Robotic Arm Simulator: VR training for robot operators and technicians
Jog, teach and recover a six-axis robot arm in VR, before your team touches a real one.
- Operators and techniciansno robotics background needed
- No robot stoppedthe real arm keeps producing
- No physical riskpractise stops and collisions safely
- Meta Quest lineheadsets supplied, or use your own
What the VR robotic arm course covers
- Startup and jog modesPower up a six-axis arm in the right sequence and jog it from the teach pendant in each operating mode.
- Pick and placeProgram the arm to pick up a part and place it where it is needed.
- Teach and playbackRecord positions on the pendant, build an automated sequence and play it back.
- Safe collision recoveryStop the arm, recover from a collision and restart safely.
Developed with FIT
FIT Virtual Academy
When I went back, I’d already absorbed so much, unbeknownst to myself, so that when I tried the training content a second time, I was pacing through it much faster.
Peter Davitt, CEO, FIT
Fastrack into Information Technology (FIT) trains technology apprentices across Ireland. A physical robot trains one or two people at a time. In VR, 8 to 10 FIT trainees practised at once.
FIT trainee Daire Sherwin, comparing VR with the real arm: “Everything moved the same.”
Where it fits
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All our courses
The Robotic Arm Simulator is one of a growing library of ready-made VR courses. On a moulding line, it is part of the injection moulding courses.
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Try it
Set up a Meta Quest, download Avatar Academy from the Meta Store, and we open a trial with the courses that suit you.
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Roll it out
Off the shelf, live in hours with support included. Or have your own procedures simulated, typically in 6 to 16 weeks.
What buyers ask us
Who is this course for?
Operators and technicians who will run, program or troubleshoot industrial robot arms, and the colleges and robot makers who train them. No prior robotics knowledge is needed.
Can several trainees practise at once?
Yes. Each headset has its own robot. In FIT’s programme, 8 to 10 trainees practised at the same time, against one or two on a physical robot.
Which headsets does it run on?
The courses are compatible with the Meta Quest line. We can supply the headsets, or you can use your own.
How is it licensed?
One annual site licence covers unlimited operators on that site, so the cost does not grow with every new starter. See how licensing works.
What languages is the course in?
English.
Will operators feel motion sick?
The courses run at a steady 72 frames per second and operators use their own hands, both chosen to keep motion sickness to a minimum.
Does VR training replace our own sign-off?
No. Avatar Academy records every exam attempt as evidence before your own sign-off. Your sign-off process stays yours.