Highlights​

This update is all about RobVision in RobCo Studio: a self-service labeling tool that lets you fine-tune a model with real-world images, a new model generation underneath it, and a reworked Models tab to manage the versions you train.

• Labeling & Fine-Tuning: If a model does not perform well enough on the line, import real images, label them, and train a refined model version yourself, in roughly 30 minutes end to end.
• New model generation: One network now predicts detection, mask, pick-point and rotation. Rotation is a continuous angle, so the "Resolution Angle" setting is gone.
• Models tab: All model versions in one table. Stop a running training, deploy any successful version, and roll a version out to several Control Units at once.

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RobFlow 8.3 is a RobVision update. All changes concern vision-based picking and the RobVision camera.

Also new in RobCo Studio: A major RobCo Studio update adds an annotation tool for RobVision, so you can label your own images for vision training. You can find more information in the RobCo Studio release notes.

• Fewer mispicks: RobVision can now sort out implausible detections before the Robot moves to pick them.
• Latest vision trainings work out of the box: Projects from our newest RobVision trainings run right away, with sensible default settings.
• Easier to judge camera calibration quality: See whether a poor camera calibration comes from the camera image or from the Robot poses, so you know what to fix.

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New "No Data" bucket in the OEE metrics​

The OEE metrics in robco.studio/metrics now show a No Data bucket next to the other time categories.

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RobFlow 8.2 reworks how RobFlow talks to Modbus/TCP devices and tightens up Flow control. The theme throughout is that failures should be visible: a read that fails now pauses the Flow and says so, and an output that the controller does not confirm stops the Flow rather than being assumed to have been applied.

• One socket per device: Connections sharing a host and port now share a single TCP socket and route by unit ID, so refreshing many Variables at once no longer exhausts a device's connection limit.
• Modbus writes off the event loop: Writes run in a worker thread, so the HTTP API, websockets, and safety server stay responsive even when a device goes offline.
• Read failures are reported: A failed Modbus read raises an error and pauses the Flow instead of passing silently.
• Confirmed outputs: "Set Outputs" waits for the controller to confirm each value, and stops the Flow — naming the Variable — if it does not.
• Reliable Stop and Pause: The Stop Node halts a Flow that is already paused, and a Pause Node reached in a parallel branch no longer needs a second resume.

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RobFlow 8.1 is a RobSafety release. It adds support for safety program v2, gives the always-active parameters a place of their own, and brings every safety function name in line with the official safety manual. It also carries the three payload and Tool fixes that shipped in 8.1.1 on August 19, 2026.

• Safety program v2 support: RobSafety reads property defaults per instance straight from the PMT file, so v2 cells show and configure the parameters that actually apply to them.
• "Active in Manual Mode" for SF10: Where the safety program supports it, SF10 now offers the option as a toggle.
• General Parameters tab: The parameters that are always active — the SF6 sum of joint speeds, the shared SS1/SS2 deceleration limit — are collected in one tab instead of being spread across safety functions.
• Names match the safety manual: "Safe Home" is now "Safe User-Defined Position" everywhere, and SF9's option names the E-Stop button explicitly.
• Payload and Tool fixes (8.1.1): Inertia and center of mass now reach the controller at the right scale, and editing an applied Tool re-applies it immediately.

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RobFlow V8 now runs on ROS 2, the industry-standard robotics middleware — a new foundation that lets us ship features faster and integrate more easily. On top of it, V8 adds two features for more precision and easier factory integration:

• Built on ROS 2: New features faster, more reliable performance, and easier integration with the wider robotics ecosystem.
• RobCalib — Vision-Based Calibration (Beta): In combination with Workspace referencing, this improves absolute accuracy to ~1 mm on a 300×300 mm grid, with a guided calibration you can run yourself.
• OPC UA Server (Beta): Connect Robot cells to MES and factory IT over the industry-standard OPC UA protocol — no custom integration, secure by default.

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• Variable based Subflow selection: allow variable-based Subflow selection within RobFlow, enabling users to dynamically call different Subflows based on a Variable's value. This is critical for high-variance applications, such as palletizing over 100 different layouts with a single master Flow.
• Improved handling of Variables connected to industrial equipment: Variables connected to protocols (like Modbus or Profinet) can be set up and edited even when the devices are offline. Additionally, you can force-run Flows in debug mode even if some devices aren't reachable.
• Better UX for handling Variables in Expression fields: Expression fields are now available in more places (HTML Nodes, Generic Button Widget HTML action, and SQL Node). Variables appear as visually highlighted in the editor, making complex Expressions easier to read.
• Advanced palletizing Node improvements: Pallet positions can now be controlled dynamically by using cartesian Variables and UX behavior, if pose dimensions don't match the pallet length, has been improved. Additionally, the Node now allows for 1-layer setup.
• Efficient Variable updates: Variable changes during a Flow run are now sent instantly instead of on a regular timer getting rid of any latency.
• Performance improvements: With dedicated efforts the performance has been improved significantly, especially while working with Modbus devices.
• Reworked UX & UI for Robot configuration: The configuration UI and UX have been comprehensively updated, now supporting auto-save and Variable preview tables for CSV.

RobFlow V7 is the most significant update yet — featuring a completely redesigned interface, native database and data connectivity, new Nodes for industrial integration, and up to 6x faster Flow loading. Key highlights include:

• Redesigned UI: Ground-up overhaul with a centralized bottom action panel, moveable 3D visualizer, fully responsive layouts down to 512px, and modernized menus across the entire application.
• 6x Faster Load Times: Optimized rendering and intelligent Node caching deliver 6x faster initial Flow loads and 4x lower RAM consumption.
• SQL Query Node: Execute queries against PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and Microsoft SQL Server directly from a Flow.
• HTTP Node: Perform HTTP requests natively within Flows to connect to REST APIs, webhooks, or ERP systems.
• CSV Node & Download Widget: Collect, transform, and export tabular data during Flow execution with a Dashboard download Widget for operators.
• Advanced Palletizing Update: Improved palletizing Node with bug fixes, Variable bindings to box groups, and faster configuration.
• Profinet & Modbus Variable Bindings: Bind Variables directly to Profinet I/O fields and Modbus registers with unified native bindings.
• Beta Features: Early access to Auto-Layout.

RobFlow V6 introduces new capabilities for connectivity, cell insights, vision, and multi-robot control. Key highlights include:

• RobMetrics OEE: Track Availability, Performance, and Quality metrics in RobCo Studio.
• Variable Inspector: Redesigned interface with search, tagging, and multi-select actions.
• Profinet Integration: Control Robots via Siemens PLCs with native Profinet support.
• Workspace Reference Manager: Automatically update poses after Workspace changes.
• Multi-Robot Dashboards: Monitor and control multiple Robots from one interface.
• RobVision Enhancements: Variable assignment, detection-only mode, and visual grasping pose definition.
• Beta Features: Early access to RobCalibration, RobSafety, Streaming Interface, ROS2 Interface and RobVision Label Picking & Depalletizing.

Features​

Advanced Palletizing Node V2​

Introducing the Advanced Palletizing Node, a newly developed intuitive interface for quickly deploying complex palletizing applications. Following a step-by-step guide, users can configure: