diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/aron_conversions.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/aron_conversions.cpp
index 859f3d601024ba97dd0e59e938afaba2718a95a1..39ee8bccc7bc774bd0ec200819578307983c9278 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/aron_conversions.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/aron_conversions.cpp
@@ -25,3 +25,11 @@ void armarx::armem::toAron(arondto::ObjectInstance& dto, const objpose::ObjectPo
 }
 
 
+armarx::armem::MemoryID
+armarx::armem::obj::makeObjectInstanceMemoryID(const objpose::ObjectPose& objectPose)
+{
+    return MemoryID("Object/Instance")
+           .withProviderSegmentName(objectPose.providerName)
+           .withEntityName(objectPose.objectID.str())
+           .withTimestamp(objectPose.timestamp);
+}
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/aron_conversions.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/aron_conversions.h
index 7ea733e99c75895ff7aba463f36a0f53d0c4bd38..feeed6834096a92af81e5904d291cc7dc49b4b05 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/aron_conversions.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/aron_conversions.h
@@ -12,4 +12,14 @@ namespace armarx::armem
 
     void fromAron(const arondto::ObjectInstance& dto, objpose::ObjectPose& bo);
     void toAron(arondto::ObjectInstance& dto, const objpose::ObjectPose& bo);
+
+}
+
+
+#include <RobotAPI/libraries/armem/core/MemoryID.h>
+
+namespace armarx::armem::obj
+{
+    /// Make a Memory ID for the object instance snapshot representing this pose.
+    MemoryID makeObjectInstanceMemoryID(const objpose::ObjectPose& objectPose);
 }