Brian Gerkey

We believe that ROS and our other open-source projects at Open Robotics are essential to the next generation of robotics. This principle drives governance, development, and collaboration within our Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA), and we continue to see an expanding global community and ecosystem as the industry increasingly shares this view. This session will include an overview of the current state of open source in robotics and AI and a discussion about our strategic priorities and plans under the OSRA:

• Embrace the AI revolution - be the premier open source platform for developing AI-driven robotic systems
• Expand accessibility and ease of use - make our projects much easier to install and use across all major platforms
• Adopt modern tools from industry - empower professional developers with enhanced support for modern tools

Implementation/Focus Areas:

• The Physical AI Special Interest Group (SIG) - key achievements and immediate goals, prominent contributors
• Incorporation of principles into ROS, ros-controls, Gazebo, Open-RMF, and Infrastructure governance, roadmap features, and development
• Collaboration with key community stakeholders to drive adoption and knowledge sharing