Q1 2026 Release Notes from Vention

From smarter programming to expanded robotic integrations, Q1 was focused on improving performance, reliability, and connectivity across the Vention platform. These updates are designed to reduce friction at every stage, from design to deployment to ongoing operations.

Let’s take a look at what’s new across the platform.

Vention User Portal: A Faster, Modernized Experience

As automation programs scale, the user portal becomes the central system of record for designs, orders, and team collaboration. The latest release for the Vention User Portal modernizes that experience to improve speed, consistency, and usability across workflows.

• New Dashboard: The portal homepage replaces the legacy view with a faster, more consistent experience.
• Orders Page Redesign: The Orders page has been redesigned and streamlined, fixing numerous bugs and incorporating your feedback for a more reliable source of information.
• Design Management MVP: Users can now manage their designs directly in the portal, with a dedicated Designs page as a single place to view and access their work. Stay tuned for even more improvements later in 2026.
• User Settings Pages: Users can update their personal info, manage addresses, toggle profile visibility, control email notification preferences, and handle security actions (MFA, password reset), all from a refreshed, consistent UI.
• Team Settings Pages: Team settings pages now have an updated experience in line with the rest of the portal.

MachineBuilder: Smarter Configuration and Enhanced Usability

Design speed and usability directly impact how quickly teams can move from concept to deployment. Q1 updates to MachineBuilder simplify configuration workflows and improve responsiveness across the design environment.

• Conveyor Configuration Assistant Updates: Your configuration workflow is now smoother. We’ve added a new recipe for conveyor expansion, fixed existing bugs, and streamlined the overall process by removing the ‘Done’ button, MMAI, and EStop.
• Workstation Configurator MVP: We’ve built a web-first Workstation Configurator MVP to help you effortlessly define layout dimensions and explore specific variants right from the start.
• A More Responsive Workspace: The right and left panes in MachineBuilder are now completely resizable and responsive, automatically adapting to different monitor sizes. Plus, we’re actively rolling out sticky, dismissable error messages to keep your workspace clear.
• SSO Session Timeouts: To keep your data secure, we are actively rolling out SSO session timeouts that periodically update user sessions during usage.
  
  

MachineLogic & MachineCode: Faster Execution and Greater Control

Programming performance and control are critical for production reliability. The latest release for MachineLogic and MachineCode introduces new capabilities and removes latency bottlenecks to improve execution speed and flexibility.

• Conveyor Motor Support (v3.4.0): We’ve added a dedicated configuration node for conveyor motors. Your program logic can now directly read conveyor motor inputs, making material handling workflows easier to build.
  
  
• Sequence View Enhancements: The Sequence View Canvas has been fully converted to React. We’ve introduced breadcrumb navigation for invoked sequences, modernized drag-and-drop behavior, and added a quick delete keystroke to manage your instructions effortlessly.
  
  
• Robust Custom HMIs: Creating custom interfaces is more stable than ever. We’ve made custom UI rendering in CAD significantly more robust using Build watch, and introduced a loading spinner while building custom UIs and log consoles.

• Move Until Contact (Targeting v3.5.0): Robots can now be programmed to move until a specific force or torque threshold is detected at the flange, which unlocks support for sub-zero and contact-sensitive applications. You can also assign contact poses to scene assets for run-time calibration.
  
  
• EtherNet/IP Read/Write Capabilities (Targeting v3.5.0): We are introducing read and write capabilities in MachineLogic via the EtherNet/IP adapter. You can now easily set your program to wait for parameter value changes on user-defined output channels.
  
  
• Improved IO Performance (Targeting v3.5.0): We’ve significantly improved IO responsiveness by removing the 20 ms internal polling loop and migrating the Machine Interface (MI) from MQTT/HTTP to a new, lightning-fast firmware-level gRPC interface.

Simulation: Core Upgrades and Expanding Realism

Simulation plays a central role in de-risking deployments. These updates improve fidelity and lay the groundwork for more advanced physics-based validation.

• VRMCS and Reliable Grippers: We’ve officially released VRMCS and launched a reliable vacuum gripper simulation to make your digital twins even more accurate. We have also begun the foundational work of migrating our Physics Engine to the server.
• Upcoming Force Feedback and FANUC Simulation: We are actively working on adding force feedback directly from the physics simulation and building out full simulation integration for FANUC Industrial Robots, including LR Mates, M710, and M20 series.

Operate: FasterTroubleshooting with Remote Access

As deployments scale, fast troubleshooting and remote visibility become critical to maintaining uptime. These updates improve how teams monitor and resolve issues in real time.

• Remote Access: We’ve deployed new features that allow users secure, direct access to the Control Center and other vital troubleshooting tools remotely.
• Log Synchronization: Troubleshoot with full context. We’ve fully rolled out the live view and playback of incidents, complete with synchronized logs to help you pinpoint issues instantly.

Robot: New Integrations and Advanced Motion

Expanding robot support and improving motion capabilities enables more complex applications to be deployed on a single platform.

• Universal Robots (UR) Enhancements (v3.5.0): Across our no-code, MachineCode, and Simulation workflows, we’ve released the new “Move until” force feedback features and integrated advanced Blend optimization algorithms for your UR deployments.
• Industrial FANUC Integration (v3.5.0): We’ve finalized end-to-end integration for 6-joint FANUC robots, including the M20iD/35, M-710iD/70, LR-10iA/10, and LR Mate series. This comprehensive update covers hardware and part integration, digital workflows, programming in MachineLogic, and full simulation.
• VRMCS for MachineApps: We’ve successfully completed MachineApp performance testing in VRMCS. The testing confirmed that all major features are present and running smoothly without bugs.

Digital Workflow & Firmware: Connectivity and Ecosystem Expansion

Reliable connectivity and flexible deployment workflows are essential for scaling automation across sites. These updates strengthen system robustness and expand ecosystem compatibility.

• MMAI Connectivity and I/O Updates (v3.5.0): We’ve made significant improvements to MachineMotionTM AI Wi-Fi connectivity. Additionally, we’ve optimized the robustness and latency of digital input and output control to keep your machines running seamlessly.
• Flexible Configuration Commissioning (v3.5.0): You can now successfully deploy configurations even if physical motors are missing from the setup, giving you more flexibility during commissioning.
• Control Center Refresh (v3.4.0): To streamline your deployment workflow, the Control Center will now automatically reload following a deployment.

This quarter’s updates reinforce a core focus: reducing friction across the entire automation lifecycle. From faster programming and improved simulation to stronger connectivity and expanded robot support, each improvement is designed to help teams move from concept to production with greater speed and confidence.


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