# ROS News for the week of May 11th, 2026

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**Created:** [May 15, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-news-for-the-week-of-may-11th-2026/54889 "2026-05-15T19:59:40Z")\
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# ROS News for the week of May 11th, 2026

 ![REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/e/2/e2370bcaf293303776a583bbfde1f0e824e1137a.jpeg)  
🎉 **Registration for ROSCon Global is now open!** We launched with a fantastic list of workshops for 2026 from all of your favorite package maintainers We recommend you take advantage of our early bird tickets which make workshop registration effectively free!

  

 ![Swag Sale (2)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/0/6/06834238f5be5195d355b0926cdd4c58dc52e99d.jpeg)  
Our Lyrical test and tutorial party wrapped up yesterday and we’re still triaging tickets. All I can say right now is that we closed WAY MORE tickets than last year and consequently smashed more bugs than last year. 🪲 🔨 Big thanks to everyone who pitched in, we really appreciate your help. _Personally, I was really impressed with the attention to detail from our tester this year._ Your keen eyes really helped us find a ton of things that need to get fixed.

**Lyrical Luth will be released next Friday, May 22nd!** Expect a bunch of fanfare and excitement. If you want to grab some swag you can do so via our swag store.

  

 ![Screenshot From 2026-05-15 12-13-49](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/1/b/1bb2b578389adc123a4768cc30163f7681113b7d.png)  
 ![Screenshot From 2026-05-15 12-13-30](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/4/3/43422cd2777a574914e3b200a1219d2148180f3a.png)  
 ![Screenshot From 2026-05-15 12-13-18](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/e/a/eab263759514253e29ac3455091d7be6aa0f0b3c.png)  
 ![Screenshot From 2026-05-15 12-12-39](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/8/d/8d38cbde439362b89488b92170a69df2fd9b1133.png)

[Altara is a React component library for real-time robotics telemetry and user iterfaces](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/altara-open-source-react-component-library-for-ros2-dashboards/54668). It connects natively to ROS Bridge and ships with components that most people end up rebuilding from scratch. It looks super handy!

  

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/c/8/c8c3f4bf4f0e4e7e49a024308b582dace68d65a8.png)  
[Polka is a low latency point cloud ROS 2 node which, merges LIDAR scans, re-publishes laser scans, provides granular filtering, and performs de-skewing.](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/polka-your-everything-pointcloud-node-release-v0-2/54808) It looks like a great starting point for a more advanced laser scan stack.

  

 ![aea214bc77b80f3f43ba37693f880f22f2db509c21035x537](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/8/e/8ee6096df3115a415d4af3811ae33084b1cc5ec2.png)  
[This RViz 2D plot plugin is something so simple, so practical, and so useful that I am really surprised it didn’t already exist!](https://github.com/amgaber95/rviz_2d_plot_plugin) Great work @Abdelrahman!

# Events

- [2026-05-16 ROS Japan UG #62 Vibe Codingしばりのハッカソン](https://rosjp.connpass.com/event/391958/?utm_campaign=event_publish_to_follower&utm_source=notifications&utm_medium=twitter)
- [2026-05-17 ROBORACER @ ICRA 2026](https://autodrive-ecosystem.github.io/competitions/roboracer-sim-racing-icra-2026/)
- [2026-05-18 Cloud Robotics WG Meeting](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/preparing-for-state-of-cloud-robotics-survey-cloud-robotics-wg-meeting-2026-05-18/54759)
- [2026-05-18 Cracow Robotics & AI Meetup #15](https://luma.com/9kzvfh2p)
- [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)
- [2026-05-28 ROS Meetup à Nantes](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-meetup-a-nantes-28-05-2026/54557)
- [2026-06-03 MoveIt Pro Works Here: Inventia Life Science Develops LIGŌ 3](https://picknik.ai/webinars/Inventia.html?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9plIyicpfJW35axK57PO4Llqync1m-mek2VWG9VvPHh2KHFIESRszVz1wl8vSLmNf59ilkSigqRNmCEcM0gYLmUa66VQ&_hsmi=28966984&utm_content=28966984&utm_source=hs_email)
- [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)
- [2026-08-04 =\> 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)
- [2026-08-26 → 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 2026](https://roscon.org.es/roscon2026/ROSConES2026.html)
- [2026-11-05 International Conference on Humanoid Robotics, Innovation & Leadership](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/international-conference-on-humanoid-robotics-innovation-leadership/53922)
- [2026-11-25 =\> 2026-11-26 ROSCon Belgium 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-belgium-2026/52931)

