Release Notes

User-facing changes in each released version, newest first. Every entry corresponds to a change that shipped in that release.

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NOTE

To find out which version your robot is running, or to move between versions, see Robot Software Update and Version rollback.

v1.2609.0

• Added support for installing and running on Ubuntu 26.04.
• Restored LiDAR point-cloud recognition and improved its visualization.
• Fixed an iOS crash that occurred during certain screen transitions.
• Improved iOS UI: 3D loading indicator, safe-area handling, and text readability.
• Fixed IR projector control to correctly follow the app toggle and docking state.
• Improved Steam Deck gaming-mode usability: touch input, fonts, cursor, 3D performance, and zoom.
• Fixed the TF conflict (/tf) in the Gazebo simulation.
• Fixed four iOS issues: microphone staying always-on, 3D view freezing, background-resume failures, and a startup crash.
• Added app auto-update and introduced a Nightly channel (replacing the old DEV channel).
• Fixed video ghosting and audio noise/echo issues.
• Added a new app panel for configuring mounted payload physical properties.
• Made blackbox recording more reliable and changed the default video-recording mode to event-only.
• Added a safety guard so sensor calibration only runs while the robot is stationary, with a two-step confirmation.
• Manual joystick input now automatically disengages external-control (EXT_JOY) mode.
• Improved reliability of docking marker detection.
• Fixed the gamepad D-pad left/right inputs being reversed.
• Restored the docking-failure escape sequence and added a new docking-cancelled state.
• Added an on-screen keyboard for text input on Steam Deck and fixed a WiFi connection failure.
• The app now shows step-by-step progress of the robot's auto-start sequence.
• Fixed the payload 3D preview to correctly reflect the Livox mount angle.
• Exposed 48V ADDON/EXTERN power controls to regular users as simple on/off toggles, with clearer terminology.
• Added leg home-pose (jig) calibration, integrated into the Settings calibration tab.
• Added a center-of-mass alignment walk with a progress popup before calibration, plus a level guide during IMU zero-point calibration.
• Point2Go targets can now be set by dragging directly on the app screen.
• Added an in-app physics simulator (MuJoCo) available on all platforms.
• Fixed a left-right inversion in the leg home-pose 3D view and unified the front/rear viewpoint.
• Improved control-home usability: reorganized observation cards, docking button, and connection-status card.
• The app now shows stair/edge detection markers and supports point-cloud and blackbox video playback.
• Added gyro bias calibration and restricted accelerometer calibration to the sitting posture.
• Joint home-pose setting can now be executed per joint group.
• Cleaned up the connection-tab status display and added a data-transfer indicator.
• Improved accuracy of payload-mount detection for PTZ, CCTV, and thermal-camera payloads.
• Reorganized the summary configuration card around mounted equipment and sensors.
• Streamlined the app entry, robot-connection, and control flow, adding automatic robot WiFi switching and connection.
• Added a dedicated Dock View screen showing a 3-way camera split and marker-detection status during docking.

v1.20.0

• Docking station recognition is now more stable, with a new overlay shown on the docking scan screen.
• Unified wheeled-robot locomotion with the legged-robot gait system and improved stability during wheel docking and stance transitions.
• We've reorganized the product documentation so you can find the information you need more easily and clearly.
• Upgraded the robot communication link for more responsive control, brought full feature parity from the previous control app, and completed support for Steam Deck and desktop platforms.
• The GUI now automatically detects which features a robot supports, and a dedicated interface for wheeled robots has been added.
• Unified PC status warning messages and cleaned up the log view by excluding unnecessary entries.
• Resolved compatibility issues from the video-call system upgrade and improved audio quality and connection stability.
• Made app auto-updates more reliable, refined the operator screen, and fixed an issue where the microphone indicator lit up incorrectly the first time the camera turned on.
• Reinforcement-learning training and playback with IsaacGym can now be set up easily via Docker.

v1.19.48

• test

Stable and nightly

RBQ software ships on two tracks. The release notes above cover stable.

	Stable (tagged release)	Nightly
Version string	vX.Y.Z	vX.Y.Z-nightly.<8-char commit>
Published	On release	Every night, automatically
Contains	Only changes that passed release validation	Everything developed up to that day
Retention	Every version is kept	Only the newest — each build overwrites the last
Release notes	Yes (the list above)	None — the source commit is recorded in nightly.txt
How to select	Default	Release channel selector in the app

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CAUTION

Run stable on robots you operate in the field. Nightly is built exactly the way stable is, but it does not go through release validation — it can contain behavior that is still being worked on.

Before choosing nightly, note that:

• You cannot go back to an earlier nightly. The channel keeps only the newest build. To go back, pick a stable version and install that instead — see Version rollback.
• The documentation is split the same way. If you run nightly software, read the nightly docs below as well; the stable docs may not describe that behavior yet.
• The release channel selector lives behind developer mode (access level 2 or higher).

Which docs am I reading?

Like the software, this site is published in two channels.

Channel	URL	Contents
stable	rainbowrobotics.github.io/RBQ/	Matches the latest released software
nightly	rainbowrobotics.github.io/RBQ/nightly/	Work in progress — may describe unreleased behavior

Switch between them with the channel selector in the top navigation. If you operate a robot in the field, stay on stable.