Use this browser-based robot simulator to estimate work envelope, target reachability, base height impact, and simple robot positioning in a 3D viewer.
This is intended as a practical planning tool for automation engineers, not a replacement for OEM robot simulation software.
This page uses a simplified articulated arm model with base rotation, an upper arm, a forearm, and a tool center point offset. It helps you visualize whether a target point is generally reachable and how changes in base height, arm length, target position, and tool offset affect the work envelope.
Use it early in a robot layout project when you are comparing rough mounting position, target reachability, fixture height, and general work envelope before going deeper into full robot simulation.
Drag or enter a target point and see whether the simplified arm can reach it.
Change the robot base height to see how pedestal height affects vertical access.
Use compact, mid-size, or long-reach presets to compare rough robot sizing direction.
Adjust fixture dimensions to visualize target location and basic cell layout.
Treat this simulator as a concept screen. It is useful before full simulation, but final robot selection still needs manufacturer data, payload review, interference checks, and safety validation.
This simulator treats the robot as a simplified articulated arm. The target is treated as the tool center point location, and the model estimates a basic inverse kinematic pose using the upper arm length, forearm length, base height, and tool offset.
The red target can be moved with the 3D transform control. You can also type target coordinates directly, apply them, and animate the robot toward the target.
Uses the typed target position and updates the robot pose and fixture display.
Copies the dragged target location back into the input fields.
Moves the simplified arm toward the target pose instead of snapping instantly.
Resets the camera view without changing the robot or target inputs.
A target can appear reachable in a simplified model and still fail in a real robot cell. Real applications depend on posture, wrist limits, EOAT size, part geometry, cable routing, guarding, fixtures, and process approach angle.
Real robots have axis limits. A simplified arm may show reach even when the actual robot cannot hold that posture.
Processes like welding, dispensing, machine tending, and inspection often require a specific tool angle.
Tool length, center of gravity, gripper weight, weld gun weight, and inertia can reduce practical capability.
Check the robot body, tool, part, fixture, guarding, dress pack, cables, hoses, and clearance moves.
A robot may reach the point but still fail production requirements if the move path or process time is too slow.
Simulation does not replace guarding, safety distance, risk assessment, teach mode, or safe stop validation.
Use this simulator with the related calculators to move from rough visual feasibility into a better robot concept. Reach, payload, cycle time, pneumatics, servo sizing, and ROI all matter when selecting and justifying a robotic cell.
If you are laying out a real robotic cell, checking targets, comparing robots, or reviewing automation options, use this as a starting point and then get help applying it to an actual project.
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