# News

- 🆒 [ROSCon Global 2026 Registration Now Open! Workshop and exhibitor info now available!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-global-2026-registration-now-open-workshop-and-exhibitor-info-now-available/54710)
- [Accelerating Physical AI: FANUC Integrates with Intrinsic and Flowstate](https://www.intrinsic.ai/blog/posts/accelerating-physical-ai-fanuc-integrates-with-intrinsic-and-flowstate)
- [Hello Robot’s latest Stretch 4 is bigger, faster, and stronger than previous versions](https://www.therobotreport.com/hello-robots-latest-stretch-4-is-bigger-faster-and-stronger-than-previous-versions/)
- [Video: Material Handling Robots, Robot Navigation, More](https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-material-handling-robots)
- [Oishii raises $150M for its robotic vertical farming system](https://www.therobotreport.com/oishii-raises-150m-robotic-vertical-farming-system/)
- [Automated Tire decloaks with new autonomous tire-changing SmartBay](https://www.therobotreport.com/automated-tire-decloaks-smartbay-autonomous-tire-changing/)
- [Hugging Face launches agentic toolkit for Reachy Mini](https://www.therobotreport.com/hugging-face-launches-agentic-toolkit-for-reachy-mini/)
- [Roboto.ai Added to RBR 50 for 2026](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7460335059745710080/)
- [b-Robotized on Scaling ROS](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7460043640292212736/)
- [InOrbit.AI has been selected to be part of the Gemini Startup Forum](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7460389065083961345/)

