ROSCon Global 2026: A record-breaking event
ROSCon Global 2026: A record-breaking event
ROSCon Global 2026, held in Toronto, was the largest edition of the event with over 1000 attendees from 40+ countries and 325+ companies. The event featured new ROS distributions, acquisitions, and platform support, showcasing the growth of the open source robotics community.
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Reported numbers
attendees
>1,000
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In the spirit of open source, ROSCon Global truly is a community gathering. It’s a fantastic event, with new and old friends assembling from around the globe, sharing treats from their home countries, and learning about the latest developments in open source robotics. ROSCon Global 2026 took place recently in Toronto, and the numbers speak for themselves: it was our largest ROSCon Global ever . The event hosted 1000+
Open source S2Canadian attendees
>300
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attendees (nearly half of them also workshop attendees), representing 40+ countries, 325+ companies, and 45+ universities. Impressively, more than 300 of those attendees hailed from Canada (and from nearly 150 Canadian organizations), showing just how strong the Canadian robotics ecosystem has grown. On top of that, the event also featured 58 sponsors and 46 exhibitors in a bustling sold-out expo hall, and more than
Open source S3Canadian organizations
150
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attendees (nearly half of them also workshop attendees), representing 40+ countries, 325+ companies, and 45+ universities. Impressively, more than 300 of those attendees hailed from Canada (and from nearly 150 Canadian organizations), showing just how strong the Canadian robotics ecosystem has grown. On top of that, the event also featured 58 sponsors and 46 exhibitors in a bustling sold-out expo hall, and more than
Open source S3sponsors
58
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attendees (nearly half of them also workshop attendees), representing 40+ countries, 325+ companies, and 45+ universities. Impressively, more than 300 of those attendees hailed from Canada (and from nearly 150 Canadian organizations), showing just how strong the Canadian robotics ecosystem has grown. On top of that, the event also featured 58 sponsors and 46 exhibitors in a bustling sold-out expo hall, and more than
Open source S3exhibitors
46
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attendees (nearly half of them also workshop attendees), representing 40+ countries, 325+ companies, and 45+ universities. Impressively, more than 300 of those attendees hailed from Canada (and from nearly 150 Canadian organizations), showing just how strong the Canadian robotics ecosystem has grown. On top of that, the event also featured 58 sponsors and 46 exhibitors in a bustling sold-out expo hall, and more than
Open source S3
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In the spirit of open source, ROSCon Global truly is a community gathering. It’s a fantastic event, with new and old friends assembling from around the globe, sharing treats from their home countries, and learning about the latest developments in open source robotics. ROSCon Global 2026 took place recently in Toronto, and the numbers speak for themselves: it was our largest ROSCon Global ever . The event hosted 1000+
Open source S2
attendees (nearly half of them also workshop attendees), representing 40+ countries, 325+ companies, and 45+ universities. Impressively, more than 300 of those attendees hailed from Canada (and from nearly 150 Canadian organizations), showing just how strong the Canadian robotics ecosystem has grown. On top of that, the event also featured 58 sponsors and 46 exhibitors in a bustling sold-out expo hall, and more than
Open source S3
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