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ROSCon UK 2025

Edinburgh

15 - 17 September

ROSCon UK 2025


ROSCon UK 2025 will be held at the University of Edinburgh, Informatics Forum on 15 - 17 September, 2025. ROSCon UK 2025 is a chance for ROS developers of all levels, beginner to expert, to spend an extraordinary 3 days learning from and networking with the ROS community of the UK in Edinburgh. Get tips and tricks from experts and meet and share ideas with fellow developers.

ROSCon UK is a developers conference. The programme will comprise a mixture of networking and social events, workshops, technical talks, and tutorials that will introduce you to new tools and libraries, as well as teach you more about the ones you already know. The bulk of the programme will be focusing on contributions from the United Kingdom.

We aim for ROSCon UK to represent the entire ROS community in the UK. Whoever you are, whatever you do, and wherever you do it, if you are interested in ROS, then we want you to join us at ROSCon UK. We encourage women, members of minority groups, and members of other under-represented groups to attend ROSCon UK. We expect all attendees to follow our code of conduct.

If you have questions, concerns, or ideas for ROSCon UK 2025, please contact the executive committee.

We also welcome suggestions for what else we can do to encourage more participation. Contact us if you have ideas that you would like to share.

Dates

ROSCon UK 2025 Key Dates


Call for Proposals circulated

14 April 2025


Talk and workshop proposal submission deadline

26 May 2025 9 June 2025 (extended deadline)


Lightning talk submission deadline

10 June 2025


Proposal acceptance notification

20 June 2025


Sponsors

Sponsor ROSCon UK 2025!

We are now accepting sponsorships for ROSCon UK 2025! Full details regarding our sponsorship benefits are listed in our sponsorship prospectus. We recommend that you claim your spot as soon as possible; exhibitor space and sponsorship add-ons are limited.

Whether you are ready to commit to a specific level or have a question or special request regarding the sponsorship program, please contact the executive committee.


Organisation

Organizing Committee


General Chair

Ingo Keller

Dr. Ingo Keller
Head of Robotics - The National Robotarium,
Member - Tartan Robotics Collective


Programme Committee

Sabine Hauert

Prof. Dr. Sabine Hauert
Programme Chair,
Professor of Swarm Engineering - University of Bristol,
Board of Directors - Open Source Robotics Foundation

Hugo Sardinha

Dr. Hugo Sardinha
Publicity Chair,
Senior Software Engineer - Launchpad Build


Organising Committee Members

Alejandro Bordallo

Dr. Alejandro Bordallo
Senior Robotics Engineer & Scientist - University of Edinburgh,
Member - Tartan Robotics Collective

Bence Magyar

Dr. Bence Magyar
Principal Software Engineer - Locus Robotics,
Member - Tartan Robotics Collective

Tom Moore

Tom Moore
VP of Robotics Software - Locus Robotics,
Member - Tartan Robotics Collective

Vladimir Ivan

Dr. Vladimir Ivan
VP of Robotics - Touchlab,
Member - Tartan Robotics Collective


Code of Conduct

All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to accept the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.

The Quick Version

Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers.

The Less Quick Version

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, technology choices, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.

Sponsors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, sponsors should not use sexualised images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualised environment.

If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately. Conference staff can be identified as they’ll be wearing badges as well as there will be staff at the registration desk.

Conference staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.

We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and workshop venues and conference-related social events.

Archive

Past ROSCon events

Even though this is the very first ROSCon UK, ROSCon is not a new conference. There has been an international ROSCon held annually since 2012.

If you’d like to know more we have archives of all the past programmes with recordings of the talks and most of the slides. The sites can be found at the locations below.

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