# ROS News for the Week of March 31st, 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Community News\ **Tags:** weekly-update\ **Created:** [April 3, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-news-for-the-week-of-march-31st-2026/53775 "2026-04-03T19:32:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1

**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:** [April 3, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-news-for-the-week-of-march-31st-2026/53775/1 "2026-04-03T19:32:58Z")

# ROS News for the Week of March 31st, 2026 ![Copy of ROSBTBFeb26 (2)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/9/6/96c47835752b92d2b6627822715e1519c5408f6c.jpeg) ![Screenshot From 2026-04-03 11-25-22](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/b/e/beda36a7a06861c5ca6467b199cff02669eb3f80.jpeg) ![Screenshot From 2026-04-03 11-25-03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/c/d/cd9e5b3145f70ca0d7e8e8e3c02c585a1e080baa.jpeg) ![Screenshot From 2026-04-03 11-34-15](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/5/2/526af43ba9b6c178c1c2eab4b43f17e49e5edf4f.jpeg) Next week is light on events, but the following weeks are jam packed! There is a ROS Meetup in Malmo on the 14th of April, a ROS Meetup at Modex on the 15th, and ROS By-The-Bay on the 16th. Links are down in the events section. ![Workshops due April 5th Presentations Due April 26th Ticket sales begin May 11th](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/a/0/a082ea36876a651e59b8f15105e5471b9dbe8c3f.jpeg) [🚨ROSCon Global workshop proposals are due on April 5th, just two days from now!🚨](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/call-for-proposals-global-roscon-2026-in-toronto/53171) The submissions deadline to talk at ROSCon Global is a little over three weeks away. ![Copy of LyricLuth (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/5/8/58b617c6e981d19c4380ca103a09c767acaccc19.jpeg) We’re starting the release process for ROS 2 Lyrical Luth, our next ROS 2 LTS release. [The release timeline has been published](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Releases/Release-Lyrical-Luth.html) and the [RMW feature freeze is on April 6th, 2026.](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/upcomming-rmw-feature-freeze-april-6th-2026-ros-lyrical/53696) If you want to pitch in consider joining our [ROS Lyrical Release Working Group.](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-lyrical-release-working-group/52691) ![innate](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/a/6/a61cd64dbf1d8f99c61baeb9d3a0730ce6d64055.gif) ![Screenshot From 2026-04-03 11-34-15](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/5/2/526af43ba9b6c178c1c2eab4b43f17e49e5edf4f.jpeg) This week I met with the fine folks at [Innate.bot](https://www.innate.bot/) who are building a very awesome homage to the Turtlebot and the LeRobot SO-101. They’re holding a [hackathon at Y-Combinator next Saturday.](https://luma.com/robohacks-at-YC) ![robotis](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/1/c/1cf3504930040020c9abc8b20d2e4a3df35a98db.gif) Our colleagues at Robotis, the makers of the much-loved Dynamixel servos, have released a [new 5-finger, 20 DOF HX5-D20 hand with ROS 2 support](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-5-finger-20-dof-hx5-d20-hand-with-ros-2/53705) that looks incredible. ![mrr](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/2/8/281f21be9808c76c8f93e9e98b646463111719c2.gif) [MRReP is a mixed reality-based hand-drawn reference path editing Interface for mobile robot navigation that runs on ROS.](https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.00059). The demo video makes it look like a great approach to both debugging and programming mobile robots. [[source code]](https://mertcookimg.github.io/mrrep/) [[video]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvEE64nKEKA) # Events - [2026-04-09 Pittsburgh Physical AI Happy Hour](https://luma.com/0w68fvi3?utm_content=374254743&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-1356767330856955904) - [2026-04-11 Innate Bot Robot Hackathon at YCombinator](https://luma.com/robohacks-at-YC) - [2026-04-14 ROS Meetup Malmö Sweden](https://luma.com/5q6i7012) - [2026-04-15 ROS Breakfast at Modex (RSVP by 2026-03-30)](https://luma.com/7znsksxx) - [2026-04-17 Intrinsic AI for Industry Challenge Deadline](https://www.intrinsic.ai/events/ai-for-industry-challenge) – [More details](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ai-for-industry-challenge-challenge-details/52380) - [2026-04-13 Cloud Robotics WG Meeting – Custom Capabilities in Transitive Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/custom-capabilities-in-transitive-robotics-cloud-robotics-wg-meeting-2026-04-13/53709) - [2026-04-16 ROS By-The-Bay April 2026 @ Beckhoff](https://www.meetup.com/ros-by-the-bay/events/314079261/) - [2026-05-21 