Hello there 
We’re delighted to share a recap of ROSCon UK 2026, the second ROSCon UK! 
This year, the UK ROS community gathered in Edinburgh at the Pollock Estate Complex.
We had three brilliant days of workshops, deep dives, talks, lightning talks, lab tours and demos. People of every experience level came, from first-time ROS users to long-time maintainers, and there were plenty of great conversations and new connections.
Some Numbers
- Date & Location: 21–23 Oct 2026 | Pollock Estate Complex, Edinburgh
- 240 Attendees from 42 companies and 21 universities, with a roughly 50/50 split between academia and industry
- ~100 additional visitors at our brand-new Community Builder event, where we opened the exhibition hall to the people of Edinburgh
- 52 Contributions: 2 keynotes, from Lars Grimstad (Saga Robotics) and Adam Norton (NERVE Center, UMass Lowell), plus 9 workshops, 11 deep-dives, 11 talks and 20 lightning talks
- 18 Sponsors, including 14 Exhibitors
- 17 Volunteers & 15 program reviewers
- Tours & Demos at Edinburgh Informatics and the National Robotarium
- 1 Gala Dinner at the Playfair Library, Old College, kindly sponsored by Analog Devices
Thank You
A huge thank you to our hosts, the National Robotarium and the University of Edinburgh School of Informatics, and to all of our sponsors:
Platinum: Autodiscovery
Gold: Kinisi, Locus Robotics, Neuracore, Dexory, OLO Robotics, Arduino
Silver: Digiflec, Franka, ARIA, Booster Robotics, Touchlab, Robotical, Analog Devices (Gala Dinner Sponsor), Intrinsic
Video Sponsor: Roboverse Reply
A huge thanks also to our keynote speakers, and to every speaker, workshop lead, volunteer and attendee who made ROSCon UK 2026 such a special event!
Videos, slides and workshop materials will be published soon, along with photos from the event. Stay tuned!
ROSCon UK 2026
Save the Date: ROSCon UK 2027
ROSCon UK is heading south! ROSCon UK 2027 will be held in Bristol from 5–7 July 2027 at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. Sign up for updates on the website.
See you in Bristol! 
The Tartan Robotics Collective, in conjunction with the Open Source Robotics Foundation