The release notes and feature documentation of Intera 5.5 are listed below.


What´s new in Intera 5.5


  • Additional robot parameters in shared data list
    • Parameters such as robot´s position (Cartesian and Joint angles), velocity and torque for all the joints are now available as variables in the shared data list.
  • Workspace Snapshot Node
    • Take a picture with arm or head camera and save it or mail it from the robot.
  • Move Head Node
    • The head joint now has a command to move on its own
  • Function Node
    • A new coding node for performing simple calculations or string operations using simple TinyJS code.
  • Subtasks
    • This feature allows to create a flexible and complex structure as a combination of multiple subtasks using simple steps. 
  • Extension Gallery
    • A new gallery to hold and handle subtasks and snippets in a similar fashion to the snapshot gallery.
  • Head Screen media display
    • The user can now display media on the head screen while the robot is running. 
  • Ghosted preview
    • When editing a Move To node the 3D view will show its position in faded color - a "ghosted" preview.
  • Constrained Zero - G
    • Allows the user to move the arm constrained to a plane, transnational axis, rotational axis, or the nullspace.
  • Cut/Copy/Delete branch in the behavior tree
    • The user can now cut, copy or delete a whole branch instead of a single node in the behavior tree editor. 
  • Align To (in the Cartesian View)
    • Sawyer´s position and rotation can now be aligned vertically in relation to any frame´s XY-surface.
  • "max # objects" (in Vision Inspect node)
    • Allows Sawyer to detect up to 10 identical objects in the same snapshot
  • Labels in the 3D view
    • A mouse-hover an object (endpoint or frame) in the 3D view will preview its name.
  • Improved language support
    • Improved translations for German, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese
  • Tools and Devices Classification
    • Tools and devices are classified into used by, used by other tasks and unused.