Second ROS Meetup Karlsruhe](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/second-ros-meetup-karlsruhe-21-may-2026/53069) - [2026-04-21 Accelerating Robotics Development with Qt Robotics Framework](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/webinar-accelerating-robotics-development-with-qt-robotics-framework/53584) - [2026-04-25 Robots on Ice 2026](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/robots-on-ice-2026-tickets-1984681716440) - [2026-04-26 Global ROSCon 2026 in Toronto Proposals Due](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/call-for-proposals-global-roscon-2026-in-toronto/53171) - [2026-04-29 =\> 2026-04-30 ROS Meetup Medellín Colombia](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-meetup-medellin-colombia-29-30-apr-2026/52892) - [2026-04-03 TEROS: Texas ROS Meetup at UT Austin](https://teros-texas.github.io/) - [2026-05-03 Robotics Meetup Bremen](https://mayr-robotics.com/meetup/) - [2026-05-04 OpenCV-SID Conference On Computer Vision & AI](https://opencv.org/oscca/) - [2026-05-04 =\> 2026-05-08 SPACERAISE Space Robotics Summer School](https://spaceraise.academy/#week1) - [2026-05-17 ROBORACER @ ICRA 2026](https://autodrive-ecosystem.github.io/competitions/roboracer-sim-racing-icra-2026/) - [2026-05-21 Second ROS Meetup Karlsruhe](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/second-ros-meetup-karlsruhe-21-may-2026/53069) - [2026-05-22 Stanford Robotics Drone Hackathon](https://www.stanfordhorizons.com/) - [2026-05-23 =\> 2026-05-24 Open Hardware Summit 2026 in Berlin](https://2026.oshwa.org/) - [2026-05-23 Open Hardware Summit at TU Berlin](https://ticket.nodeforum.org/OHS26/) - [2026-05-25 Toronto Robotics Community Event](https://luma.com/tron5yd9) - [2026-06-21 =\> 2026-06-26 RPL Summer school in robotics, perception and learning, Stockholm, Sweden.](https://summer-school.rpl.eecs.kth.se/) - [2026-06-22 =\> 2026-06-25 ROSCon France in Paris](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-fr-2026-22-au-25-juin-2026-jussieu-paris/52527) - [2026-06-22 =\> 2026-06-26 iRoboCity2030 Summer School 2026: ROS 2, AI and Field Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/irobocity2030-summer-school-2026-ros-2-ai-and-field-robotics/53487) - [2026-07-02 Robot Fringe Festival 2026](https://www.robotfringe.com/) - [2026-07-17 Open Sauce Technology & Creator Festival](https://opensauce.com/) – We’re putting together a booth with OpenCV and OSHWA, if you want to demo your ROS robot, reach out. - [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) - [2026-08-03 =\> 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) - [2026-08-05 =\> 2026-08-06 ROSCon JP 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-jp-2026-in/52491) - [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) - [2026-08-26 → 2026-08-27 Ruggedize Agricultural Technology & Robotics Conference](https://ruggedize.ai/) - [2026-09-22 =\> 2026-09-24 Global ROSCon 2026 in Toronto](https://roscon.ros.org/2026/) - [2026-10-27 =\> 2026-10-28 ROSCon España Valencia](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-espana-valencia-27-y-28-de-octubre-de-2026/53290) - [2026-11-25 =\> 2026-11-26 ROSCon Belgium 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-belgium-2026/52931) # News - 🔜 [Call for Proposals: Global ROSCon 2026 in Toronto](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/call-for-proposals-global-roscon-2026-in-toronto/53171) - 🆒 [OSRA Projects Documentation Overhaul: New Information Architecture Design Complete](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/osra-projects-documentation-overhaul-new-information-architecture-design-complete/53682) - [Proposal for a new Gazebo Release Cadence](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/proposal-for-a-new-gazebo-release-cadence/52650) - [Gazebo PMC Meeting Minutes 2026-03-30](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-pmc-meeting-minutes-2026-03-30/53694) - [Two weeks remain to join the AI for Industry Challenge](https://www.intrinsic.ai/events/ai-for-industry-challenge) - [OSRA TGC meeting minutes for January, 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/osra-tgc-meeting-minutes-for-january-2026/53680) - [OSRA TGC meeting minutes for December, 2025](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/osra-tgc-meeting-minutes-for-december-2025/53679) - [OSRA TGC meeting minutes for October, 2025](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/osra-tgc-meeting-minutes-for-october-2025/53678) - [Weekly Robotics #354](https://www.weeklyrobotics.com/weekly-robotics-354) - [Building From Source Shouldn’t Be This Hard](https://prefix.dev/blog/building-from-source-not-hard) - [Robotics Meetup Bremen - every 1st Thursday of a month](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/robotics-meetup-bremen-every-1st-thursday-of-a-month/52832) - [Change of co-leads of Aerial ROS community group](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/change-of-co-leads-of-aerial-ros-community-group/53753) - [Interop SIG, 2 April 2026: OpenRobOps](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/interop-sig-2-april-2026-openrobops/53645) - [Asia friendly Gazebo contributors meeting](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/asia-friendly-gazebo-contributors-meeting/53179) - [Announcing MoveIt Pro 9 with ROS 2 Jazzy Support](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-moveit-pro-9-with-ros-2-jazzy-support/53723) - [ICRA 2026 Workshops with Travel Support Grants](https://www.ieee-ras.org/ras-tab-industry-connection-with-icra-2026-workshops-with-travel-support/) - [Failed AI tractor company lays off all employees, abandons Bay Area HQ](https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/monarch-ai-tractor-failure-22183476.php) - [PickNik Robotics gives MoveIt Pro 9.0 enhanced perception-to-motion, teleop capabilities](https://www.therobotreport.com/picknik-robotics-says-moveit-pro-9-0-enhanced-perception-to-motion-teleop-capabilities/) - [Saronic raises $1.75B to build autonomous ships at scale](https://www.therobotreport.com/saronic-raises-1-75b-build-autonomous-ships-scale/) - [Shield AI raises $2B for defense drone development, to acquire Aechelon](https://www.therobotreport.com/shield-ai-raises-2b-defense-drones-acquire-aechelon/) - [Icarus Robotics to test its free-flying robot in the ISS with Voyager](https://www.therobotreport.com/icarus-robotics-to-test-its-free-flying-robots-in-the-iss-with-voyager/) - [PDW raises over $110M for its drone-based defense systems](https://www.therobotreport.com/pdw-raises-over-110m-for-its-drone-based-defense-systems/) - [FedEx chooses partnerships over proprietary tech for its automation strategy](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/fedex-chooses-partnerships-over-proprietary-tech-for-its-automation-strategy/) - [Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $1B, again](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/physical-intelligence-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-raise-1-billion-again/) # ROS - 🎸 [Lyrical Luth Release Timeline](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Releases/Release-Lyrical-Luth.html) - 🎸 [Upcomming RMW ROS 2 Lyrical Luth Feature Freeze - April 6th, 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/upcomming-rmw-feature-freeze-april-6th-2026-ros-lyrical/53696) - 🎸 [ROS Lyrical Release Working Group](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-lyrical-release-working-group/52691) - 🆒 [MRReP: Mixed Reality-based Hand-drawn Reference Path Editing Interface for Mobile Robot Navigation](https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.00059) - [code](https://mertcookimg.github.io/mrrep/) - [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvEE64nKEKA) - 🆒 [New 5-finger, 20 DOF HX5-D20 hand with ROS 2](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-5-finger-20-dof-hx5-d20-hand-with-ros-2/53705) - 🆒 [so101-ros2-behaviors: ROS 2 behavior-based control for the SO-101 robotic arm using IMU-driven interaction](https://github.com/bighianifrancesco-gif/so101-ros2-behaviors) - 🆒 [Terminal PCL Visualizer](https://github.com/nathanshankar/terminal_pcl_visualizer) - [VAMP: Vector Accelerated Motion Planner](https://zkingston.com/vamp-web/) - [AgenticROS: Connects ROS with OpenClaw, Claude, and Google Gemini](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/agenticros-connects-ros-with-openclaw-claude-code-desktop-dispatch-and-google-gemini/53699) - [gz\_sim\_led\_plugin: Simulate LEDs for your robots in Gazebo!](https://github.com/jasmeet0915/gz_sim_led_plugin) – [GZ PR](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/pull/3353) - [sesame-robot: An open and affordable mini quadruped robot based on ESP32](https://github.com/dorianborian/sesame-robot) - [RoboManipBaselines: various imitation learning methods and benchmark environments for robotic manipulation](https://github.com/isri-aist/RoboManipBaselines) - [reBot-DevArm: Open Source Robotic Arm for All Developers](https://github.com/Seeed-Projects/reBot-DevArm) - [Open3D: A Modern Library for 3D Data Processing](https://github.com/isl-org/Open3D) - [openMVG: open Multiple View Geometry library](https://github.com/openMVG/openMVG) - [Rocky’s Open-Source Build Thread (AI for Industry Challenge)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rockys-open-source-build-thread-ai-for-industry-challenge/53155) - [Rapid deployment of OpenClaw and GraspGen crawling system](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rapid-deployment-of-openclaw-and-graspgen-crawling-system/53764) - [Interactive GUI toolkit for robotics