ROS OE Community Meeting #54 - 2026/04/27 @ 3pm UTC
All ROS 2 and Yocto combos now up-to-date, roadmap discussions ahead.
The ROS OpenEmbedded (OE) Community is convening for its 54th meeting on Monday, April 27, 2026, at 3pm UTC (5pm CEST / 11am EDT / 8am PDT). This milestone meeting comes after the community successfully updated all supported combinations of ROS 2 and Yocto Project releases, clearing the path for strategic roadmap discussions. The primary focus will be on the Oeros reference distribution, including defining the golden combination of software and hardware, selecting reference boards for testing and demos, and creating demos to showcase capabilities. Improved developer workflows are also a key agenda item, aiming to streamline the integration of ROS 2 with embedded Linux via Yocto.
The meeting will be held via Google Meet, with dial-in options available for those who cannot use video. Community members are encouraged to join the Open Robotics Zulip Channel (#OpenEmbedded) for pre-meeting chat and ongoing collaboration. Meeting minutes from previous sessions are available on GitHub, providing context for the roadmap items. This event is part of a regular series that has been running since at least 2024, with meetings like #50 (March 2, 2026) and #51 (March 16, 2026) already completed. The group's work is critical for enabling ROS 2 on custom embedded hardware, a key requirement for robotics applications in manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, and IoT devices.
- Meeting #54 focuses on Oeros reference distribution: golden combination, reference boards, and demos.
- All supported ROS 2 and Yocto Project release combos are now up-to-date, enabling roadmap discussions.
- Community uses Google Meet and Zulip for collaboration; meeting minutes are on GitHub.
Why It Matters
This meeting drives the standard for ROS 2 on embedded Linux, critical for robotics hardware integration.