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🦾 Robot Arm Control Lab: 2D Planar Arm

Interactive 2D two-link robot arm with full rigid-body dynamics. Drag the target and compare P, PD, PID, PD with gravity compensation and computed-torque control under payload, friction and torque limits, with live tip error, settling time and joint torques.

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

Details

CategoryRobotics & Kinematics

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyModerate

Target FPS60

ControlsChoose P, PD, PID, PD plus gravity or computed-torque control; sliders for Kp, Kd, Ki, torque limit, payload mass, joint friction, setpoint smoothing and time scale; seven scenarios; drag the target, click the arm to poke it, flip the elbow or pick a random target.

roboticscontrol systemsPIDcomputed torqueinverse kinematicsmanipulator dynamics

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⚙ Under the hood

roboticscontrol systemsPIDcomputed torqueinverse kinematicsmanipulator dynamics

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