ROS PMC Minutes for Februrary 10, 2026
The Robot Operating System's next major distribution, Lyrical, gets a firm launch date of May 22, 2026.
Deep Dive
The ROS (Robot Operating System) Project Management Committee (PMC) held its weekly meeting on February 10, 2026. Key decisions include confirming Shane Loretz as the 'Lyrical Ross Boss' and setting the official release date for the 'Lyrical' distribution to Friday, May 22, 2026. The committee also established a new Release Working Group and addressed platform support for Resolute (Ubuntu 26.04), Windows 11, and RHEL 10.
Why It Matters
This sets the roadmap for the next generation of ROS 2, impacting thousands of robotics developers and companies building on the platform.