Release v1.4.4 · petercorke/robotics-toolbox-python

1.4.4 (2026-09-20)

urdf: Panda(use_robot_descriptions=True) option; doc the tradeoff (#687) (124882b)

dhrobot: ikine_6s undoes the tool transform on the wrong side (#680) (9fbffc6), closes #640
docs: mock bdsim imports so blocks pages render in docs CI (436e1f3)
examples: call joint_velocity_damper with keyword args (#690) (95ac98e)
examples: call joint_velocity_damper with keyword args in fetch_vision.py (#695) (7aa2d31)
joint_velocity_damper: fix bug in q usage (#666) (8246559)
kinematics: self.tool now applies by default; ik_LM/ik_NR/ik_GN/ikine_XX gain a tool= kwarg (#697) (61d078f)
link_collision_damper (#685) (c040522)
preserve joint types and limits in numerical IK (e122ccb)
rne: attribute a sandwiched static link's mass to its preceding joint, not the following one (#693) (bebede0)
rne: don't crash when a joint's kinematic parent is a base-mounted static link (#696) (dba179e)
rne: propagate backward-pass force through the correct transform direction (#691) (a80c9c1)
rne: trailing static links after the last joint had their mass dropped (#684) (0d76187)
rtbtool: drop stray quote in banner's import line (#678) (b36c398)
urdf: resolve UR5's gripper link by name, not a raw index (#683) (12ba598), closes #578

models: credit robot_descriptions in the 8 model classes that use it (#681) (5dc8618)
models: note UR10's near-singular inertia matrix is manufacturer data (#682) (97b0a3f)
readme: move research applications section to the wiki (#689) (8facc5e)