Mobile Robot Navigation for a robot vacuum
Simulate a robot vacuum live in your browser. This runs the real Mobile Robot Navigation solver — adjust the inputs, watch it respond instantly, and export the result. No install, no account.
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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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Governing equation
Runs locally in your browser — free forever. Scale to the cloud when reality gets heavy.
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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.
Data Inspector
Governing equation
Runs locally in your browser — free forever. Scale to the cloud when reality gets heavy.
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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.
Data Inspector
Governing equation
Runs locally in your browser — free forever. Scale to the cloud when reality gets heavy.
About this simulation
The full Mobile Robot Navigation tool models a robot vacuum with the same numerics engineers and scientists use — running entirely client-side. Change any parameter and the result updates in real time, so you can build intuition, check a design, or teach the concept without spreadsheets or installs.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I simulate a robot vacuum?
- Open this page and use the live Mobile Robot Navigation tool below — set your inputs and the simulation runs instantly in your browser using real numerics. No install, no account needed.
- Is it free?
- Yes. The simulation runs free in your browser. A one-time unlock or a Pro plan adds advanced parameters, saved presets, data import, and clean exports.
- Can I use my own numbers?
- Absolutely — every input is adjustable, and with data import you can drive a robot vacuum from your own measurements.