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ROSCon Global 2027

  • Dates: Oct 12 – 14, 2027
  • Place: Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland
  • Organiser: Open Source Robotics Foundation

ROSCon Global is the annual developers' conference for the Robot Operating System (ROS), run by Open Robotics. It usually has a workshop day followed by two days of talks, lightning talks, Birds-of-a-Feather sessions and an exhibit hall. The 2026 edition in Toronto ended on 24 Sep 2026. The next one, ROSCon Global 2027, is announced for 12–14 Oct 2027 in Kraków, Poland, its first time in Poland.

Key facts

  • Dates: ROSCon Global 2027: 12–14 October 2027, Kraków, Poland (announced on the ROSCon 2026 site and Open Robotics Discourse).
  • Scale of 2026: ROSCon Global 2026 was the 15th ROSCon and had 53+ sponsors by early August 2026.
  • Free livestream: ROSCon Global 2026 was livestreamed free on Vimeo (two tracks). Recorded talks are promised 'in a couple of weeks' after each event.
  • Regional network: Open Robotics ran seven regional ROSCons in 2025. The ROSCon archive lists six regional editions for 2026 (BE, ES, KR, SG, TR, UK).

Important dates

  • ROSCon Global 2027 (Kraków): 12–14 October 2027 (upcoming)

Official links

  • ROSCon Global 2026 (wrap-up page with 2027 announcement): https://roscon.ros.org/2026/
  • ROSCon Global 2026 livestream / wrap-up thread: https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-global-2026-live-stream/58340
  • ROSCon 2025 archive: https://roscon.ros.org/2025/
  • Open Robotics Discourse: https://discourse.openrobotics.org/
  • X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/OpenRoboticsOrg
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-source-robotics-foundation/

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