Brussels / 31 January & 1 February 2026

schedule

UB2.147


Day Start (UTC+1) End (UTC+1) Track(s)
Saturday 10:30 18:55 Robotics and Simulation
Sunday 09:00 16:55 Distributions
09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Saturday Welcome to the Robotics and Simulation devroom
"Turning a cheap commercial vacuum cleaner into a useful Open Source mapping tool"
Calibrate good times! The tools and methods to get top-quality robot data.
Bridging robotics and systems programming: Why Copper-rs is a game changer
Apptainer: Easy Containerization for Robotics
Just1 - An Open-Source Autonomous Mecanum Wheel Robot
Modernizing ROS 2 Skills: Hacking and Orchestrating Cloud Brains, Physical Sensors, and the Network
Benchmarking platform for robot localization systems
rosidlcpp: A Journey Through ROS2 Build Time Optimization
A Core Developer's insights on Gazebo's Future
Introducing rclrs: the official ROS 2 client library for Rust
Open-Source Robotics in Practice: Lessons from Upkie Wheeled Bipeds
Middleware Pain? Meet iceoryx2
Precision Landing with PX4 and ROS 2 using Aruco Markers
Simple, Safe, Open: Building Your First ROS 2 Rover with Rust and Pixi
Vehicle Dynamics Sim: accurately and easily simulate actuation limits
Productionising ROS when you have no choice (with Bazel)
ArduPilot Advanced Integration
The Technical Stacks Behind Botronics’ iXi Autonomous Golf Trolley
ROS-Z: A Rust/Zenoh-native stack, fully ROS 2-compliant
EasyNav: An open-source framework for navigating everywhere
AutoAPMS: Lightweight and versatile integration of behavior trees into the ROS 2 ecosystem
PlotJuggler: the log visualization tool loved by roboticists
Sunday Distributions DevRoom: Opening Remarks
The Varlink IPC System
Commoditizing the Build: How Containers Save Our Contributor Base
Packaging eBPF Programs in a Linux Distribution: Challenges & Solutions
From Code to Distribution: Building a Complete Testing Pipeline
Relying on more transparent & trustworthy sources for Arch Linux packages
Building ISOs from OCI containers
What Image-Based Systems Taught Us About Linux Distributions: Lessons From Kairos and Why We Built Hadron
The saga of official binary packages for Gentoo Linux
CentOS MythBusters
Distributing Rust in RPMs for fun (relatively speaking) and profit
The road ahead to post-quantum cryptography for Fedora
Error recovery at boot with MicroOS and systemd-bless-boot
ParticleOS, from Fedora to Feast: Stirring Traditional Distros into Immutable Delights
Forging Fedora Project’s Future With Forgejo
32 years of Debian: how a do-ocracy keeps evolving

Events

Title Speakers Track Start (UTC+1) End (UTC+1)

