmark Release](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nav2-open-navigations-robotics-workload-benchmark-release/56909)
- 🆒 [Rethinking Rolling Syncs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rethinking-rolling-syncs/56842)
- 🆒 [Gym Gazebo Sim - Reinforcement Learning using ROS2 Jazzy and Gazebo Harmonic](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gym-gazebo-sim-reinforcement-learning-using-ros2-jazzy-and-gazebo-harmonic/56807)
- 🆒 [NVIDIA JetPack 7.2 Full Setup: PyTorch, ROS 2 & LeRobot in 30 Minutes (2026)(Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qb_foDfCwo)
- [ros2log new package introduction by fujitatomoya · Pull Request #1217](https://github.com/ros2/ros2cli/pull/1217)
- [Do warehouse AMR operators actually monitor their fleets for security in production?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/do-warehouse-amr-operators-actually-monitor-their-fleets-for-security-in-production/56931)
- [Extending Support to AMD’s lineup of edge devices](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/extending-support-to-amds-lineup-of-edge-devices/56925/3)
- [Nvidia Jetson price increase by up to 100%, what other boards are you using to run ROS?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nvidia-jetson-price-increase-by-up-to-100-what-other-boards-are-you-using-to-run-ros/56841)
- [Built a tool that generates complete, production-ready ROS2 packages from plain English](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/built-a-tool-that-generates-complete-production-ready-ros2-packages-from-plain-english-web-app-and-cli-ros2vine-vercel-app-pip-install-ros2vine/56911)
- [Convert in the terminal](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/convert-in-the-terminal/56908)
- [PyZeROS: a Python-first alternative to `rclpy` over Zenoh](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/pyzeros-a-python-first-alternative-to-rclpy-over-zenoh/56806)
- [Multisensor fusion (dual-EKF + ANN pseudo-sensor + FLS) for indoor/outdoor handoff, TurtleBot3/Humble](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/multisensor-fusion-dual-ekf-ann-pseudo-sensor-fls-for-indoor-outdoor-handoff-turtlebot3-humble/56855)
- [Pavlov Mini Wheel: A ROS2-Based Quadruped Robot with Vision-Based Ball Tracking](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/pavlov-mini-wheel-a-ros2-based-quadruped-robot-with-vision-based-ball-tracking/56866)
- [Fully automated CAD to URDF with automatic Gazebo verification](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/fully-automated-cad-to-urdf-with-automatic-gazebo-verification/56857)
- [Guide to Imitation Learning with Cyclo Intelligence](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/guide-to-imitation-learning-with-cyclo-intelligence/56851)
- [Rclnodejs 2.1: Native ESM for a Web-Native ROS 2 SDK](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rclnodejs-2-1-native-esm-for-a-web-native-ros-2-sdk/55679)
- [The Buildfarm Dashboard is Live – Feedback Wanted!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcement-the-buildfarm-dashboard-is-live-feedback-wanted/56849)
- [ROS 2 Learning Path Architecture v0.1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-learning-path-architecture-v0-1-14-programs-benchmarked-zero-competency-models-a-skill-tree-and-gap-map-for-discussion/56847)
- [OnSLAM: Run LiDAR-inertial mapping on ROS1 bags directly from Windows](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/onslam-run-lidar-inertial-mapping-on-ros1-bags-directly-from-windows/56801)
- [Created a generic CNC gantary system](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/created-a-generic-cnc-gantary-system/56800)
- [Community feedback wanted: Intuitive robotics math and paper walkthroughs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-feedback-wanted-intuitive-robotics-math-and-paper-walkthroughs/56797)
- [Weekly Robotics #369](https://www.weeklyrobotics.com/weekly-robotics-369)
- [Kat Scott: First They Laugh, Then They Fight, Then You Win, Open-Source Robotics - Going Direct Conversations](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FGdnKFXT2BLVqkDnaQG2m)
- [AlohaMini: Open-Source Dual-Arm Mobile Robot with Motorized Lift](https://github.com/liyiteng/AlohaMini)
- [ROS 2/CUDA IPC support](https://github.com/dskkato/ros2_cuda_ipc)
- [yaqwsx/KiKit: Automation tools for KiCAD](https://github.com/yaqwsx/KiKit)
- [Full ROS 2 university course CS354](https://w3.cs.jmu.edu/spragunr/CS354/schedule.shtml)
- [MiniRHex: An Open-Source Hexapod Robot](https://robomechanics.github.io/MiniRHex/)
- [ROS 2 driver package for the MR-3 Mini palletizing robot](https://github.com/modena-robotics/mr3_mini_driver)
- [Micro ros on ESP32 using arduino IDE](https://www.hackster.io/514301/micro-ros-on-esp32-using-arduino-ide-1360ca)
- [ROSMicroPy microROS + Circuit Python](https://github.com/ROSMicroPy/ROSMicroPy)

# Who’s Hiring

- [Intrinsic](https://www.intrinsic.ai/careers#roles)
- [Rerun](https://rerun.io/careers)

# Got a Minute?

### We’re actively looking for more pull request reviewers. 👀

If you have a couple hours to spare each week we would love to assign you a few ROS pull requests! We’re planning to onboard a class of new reviewers at next week’s Waffle meeting. If you would like to join please DM me to set up a time to chat.

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**Author:** ![Katherine\_Scott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/katherine_scott/32/4434_2.png) [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-news-for-the-week-of-july-20th-2026/56937/2 "2026-07-24T18:54:05Z")

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**Author:** ![mjcarroll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/mjcarroll/32/35469_2.png) [@mjcarroll](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/mjcarroll)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-news-for-the-week-of-july-20th-2026/56937/3 "2026-07-25T14:35:15Z")

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Happy Birthday @kscottz !

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**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-news-for-the-week-of-july-20th-2026/56937/4 "2026-07-28T16:32:19Z")

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Happy Birthday, @kscottz! Thanks for all that you do.