Meeting Announcement

• When: Thursday, December 10, 2026, 7:00 to 9:00pm
• Where: Artisans Asylum (96 Holton Street, Boston, MA 02135)
• Register: Register

Agenda

• 7:00 Mingle, network, show and tell
• 7:30 Lightning Talks
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• 7:45 Featured Speaker: Addisu Taddese
• 8:30 Q&A and Open Discussion
• 9:00 End of formal meeting

Featured Talk

Robotics in the Real World

Addisu Taddese, the lead maintainer of Gazebo, will give us insights from the inside. What is it like to work on a robotics simulation platform that is used by thousands of people around the world? What are the challenges and opportunities in robotics simulation?

Speaker: Addisu Taddese

Addisu Taddese is passionate about applying robotics research and advanced algorithms to hard problems. He brings both academic research experience in robotics and hands-on embedded hardware and software development from industry. He has a strong record of academic achievement, leadership, and teamwork, and is active in community outreach through robotics education and open source development.