February News

🤝 Support the Robot Framework Foundation

Join the Foundation! With 80+ member companies, we work together to grow Robot Framework, its ecosystem, and its global community.

The Robot Framework Foundation is a non-profit organization. That means membership fees go directly into maintaining and improving Robot Framework core, supporting ecosystem projects, enabling releases, and organizing community initiatives like RoboCon and other events.

Robot Framework is used by thousands of teams — but its future depends on those who choose to actively support it.

If your company relies on Robot Framework, the decision is in your hands:
bring it to your knowledge manager, engineering leadership, or whoever steers tooling decisions. Even relatively small membership contributions add up — and collectively, they allow us to do bigger, faster, and more ambitious releases across the core and ecosystem.

If you benefit from the tool, consider helping sustain it.

There’s no better time to step in and support the Foundation. 💚

🚀 Ecosystem Updates & New Releases

RoboCon season always seems to trigger a release wave — and this year is no exception. Here are the latest updates across the Robot Framework ecosystem:

Browser Library 19.12.5
Hotfix release with updated Playwright and dependency refreshes.

• Uses Playwright 1.58.2

• Updates AssertionEngine to 4.0

• General hotfix improvements for stability
  👉 Release notes

Robot Framework Dashboard 1.6.2
A notable release: Robotdashboard is now part of the MarketSquare ecosystem.

• Project moved from personal GitHub to Robot Framework MarketSquare (older links may 404)

• Release focuses on the transition and updated docs/links
  👉 Release info

Pabot 5.2.1
Patch release fixing issues introduced in 5.2.0.

• Improved CTRL+C handling

• Fixes incorrect stderr.out filename in error output
  👉 Release notes

SchemathesisLibrary 2.2.0
API-testing library update with a key enhancement for session handling.

• Supports external session objects with Case and Case And Validate keywords
  👉 Release notes

OpenApiTools 2.0.0
Major OpenApiTools release (includes breaking changes — check notes before upgrading).

• Large update with extensive release notes
  👉 Release notes

robotframework-find-unused 0.7.0
Another big step toward v1.0.0.

• Adds support for data-driven syntax (test templates)

• Fixes counting of __init__.robot, keywords containing ., and more
  👉 Release notes

Robocop 8.0.0
Major Robocop release, right on time for RoboCon.

• Big update (see changelog + detailed notes)
  👉 Changelog · Release notes

RF-MCP 0.30.0
Release focused on better support for small/medium LLMs.

• Improves reliability of the tool surface for smaller models
  👉 Release info

PythonLibCore 4.5.0
Core helper component for building larger RF Python libraries.

• Internal refactor

• Fixes recursion-depth error on getattr
  👉 Release notes

robotframework-libdocgen 2.1.1
Documentation generator update focused on dashboard usability.

• Grouped dashboard navigation (opt-in via config)

• Better keyword indexing + improved navigation UX
  👉 Release notes

robotframework-reportlens 0.1.3
Failure-first HTML report generator gets correctness/workflow improvements.

• Deep linking, stable IDs, correct setup/teardown rendering

• UI workflow tweaks based on early feedback
  👉 Project page

robotframework-testdoc 0.4.3
External Testdoc tool continues to evolve with better docs + templating.

• Official documentation site + mkdocs support

• Template support (mkdocs + custom Jinja2) and metadata APIs
  👉 Project page

ExcelSage 1.2.0
Quality-of-life improvements for Excel-heavy workflows.

• Remove Empty Rows keyword

• Workbook aliasing + switching for multi-workbook workflows
  👉 Release notes

💡 Have a new release coming up?
Let us know in Slack or drop us a note — we’re happy to feature your tool, library, or plugin in the next newsletter.

🎫 RoboCon 2026 – Now Moving Online

RoboCon Helsinki 2026 was an incredible few days — thank you to everyone who joined us in Finland and helped make it such a strong event. 💚

But we’re not done yet.

In just two weeks, RoboCon continues online — with a fresh program, new talks, hands-on workshops, and plenty of opportunities to connect in Gather.Town.

Were you in Helsinki? Join and reconnect.
Missed it? Even more reason to jump in.

🎟 20% Online Discount
Code: RBCN-ONL-20

💻 Global Online Edition

Workshops: 3 March 2026
Conference Day 1 (EMEA / Asia friendly): 4 March 2026
Conference Day 2 (Americas friendly): 5 March 2026
Community Day: 6 March 2026

🧠 Online Workshops – Still Spots Available

Full-day, practical deep dives:

• Integrating AI & Robot Framework
• Handling and Testing Cloud-Native Applications
• Dynamic & Hybrid Libraries in Robot Framework

🎉 Watch Parties – Join Locally, Connect Globally

Watch RoboCon together instead of alone. Local Watch Parties are happening across Europe — including Germany, Finland (students), and Poland.

Some locations offer sponsored community tickets starting from €10, making it an easy way to experience RoboCon in a local setting while staying connected to the global event.

👉 Find your local Watch Party

🎥 Helsinki Recap Live Stream

Want a glimpse of the Helsinki energy?

📅 25 February 2026
🕑 12:00 GMT

👉 Watch live

Events, Meetups & Conferences

RoboCon Helsinki may be behind us, but the community momentum continues — and RoboCon Online is just around the corner.

Here’s what’s coming up next:

Meet-up – RFUGM: Robot Framework User Group Munich
📅 19 February 2026
📍 Checkmk Office, Kellerstr. 27, München
Local community meetup with practical insights and exchange among Robot Framework users.

Conference – RoboCon 2026 (Online)
📅 3–6 March 2026
💻 Available Online · Sanctioned by the Foundation

Workshops, two conference days across time zones, and a global Community Day — all accessible from wherever you are.

Can’t travel? Create your own RoboCon atmosphere.
Host an internal company watch session, gather your team in a meeting room, or invite a few local Robot Framework friends over and join together. It doesn’t have to be big to be meaningful.

Group ticket options are available — making it easy to turn RoboCon Online into a shared experience.