# ROS

- [Lyrical Luth Test and Tutorial Party Instructions](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/lyrical-luth-test-and-tutorial-party-instructions/54427)
- [New packages for Humble Hawksbill 2026-05-14](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-humble-hawksbill-2026-05-14/54843)
- 🆒 [Polka - Your everything pointcloud node Release v0.2](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/polka-your-everything-pointcloud-node-release-v0-2/54808)
- 🆒 [jros2 Cellphone Sensor Bridge: Native ROS 2 nodes on Android](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/jros2-cellphone-sensor-bridge-native-ros-2-nodes-on-android/54804)
- 🆒 [rviz\_2d\_plot\_plugin: Live 2D Plotting Inside RViz 2](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/open-source-rviz-2d-plot-plugin-live-2d-plotting-inside-rviz-2/54831)
- 🆒 [RViz 2 plugin for live 2D plotting of ROS 2 topic data directly inside RViz.](https://github.com/amgaber95/rviz_2d_plot_plugin)
- 🆒 [Altara — open-source React component library for ROS 2 dashboards](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/altara-open-source-react-component-library-for-ros2-dashboards/54668)
- [Micro-ROS on Microcontrollers: Porting Guide with Custom Interfaces](https://www.einfochips.com/blog/porting-micro-ros-on-any-microcontroller-with-custom-interfaces/?utm_content=438676196&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-1130269110)
- [A proposal for a LidarScan sensor message](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/a-proposal-for-a-lidarscan-sensor-message/53225)
- [What patterns of logs or warnings should an automated bridge promote to structured faults in ROS 2?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/what-patterns-of-logs-or-warnings-should-an-automated-bridge-promote-to-structured-faults-in-ros-2/54865)
- [Upcoming Lyrical Feature Freeze](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/upcoming-lyrical-feature-freeze/54152)
- [CLIM: Open-RMF-style Delay Advisory and Evidence Windows for command-feedback integrity](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/poc-clim-open-rmf-style-delay-advisory-and-evidence-windows-for-command-feedback-integrity/54853)
- [Parallel robots in ROS](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/parallel-robots-in-ros/54781)
- [MBF - My quadruped robot dog](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/mbf-my-quadruped-robot-dog/54828)
- [GitHub & Code Hosting](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/github-code-hosting/54771)
- [Official state and timeline of ROS2 Bazel build](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/official-state-and-timeline-of-ros2-bazel-build/54756)
- [Handling high hardware/communication latency (~360ms)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/handling-high-hardware-communication-latency-360ms/54754)
- [Bridging ROS 2 and VDA5050-style Fleet Telemetry: Command Integrity via NARH](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/demo-bridging-ros-2-and-vda5050-style-fleet-telemetry-command-integrity-via-narh/54752)
- [Improving Gazebo Asset Import Workflow for External Models with Textures](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/improving-asset-import-workflow-for-external-models-with-textures-fbx-gltf-glb-usdz-etc/54622)
- [Introducing an Rviz Alternative that runs SUPER FAST](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/introducing-an-rviz-alternative-that-runs-super-fast/54723)
- [Gazebo PMC Meeting Minutes 2026-05-11](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-pmc-meeting-minutes-2026-05-11/54724)
- [ROS 2 Info v2.0.0 — fastfetch for your ROS 2 workspace](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-info-v2-0-0-is-out-fastfetch-for-your-ros-2-workspace/54722)
- [Built an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) for warehouse automation](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/built-an-autonomous-mobile-robot-amr-for-warehouse-automation-from-cad-to-code/54698)
- [rbot: an open-source AMR simulation stack for ROS 2 Jazzy and Gazebo Harmonic](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rbot-an-open-source-amr-simulation-stack-for-ros-2-jazzy-and-gazebo-harmonic/54694)
- [RoboInfra is the missing infrastructure layer for robotics development](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roboinfra-is-the-missing-infrastructure-layer-for-robotics-development/54690)
- [emcon\_gz\_hardware\_interface: A DDS-bypassing hardware interface for Gazebo Harmonic](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/release-emcon-gz-hardware-interface-a-dds-bypassing-hardware-interface-for-gazebo-harmonic/54549)
- [ROS 2 Launch YAML/XML Schema + VS Code Integration](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-launch-yaml-xml-schema-vs-code-integration-validation-completion-substitutions/54667)
- [ros2\_lingua: A safe, dependency-aware grounding engine for LLMs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-lingua-a-safe-dependency-aware-grounding-engine-for-llms/54645)
- [volcaniarm: a 2-DOF stepper motor arm for weed detection in agriculture](https://github.com/LevinTamir/volcaniarm_ws)
- [tesseract\_python Release 0.6.0a1](https://github.com/tesseract-robotics/tesseract_python/releases/tag/0.6.0a1)
- [Nav2 + Open-RMF: How We Built a Scalable Fleet Coordination System with Andino](https://ekumenlabs.com/blog/posts/nav2-open-rmf-fleet-coordination/)
- [rosbag\_timing\_inspector: A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing](https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector)
- [Numpy-only dynamic object removal for LiDAR point clouds](https://github.com/rsasaki0109/dynamic-3d-object-removal)
- [Homebrew Tap for pre-built ROS 2 binaries (Humble, Kilted, Jazzy) for macOS Apple Silicon](https://github.com/idesign0/homebrew-ros2)
- [Build and run ROS 2 natively on macOS](https://github.com/idesign0/ros2_macOS)
- [artemis\_mission\_simulator: simulate NASA’s Artemis missions using ROS 2 and Gazebo!](https://github.com/jasmeet0915/artemis_mission_simulator)
- [LiDAR\_IMU\_Init Robust Real-time LiDAR-inertial Initialization Method](https://github.com/hku-mars/LiDAR_IMU_Init)
- [OpenVO: Implementation of Open-World Visual Odometry with Temporal Dynamics Awareness](https://github.com/PhucNDA/OpenVO)
- [SAM3D: Segment Anything in 3D Scenes](https://github.com/Pointcept/SegmentAnything3D)
- [q3dviewer - Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=panasonic-ad.q3dviewer)
- [Awesome-Geospatial: Long list of geospatial tools and resources](https://github.com/sacridini/Awesome-Geospatial)
- [openMVS: open Multi-View Stereo reconstruction library](https://github.com/cdcseacave/openMVS)
- [UIUC LeKiwi - Low-Cost Mobile Manipulator](https://github.com/SIGRobotics-UIUC/LeKiwi)
- [NextBestPath: Efficient 3D Mapping of Unseen Environments](https://github.com/shiyao-li/NextBestPath)
- [PythonRobotics: Python sample codes and textbook for robotics algorithms.](https://github.com/AtsushiSakai/PythonRobotics)
- [Autonomous Vehicle Control Beginners Guide in Python](https://github.com/ShisatoYano/AutonomousVehicleControlBeginnersGuide)

## Who’s Hiring?

- [Intrinsic](https://www.intrinsic.ai/careers#roles)
- [Dexory](https://www.dexory.com/open-positions)

# Got a Minute? ⏰

The Lyrical Test & Tutorial Party is over but we still have [bugs on the board that need to get smashed.](https://github.com/orgs/ros2/projects/79) 🪲 🔨

I’m so busy today I probably won’t have time to close the T&T party PR submission form until Monday. 😉

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