VR Robotics Simulator News

Patch notes 1.0.5

Hello fellow robotics enthusiasts!

I am patching a few issues I noticed when trying to do the latest training video. I apologize for not picking these up in testing.

Lowered brightness of yellow arm color

Added setting to disable picking up of certain objects (e.g. large cabinets, car frame)
These must now be placed/moved using the pointer.

Fixed issue where moving robot near linked positioner disconnects it and can’t reconnect

Fixed issue where robot was not moving to flyby point before starting positioner movement

Fixed issue where waypoint line did not update while homing positioner with waypoints attached

Please let me know if you have any problems or have any requests for additions to the program. My next two big milestones will be adding Rift support and being able to import CAD files in OBJ (Wavefront) format.

Have a great weekend everyone!

VR Robotics Simulator Early Access Announcement

VR Robotics Simulator is now available in Early Access!

I am very pleased to announce that VR Robotics Simulator is ready to be released into the wild!

I built this application for my fellow engineers and robotics enthusiasts. Room scale VR is a perfect fit for building robot cells and interacting with robot arms. My goal is to make industrial robotics and automation accessible to everyone. I hope that you will join me on this journey and look forward to your feedback.

Special thanks to all the beta testers who helped get things started, and to all the people over at r/Unity3d and r/gamedev who helped me with technical and philosophical questions.

Improvements in next 3 months

CAD importer

Importing OBJ format in real time

Better placement tools

Ability to manually adjust object positions to millimeter accuracy, smart snapping, better visual indicators

Better joint position indicators on robot

Sound effects for servo motors

Message display

Real-time in-scene message log

Additional programming features

Joint moves (e.g. J1 +45 deg), program branching, inter-arm communication

Better scene data

Pick and locate individual scene items form a Scene Manager window in VR

More robot arm models / positioner models

If you have any questions, comments, concerns or feedback, I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at [email protected], or on Reddit at u/mindrend, or here on Steam.

There are some trainining videos here.

Thank you for supporting virtual reality development!

Release Date Announced!

VR Robotics Simulator is set for Early Access release on April 25th 2018!