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This session covers how one team uses Rust to power health technologies, decision support algorithms, and health devices across Subsaharan Africa and the US. Rust makes reaching the last mile of healthcare delivery cheaper, more resource efficient, and – in some cases – possible.

Open source has given us so much in the form of languages, compilers, operating systems, and, more recently, CPU core designs and AI models. In this talk, we will explore the possibility of bringing open source to another important part of modern life: personal transportation.

This talk distills key insights from the ICRA25 (IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation) workshop, presenting a comprehensive overview of how Rust is addressing critical pain points in robotics development. The robotics community is at an inflection point, seeking alternatives to traditional languages that struggle with memory safety and concurrency issues. This session provides a timely exploration of Rust’s potential to revolutionize how we build autonomous systems, offering attendees practical guidance on adoption pathways and highlighting real-world success stories. By bridging the academic research presented at ICRA with practical industry applications, this talk offers unique value to those interested in systems programming for safety-critical applications.