Practical training of robotic concepts using interactive tools

Comunicación presentada en IFAC International Workshops Intelligent Assembly and Disassembly (IAD'07), Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS'07), 23-25 May 2007, Campus of San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, SpainThis paper presents an interactive computer simulator that can be used in the field of practical training in Robotics. The tool can provide basic training for workers as well as increase their knowledge about robotic concepts. The application offers a very user-friendly interface and a realistic environment which allows the practice of many robotic principles. It also introduces Easy Java Simulations (EJS for short), a Java-based tool which has been used to create the virtual laboratory.The work presented in this paper is supported by the “Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia” of the Spanish Government through FPI grants program (C.A. Jara) and research project DPI2005-06222