OSRA TGC approves 2026 tech strategy, expands to 54 members

The OSRA TGC met virtually on March 26, 2026, with 15 delegates and several observers. Chair Geoff Biggs approved minutes from January, introduced new members bringing total to 54 organizations, and revised project reports to written format to encourage discussion. Major decisions included adopting OSRF's 2026 Technology Strategy (moved by Biggs, seconded by Steve Peters, passed by consensus) and scheduling the 2026 funding round to start in June to avoid conflict with the ROS Lyrical Luth release. The TGC also agreed to extend funding eligibility to SIGs, enabling the Physical AI SIG to apply.

SIG updates highlighted two major advances. The Interoperability SIG (led by Michael Grey) reported that ARTC (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) adopted Crossflow for AMR workflow management, finding behavior trees unable to handle interdependent processes. The Physical AI SIG (Tully Foote, Yadunund Vijay) now has all five working groups active, focusing on accelerated memory integration into the Lyrical Luth release. Hardware vendors are encouraged to engage. The committee also held an in-depth 2nd anniversary review of OSRA processes, with Chair Biggs creating discussion threads for improvement topics. Action items include circulating minutes, providing funding proposal guidance, and continuing process debates.