Open source autonomy from ground to orbit | ED @dronecode @linuxfoundation | PX4 Β· Pixhawk Β· MAVLink Β· Space Grade Linux | π²π½
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10 Apr 2016
And remember kids, loyalty and respect can't be bought.
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π The link from research to industry is short with PX4. The same stack runs in the lab and in production, so work moves forward instead of starting over.
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π A lot of the researchers I met are looking for their first industry job. The talent is there for anyone paying attention. Already looking forward to the next one.
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Jun 9
Iβm excited to present both my autonomy projects at ROSCon 2026, from air to orbit. Toronto, Sept 22-24.
Space Grade Linux @PX4Autopilot
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Jun 9
Air: a full-day workshop on Day 1, βAdvanced Aerial Robotics with PX4 and ROS 2: Custom Flight Modes and Beyond,β with Beniamino Pozzan and Patrik Pordi.
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Workshops are Tuesday, Sept 22, seating is capped, and they sell out, so register early. Program and tickets at roscon.ros.org/2026.
If youβre in Toronto Sept 22-24, come find us.
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π The full speaker schedule for ROSCon Global 2026 has been released!
Join us this September in Toronto to discover the latest innovations in open source robotics and #ROS.
We have'll 10 amazing workshops, 3 lightning talk sessions, 10 BoF sessions, demos, and 52 talks.
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One of the hardest talks of my career π’, but it is done. Invited keynote titled "Designing Navigation Frameworks in ROS 2" at the 8th International Workshop on Robotics Software Engineering (RoSEβ26) within #ICRA2026, the most important Robotics conference in the world.
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.@Dronecode is expanding member benefits that bring real value to our community, thanks to our partner Ascend Engineering. Want to talk membership? Reach out, happy to guide you through it.
dronecode.org/announcing-newβ¦
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May 29
Today we welcome @DeltaQuadUAV as @Dronecode latest Platinum member π
dronecode.org/dronecode-welcβ¦
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Here is your #ROS and open source robotics news for this week:
βοΈ#ROS & @Dronecode Meetups at ICRA
βοΈ@IntrinsicAI Challenge narrows to 31 competitors
βοΈ@PolymathRobots on making ROS executors fast
βοΈ@SeeedStudio certified open hardware arm
βοΈRCLNodeJS version 2.0 drops
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May 29
Space is hard
Blue Origin's New Glenn just blew up at LC-36 while attempting to Static Fire ahead of NG-4.
nsf.live/spacecoast
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Kilometer-Scale GNSS-Denied UAV Navigation!π
We won the SPRIN-D Fully Autonomous Flight Challenge, and our paper was accepted to ICRA 2026! π₯³
π Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2510.01348
π¬ Video: youtube.com/watch?v=vgRaCkPJβ¦
π» Webpage: gnssdenied.github.io/
#mrsgroupprague @SPRIND
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Are you heading to @ieee_ras_icra in Vienna next week? π¦πΉπ₯¨π»π€
Want to meet other open source #ROS developers working in academia?
We've teamed up with @Dronecode / @PX4Autopilot to host to separate open source meetups after the conference on Tuesday and Thursday.
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May 25
I'll be at ICRA 2026 in Vienna next week, and if you're going too, let's grab a beer.
We're doing a Dronecode Social on Thursday, June 4, at the Schweizerhaus beer garden. Starts at 7 PM. No agenda, just aerial robotics folks and friends hanging out. @auterion is sponsoring
May 25
Going to ICRA 2026 in Vienna? Come grab a beer with the aerial robotics crew and friends.
Dronecode Social, Thu June 4, 7 PM, Schweizerhaus beer garden in the Prater. Food drinks on @auterion.
RSVP: luma.com/5bmh9rl2
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May 25
Going to ICRA 2026 in Vienna? Come grab a beer with the aerial robotics crew and friends.
Dronecode Social, Thu June 4, 7 PM, Schweizerhaus beer garden in the Prater. Food drinks on @auterion.
RSVP: luma.com/5bmh9rl2
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May 23
We're back! π Aerial Robotics community group meetings return on May 28, 2026 β’ 5:00 PM (UTC).
Topic: The Unified Autonomy Stack - Generalizable Autonomy across Robot Morphologies w/ Kostas Alexis and @MihirDharmadhi1 from @arlteam
Don't miss it! π
discourse.openrobotics.org/tβ¦
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