ROS Meetup Medellín Colombia - 29-30 Apr 2026

The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Colombia chapter has officially announced the ROS Meetup Medellín 2026, a two-day community event scheduled for April 29-30. Designed to strengthen the local robotics ecosystem, the meetup will bring together developers, researchers, and industry professionals working with ROS (Robot Operating System), ROS2, and autonomous systems. The event leverages Medellín's growing reputation as a technology and innovation hub, with day one dedicated to a poster session at Universidad EIA and day two featuring talks at Parque Explora. The organizing team, led by community member miguelgonrod, has opened registration and calls for participation, aiming to showcase Colombian projects and foster collaboration.

The meetup represents a strategic effort to consolidate Colombia's position in the global robotics landscape by connecting academic research, industrial applications, and the open-source community. Participants can share work on ROS-based projects, AI-driven solutions, and autonomous systems, with the event serving as a follow-up to previous successful meetups in Bogotá and Cali. For professionals, this provides a critical networking platform to exchange knowledge on tools like ROS2, discuss implementation challenges, and explore commercial applications. The event's bilingual nature (with a Spanish Users Group component) also highlights efforts to make advanced robotics development more accessible in the region.