25.3 - March 2025

Spring has arrived and with it a new Wandelbots NOVA release with exciting new features and improvements.

SECURITY

This release contains the following security improvements:

• Communicating with OPC UA via Wandelscript is now possible with SSL certificates to ensure secure communication.

• The default velocity for Wandelscript is now set to 50mm/s. This enables safe robotic movements in case of missing velocity values.

We recommend updating to this version. ‚

What's new?

Integrate camera into simulation scene

You can now simulate your camera in NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ and use it to retrieve data of work pieces or other objects. The work piece or object data can then be used to adapt robotic movements to the work piece or object.

Read more on how to integrate a camera into the simulation scene.

Use OmniGraph Nodes with Wandelbots NOVA

Add Input and Output signals to your simulation scene with simplified visual scripting. OmniGraph Nodes are a powerful tool to create complex logic and control the behavior of your simulation scene. Get started with OmniGraph Nodes.

MAGMA planner app

A new app is available in the Wandelbots NOVA app store: the MAGMA planner. It allows for collision-free P2P movements based on the MAGMA library. Not available on cloud instances.

Connection lost symbol

If the connection to the robot is lost, a symbol will appear in the Robot Pad's safety bar to indicate the connection status including a detailed description.

Japanese character support for Yaskawa

Japanese characters are now supported for Yaskawa robot controllers in settings and via API.

Supported robots

The following physical and virtual robots joined the Wandelbots NOVA family:

KUKA

• KR LBR iisy 11 R1300
• KR KR240 R2700
• KR KR360 L240-3
• KR KR500 L340-3

FANUC

• CRX-30iA
• M-900iB/280L
• M-900iB/360E
• R-2000iC/210F

Yaskawa

• HC20 DTP

New ABB controller supported

Wandelbots NOVA now supports the ABB Omnicore controller. Find the list of supported ABB robots and controllers here, as well as which value to enter in settings when adding the new controller.

What's better?

• Wandelbots NOVA now automatically reconnects to Isaac Sim after connection loss.

Bug fixes

• Robot motors only activate after the activation is toggled instead of upon loading the robot in RobotPad.
• Fixed connection issues when activating two robots individually.
• Offline usage of Wandelbots NOVA API on physical instances is possible again.
• Fixed issue where robots could be successfully created in settings but ran into a timeout error in Robot Pad.

read robot poses

Read robot pose commands now respect the default TCP setting in Wandelscript.

In earlier NOVA versions, Wandelscript's default TCP was ignored by read commands. If you ran a Wandelscript to read the robot's pose, the robot would move to its Cartesian pose. However, if you then changed the active TCP using the Robot Pad or API, e.g. by jogging the robot, and ran the Wandelscript again, the robot's movement would differ from before.

Unexpected velocity changes

When executing joint movements, the robot's velocity would sometimes change unexpectedly. This issue has been resolved.

Under investigation

• Import of virtual robots with specifications, e.g. TCP, fails the first time. Find the workaround in the FAQ section.
• Moving the ABB in manual mode does not work reliably and switching from automatic mode to manual mode requires reconnecting to the robot controller. We're on it.

Technical details

Updated KUKA option packages

Updated KUKA option package to 1.2.0.0. Please update the KUKA option package to the latest version for optimal Wandelbots NOVA support.

Download the updated KUKA option packages

New Isaac Sim extension version & NVIDIA Omniverse compatibility

Wandelbots NOVA 25.2 requires the Wandelbots NOVA extension (Omniservice) version 1.47.1 for full functionality. Please remember to download the new Wandelbots NOVA extension (Omniservice) for NVIDIA Isaac Sim from the Developer Portal or from GitHub.

Wandelbots NOVA 25.2 now only supports NVIDIA Isaac Sim version 4.0 and higher.

Documentation

• Added note that all robots in a cell need to be connected properly in order for Wandelscript for one specific robot to work.
• Updated FAQ entry for how to avoid singularities by specifying HOME_J and PLACE_1 in the Wandelscript examples and more details for angling mounted tools.
• Added links to the rotation glossary entry whenever rotation values are mentioned to highlight the difference between quaternions and radians notation, both used by Wandelbots NOVA.
• Specified API endpoints in the NOVA API chapter and FAQ section.
• Added example for read pose and joint values from robot
• Added more information about the cloning process
• Titled available extensions and highlighting that plugins are available in Wandelscript and in Python here.
• Added hint that the Python SDK supports the use of Python libraries.
• Added step to switch from automatic mode to T1 mode when looking for the KUKA's IP address
• Updated KUKA option package to 1.2.0.0
• Added safe communication section to the OPC UA chapter.
• Added default velocity (50 mm/s) and maximum possible velocity to Wandelscript velocity entry.
• Added maximum trigger value for OPC UA server.
• Added note about Python library support to FAQ
• Removed interrupted movements section from the Wandelscript examples as it is no longer supported.
• Added instruction for bottle opener example
• Updated Wandelscript examples to include TCP definition