25.4 - April 2025

No pranks, just progress. April may be fooling, but the Wandelbots NOVA release 25.4 is the real deal.

What's new?

New settings

New release, new settings! The settings app is not only dressed in other colors but also has additional features. You can now manage your cells, add description to your cells and use quaternion to add a TCP to your virtual robot.

Created cells and robots will not be deleted when updating to Wandelbots NOVA 25.4.

Join the Wandelbots NOVA Discourse!

We are excited to announce the launch of our new community platform, the Wandelbots NOVA Discourse! This is a place for you to connect with other users, share your experiences, and get help with any questions you may have. We encourage you to join the conversation (opens in a new tab) and be part of our growing community.

Supported robots

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

ABB

• IRB 2600ID 185 15
• IRB 2600ID 200 8
• IRB 1300 0.9/11
• IRB 1300 1.15/10
• IRB 1300 1.40/7
• IRB 1300 1.40/12
• IRB 1600 1.20/6
• IRB 1600 1.20/10
• IRB 1600 1.45/6
• IRB 1600 1.45/10
• IRB 2600 1.65/12
• IRB 2600 1.65/20
• IRB 2600 1.85/12
• IRB 4600 2.50/20
• IRB 4600 2.05/45
• IRB 4600 2.05/60
• IRB 4600 2.55/40

FANUC

• Arc Mate 120iD/12L

KUKA

• KR 12 R1810-2

What's better?

• When adding a KUKA, hover on KLI and RSI IP address fields to display explanations on how to find the IP address.
• When updating to another version of Wandelbots NOVA, the update progress is now displayed in the settings app.
• When moving the robot to a pose in the pose list via Move to, the robot moves with the velocity set with the velocity slider.
• The model of FANUC Arc Mate 120iD/12L has been updated.
• The default Wandelscript is now tailored to the selected motion group by embedding the robot's home pose for consistent execution and linking the open program set to the motion group, ensuring the script runs out of the box without manual controller or motion group ID configuration.

Bug fixes

• The login to Wandelbots NOVA cloud instances using the TypeScript app template (available via GitHub and NOVA CLI) no longer requires an access token in the env.local file.
• Apps like Robot Pad will no longer temporarily show errors right after starting instances.
• After the update, the licensing backend was not ready which caused the user to see a "No license found" dialog. This fix will redirect to waiting screen until the licensing backend is ready.

Under investigation

• Yaskawa robots are temporarily only supported for development use as long term operations (less than 2 hours) cannot be ensured.

Technical details

Updated KUKA option packages

Updated KUKA option package to 1.3.0.0. Please update the KUKA option package to the latest version for optimal Wandelbots NOVA support.

Download the updated KUKA option packages

Documentation

• Have you ever wanted to experience real-time 3D visualizations of robot trajectories? Then head to Rerun to set up Rerun for usage with Wandelbots NOVA.
• Moved collision handling back into the Wandelscript menu since it's related to Wandelscript functionality. Added useful information about execution behaviour and debugging.
• Issues connecting a physical Yaskawa to Wandelbots NOVA? Check out the connection guide in video format.
• Updated Add robot in settings so it includes now also the necessary steps after having connected successfully a physical robot to NOVA and before being able to put your Wandelscript skills to the test.
• Updated OPC UA documentation to standardize terminology.