Is this good for educators?

Yes — this version of "Mobile Robot Navigation for a robot arm" is framed for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.

For Educators · Mobile Robot Navigation

Mobile Robot Navigation for a robot arm

Built for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs. Simulate a robot arm live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

Differential Drive

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Differential Drive RobotLive

wheel speeds → path

Controls

Presets

Left wheel speed

Right wheel speed

Speed1×

A differential-drive robot steers by spinning its two wheels at different speeds — like a tank. Equal speeds go straight, a difference curves the path, and opposite speeds spin in place. Its forward speed is the average of the wheels and its turn rate is their difference over the wheelbase.

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Data Inspector

Forward v2.50

Turn rate ω0.030

Turn radius83

Governing equation

v = \frac{v _{r} + v _{l}}{2} = 2.50, ω = \frac{v _{r} - v _{l}}{L} = 0.030

Reading this result: The faster right wheel pushes the robot into an arc that curves toward the slower left side, with radius set by how close the two speeds are.

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RRT Path Planning

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RRT Path PlanningLive

rapidly-exploring random tree

Controls

Presets

Step size

A Rapidly-exploring Random Tree grows toward random points in free space, quickly filling the map and snaking around obstacles to connect start (blue) to goal (yellow). It is a cornerstone of motion planning for robot arms, self-driving cars, and drones — fast even in high dimensions where grid search fails.

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Data Inspector

Tree nodes0

Path foundno

Path length0

Governing equation

x_{n e w} = x_{n e a r} + ε \frac{x _{r an d} - x _{n e a r}}{∥ x _{r an d} - x _{n e a r} ∥}, ε = 18, N = 0

Reading this result: No path yet at step 18 — the tree ran out of iterations before reaching the goal. Try Replan or a smaller step.

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Kalman Filter

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Kalman FilterLive

optimal state estimation

Controls

Presets

Measurement noise

Process noise

The Kalman filter fuses a motion model with noisy measurements to track a hidden state optimally. Each step it predicts, then corrects using the Kalman gain — trusting the measurement more when the model is uncertain, and vice versa. It smooths the jittery sensor (gray) into a clean estimate (cyan) that hugs the truth. The math behind GPS, radar, and spacecraft navigation.

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Data Inspector

Measurement RMSE0.0

Kalman RMSE0.0

Noise reductionNaN%

Governing equation

\overset{x}{^} \leftarrow \overset{x}{^} + K (z - H \overset{x}{^}), K = \frac{P H ^{T}}{H P H ^{T} + R}, R = 900, Q = 1.00

Reading this result: Measurement noise dwarfs process noise, so the Kalman gain stays small — the filter leans on its motion model and smooths the jitter hard.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this good for educators?: Yes — this version of "Mobile Robot Navigation for a robot arm" is framed for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.