Solid Sands, an Amsterdam-based provider of compiler and library testing technology, develops tools and services for safety-critical software qualification. The company is preparing two webinars on robotics software infrastructure and C++ library qualification, with the first scheduled for June 24, 2026.
The first webinar, titled “Fixing the Foundation First: Continuous Confidence in Robotics Software Infrastructure,” will focus on the role of toolchain trust in modern robotics systems. According to the webinar description, the session will address risks associated with compiler and library defects, the challenges created by frequent software updates, and the need to demonstrate trust in the software build process.
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The session will also examine the EU Machinery Regulation in the context of AI-enabled robotics and discuss why continuous toolchain validation is becoming relevant for managing risk in evolving robotic systems. The topic is connected to a recent Solid Sands blog post, “Trusting the Machine That Builds the Machine,” which discusses the reliance of robotics and physical AI systems on the correctness of the software infrastructure used to build them.
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Solid Sands offers a Compiler Qualification Service based on SuperTest, its C and C++ compiler validation suite. The service is intended to test a compiler for compliance with the relevant ISO C or C++ standard under a specific compiler configuration and target execution environment. The qualification process, any compiler defects detected, and the required mitigations are documented in a qualification report.
The company states that these reports can be aligned with functional safety standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and EN 50128 / EN 50716. Solid Sands also notes that qualification can be performed using hardware targets, simulators, or emulators, depending on the project environment and the level of confidence required for the target system.
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Moreover, Solid Sands also provides a Library Qualification Service based on SuperGuard, which is used to qualify C and C++ standard library implementations for defined safety-critical use cases. The service documents library errors found during qualification and includes mitigations intended to support safe use of the library in a specific software project.
As additional context, Solid Sands recently announced an update to SuperGuard C++ Core that expands its coverage of C++ standard library multithreading facilities. The update adds qualification support for headers including <thread>, <condition_variable>, <mutex>, <shared_mutex>, and <atomic>. These facilities are relevant to robotics and embedded AI platforms that rely on multicore processors, SoCs, GPUs, NPUs, and other heterogeneous compute resources.
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The first webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 11:00 AM EDT, 8:00 AM PDT, 4:00 PM BST, and 5:00 PM CEST. It will feature Sjoerd Van der Zwaan, Chief Product Officer at Solid Sands, together with Circuit Cellar Editor in Chief Curtis Franklin.
Solid Sands has also scheduled a second webinar for July 8, 2026, titled “SuperGuard: Comprehensive Testing for C++ Multi-Threading Primitives.” That session will be presented by Marcel Beemster, CTO of Solid Sands, and appears to focus more directly on the company’s recent SuperGuard C++ multithreading update.
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