Special Nvidia GTC edition ROS-by-the-Bay with SVR

ROS By-The-Bay is the Bay Area's only meetup exclusively for Robot Operating System (ROS) users.
We're hosting an NVIDIA GTC after party in conjunction with our friends at Bots and Beer / Silicon Valley Robotics.
A NEW VENUE
We'll be meeting at Circuit Launch's awesome new location in Mountain View (599 Fairchild Drive, Mountain View). You may recognize the building as it used to be the Hacker Dojo and Boston Dynamics' office.
Our speakers this month will include

• Emerson Knapp, a staff engineer at Polymath Robotics, former ROS TSC member, and frequent project contributor will discuss some of his recent contributions and how they relate to his work at Polymath.
• Karsten Patzwaldt, Senior Manager, Robotics Platform, NVIDIA, Joys and pitfalls of using ROS on modern robotics stacks.
• Katherine Scott, ROS developer advocate at Intrinsic will discuss the recent ROS Metrics Report, ROSCon 2025, the ROS 2 Kilted Kaiju release, and other miscellaneous topics.

Agenda

• 6-7pm - Pizza and networking
• 7-8pm - Talks and Q&A
• 8-9pm - Additional networking time and cleanup

Additional Details

• We'll provide pizza and refreshments!
• We plan to have at least two hours for networking.
• Talks start promptly at 7pm, please arrive early if you would like to enjoy a slice of pizza.
• Event attendees must comply with the ROS Code of Conduct.