Saturday

  Welcome to the Robotics and Simulation devroom
Arnaud Taffanel Robotics and Simulation 10:30 10:35
  "Turning a cheap commercial vacuum cleaner into a useful Open Source mapping tool"
Stef Dillo Robotics and Simulation 10:35 11:00
  Calibrate good times! The tools and methods to get top-quality robot data.
Roland Meertens, Sam Pfeiffer Robotics and Simulation 11:05 11:30
  Bridging robotics and systems programming: Why Copper-rs is a game changer
Guillaume BINET Robotics and Simulation 11:35 12:00
  Apptainer: Easy Containerization for Robotics
Malte Schrader Robotics and Simulation 12:05 12:10
  Just1 - An Open-Source Autonomous Mecanum Wheel Robot
Nicolas Rodriguez Robotics and Simulation 12:10 12:15
  Modernizing ROS 2 Skills: Hacking and Orchestrating Cloud Brains, Physical Sensors, and the Network
Miguel Xochicale Robotics and Simulation 12:15 12:20
  Benchmarking platform for robot localization systems
Agustin Alba Chicar, Júlia Marsal Robotics and Simulation 12:20 12:25
  rosidlcpp: A Journey Through ROS2 Build Time Optimization
Anthony Welte Robotics and Simulation 12:25 12:30
  A Core Developer's insights on Gazebo's Future
Jose Luis Rivero Robotics and Simulation 12:35 13:20
  Introducing rclrs: the official ROS 2 client library for Rust
Esteve Fernández Robotics and Simulation 13:25 13:50
  Open-Source Robotics in Practice: Lessons from Upkie Wheeled Bipeds
Stéphane Caron Robotics and Simulation 13:55 14:20
  Middleware Pain? Meet iceoryx2
Michael Poehnl Robotics and Simulation 14:25 14:50
  Precision Landing with PX4 and ROS 2 using Aruco Markers
Ramon Roche, Beniamino Pozzan Robotics and Simulation 14:55 15:20
  Simple, Safe, Open: Building Your First ROS 2 Rover with Rust and Pixi
Christophe Simon, Nicolas Daube Robotics and Simulation 15:25 15:35
  Vehicle Dynamics Sim: accurately and easily simulate actuation limits
Arne Baeyens Robotics and Simulation 15:35 15:45
  Productionising ROS when you have no choice (with Bazel)
Ricardo Delfin Robotics and Simulation 15:45 15:55
  ArduPilot Advanced Integration
PIERRE KANCIR Robotics and Simulation 15:55 16:05
  The Technical Stacks Behind Botronics’ iXi Autonomous Golf Trolley
Antoine Van Malleghem, Enzo Ghisoni, David Moli Robotics and Simulation 16:10 16:55
  ROS-Z: A Rust/Zenoh-native stack, fully ROS 2-compliant
Julien Enoch, Yuyuan Yuan Robotics and Simulation 17:00 17:25
  EasyNav: An open-source framework for navigating everywhere
Francisco Martín Rico, Francisco Miguel Moreno Robotics and Simulation 17:30 17:55
  AutoAPMS: Lightweight and versatile integration of behavior trees into the ROS 2 ecosystem
Robin Müller Robotics and Simulation 18:00 18:25
  PlotJuggler: the log visualization tool loved by roboticists
Davide Faconti Robotics and Simulation 18:30 18:55

Sunday

  Distributions DevRoom: Opening Remarks
Justin Wheeler, Shaun McCance, Mauro Gaspari, Lucas Kanashiro Distributions 09:00 09:05
  The Varlink IPC System
Lennart Poettering Distributions 09:05 09:55
  Commoditizing the Build: How Containers Save Our Contributor Base
Dan Čermák Distributions 10:00 10:25
  Packaging eBPF Programs in a Linux Distribution: Challenges & Solutions
Daniel Mellado, Mikel Olasagasti Distributions 10:30 10:55
  From Code to Distribution: Building a Complete Testing Pipeline
František Lachman, Cristian Le Distributions 11:00 11:25
  Relying on more transparent & trustworthy sources for Arch Linux packages
Robin Candau Distributions 11:30 11:55
  Building ISOs from OCI containers
Ondřej Budai Distributions 12:00 12:25
  What Image-Based Systems Taught Us About Linux Distributions: Lessons From Kairos and Why We Built Hadron
Mauro Morales, Dimitris Karakasilis Distributions 12:30 12:55
  The saga of official binary packages for Gentoo Linux
Andreas K. Hüttel, Sam James Distributions 13:00 13:25
  CentOS MythBusters
Carl George Distributions 13:30 13:55
  Distributing Rust in RPMs for fun (relatively speaking) and profit
Fabio Valentini Distributions 14:00 14:25
  The road ahead to post-quantum cryptography for Fedora
Clemens Lang Distributions 14:30 14:55
  Error recovery at boot with MicroOS and systemd-bless-boot
Danilo Spinella Distributions 15:00 15:25
  ParticleOS, from Fedora to Feast: Stirring Traditional Distros into Immutable Delights
Luca Boccassi Distributions 15:30 15:55
  Forging Fedora Project’s Future With Forgejo
Akashdeep Dhar, Tomáš Hrčka Distributions 16:00 16:30
  32 years of Debian: how a do-ocracy keeps evolving
Andreas Tille Distributions 16:30 16:55