visualization](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/interactive-gui-toolkit-for-robotics-visualization-python-c-runs-on-desktop-and-web/53752) - [Two Weeks of Camera Calibration: Turning Pixels Into Trust](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/two-weeks-of-camera-calibration-turning-pixels-into-trust/53749) - [Astryin: A Post-Mortem Analysis & Visualization Toolkit for Nav2](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/project-astryin-a-post-mortem-analysis-visualization-toolkit-for-ros-2-navigation/53747) - [On message standardization (and a call for participation)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/on-message-standardization-and-a-call-for-participation/53744) - [Detailed Standards for REP-2026-04](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/policy-change-detailed-standards-for-rep-2026-04-lyrical-enforcement/53717) - [Portable simulation world bundle](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/portable-simulation-world-bundle-does-this-make-sense/53653) - [TurtleBot4 Navigation Tuning Result](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/turtlebot4-navigation-tuning-result/53609) - [Compositional C++ log framework for ROS 2](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/compositional-c-log-framework-for-ros2/53472) - [RFC: Open standard for robot-to-human light signaling](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rfc-open-standard-for-robot-to-human-light-signaling-looking-for-technical-feedback-from-ros-2-developers/53656) - [Turtlebot 3 Deep Reinforcement Learning Navigation](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/turtlebot-3-deep-reinforcement-learning-navigation/42405) - [Real-time Nav2 parameter tuning GUI](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nav2-config-real-time-nav2-parameter-tuning-gui-no-restart-needed/53633) - [Rewire — stream ROS 2 topics to Rerun with zero ROS 2 build dependencies](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rewire-stream-ros-2-topics-to-rerun-with-zero-ros-2-build-dependencies/53233) - [ROSDeck: configurable split-pane ROS 2 operator panel for Android](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rosdeck-configurable-split-pane-ros-2-operator-panel-for-android-ios-coming-soon/53466) - [Energy-Efficient Autonomous Navigation Benchmarking](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/energy-efficient-autonomous-navigation-benchmarking/53208) - [New packages for Humble Hawksbill 2026-03-29](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-humble-hawksbill-2026-03-29/53631) - [Robot Transformational Motion Visualizer](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/robot-transformational-motion-visualizer/53608) - [FusionCore, which is a ROS 2 Jazzy sensor fusion package](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/fusioncore-which-is-a-ros-2-jazzy-sensor-fusion-package-robot-localization-replacement/53502) - [PiBot low cost ROS robot](https://github.com/BennytheBomb/pibot) - [Launch-plus: Bazel-like selective builds for ROS 2 that works with your existing project, today](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/launch-plus-bazel-like-selective-builds-for-ros-2-that-works-with-your-existing-project-today/53252) - [Benchmarking Full-Stack ROS 2 Simulation Platforms for Mobile Robots](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11457326) - [Articulated Robotics: How to add Battery Monitoring to any robot (Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWyUaSFRExg) - [4D Radar-Inertial Odometry Based on Gaussian Modeling and Multi-Hypothesis Scan Matching](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11442283) - [source](https://github.com/robotics-upo/gaussian-rio-cpp) - [ROS 2 with Nix](https://sgvd.ai/post/2026-03-25-ros2-with-nix/) # Jobs - [Dexory | Join Us: Build a Career in Robotics & Logistics](https://www.dexory.com/career) - [Careers at Intrinsic | Intrinsic](https://www.intrinsic.ai/careers#roles) # Got a Minute? ⏰ Here are a couple of recent issues that could use some attention. - [Proposal: Expose `is_data_valid` API for Loaned/Zero-Copy Messages · Issue #3119 · ros2/rclcpp](https://github.com/ros2/rclcpp/issues/3119) - [Update classes to use gz::utils::UniqueImplPtr · Issue #603 · gazebosim/gz-sensors](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sensors/issues/603) - [Support uniform tag for skeletal animations in elements (DAE/BVH) · Issue #3440 · gazebosim/gz-sim](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/issues/3440) ### _No ROS News next week. I will be on vacation exploring the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico and looking for desert tortoises._ 🏜 ---

**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:** [April 3, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-news-for-the-week-of-march-31st-2026/53775/2 "2026-04-03T19:33:08Z")