What does this simulation show?

A three-joint industrial robot arm — turret, shoulder and elbow — running the same pick-and-place forward-kinematics cycle as the 3D version, drawn as a top-down view and a side view instead of a rendered 3D scene.

Can I control the arm manually?

Yes. Switch on Manual control to drag the turret, shoulder and elbow angle sliders directly and toggle the gripper, instead of watching the automatic pick-and-place cycle.

What is forward kinematics?

Forward kinematics computes the position of a robot's end effector (the gripper) from its joint angles, working outward from the base through each rotating joint — exactly what the turret, shoulder and elbow angles drive here.

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Industrial Robot Arm — Pick & Place Kinematics (2D)

2D companion to the 3D industrial robot arm: the same turret, shoulder and elbow forward-kinematics chain driving a real pick-and-place cycle, read as a top view plus a side view instead of a rendered scene.

Robotics & Kinematics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion drives the exact same turret / shoulder / elbow forward-kinematics chain as the 3D industrial robot arm through a plain canvas view: a top-down panel shows the turret sweeping between the pick and place platforms while a side panel shows the shoulder and elbow angles lowering, gripping and lifting a cube, and a Manual control mode lets you pose all three joints yourself instead of watching the automatic cycle.

⚙ Under the hood

Real forward kinematics: turret angle (base rotation), shoulder angle and elbow angle are composed exactly as in the 3D scene graph to place the gripper, driving the same eight-phase pick-and-place state machine (rotate, lower, grip, lift, rotate, lower, release, return).

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install