Mechatronics and Robotics Maintenance: Virtual Lab

Eligibility

You must have the following experiences to do well in this course: 

1. Successful completion of the Mechatronics and Robotics Maintenance course 
2. Basic equipment use (e.g. minimum of 1-year experience in a commercial or industrial environment)
3. Basic electrical background (e.g. minimum of 1-year experience using electrical principles and theory)
4. Basic mechanical background (e.g. minimum of 1-year experience use of hand tools)
5. Desire to develop mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting abilities
6. Strong safety orientation
7. Critical thinking skills
8. High school diploma or equivalent 
9. 1+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
10. Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and experience working with robotic operation and maintenance are beneficial

The following are the minimum required systems specifications necessary to access all features of the course.

For All Systems:

• 64-bit Web Browser with WebGL 2.0 support
• Broadband Internet access (DSL/Cable/T1/etc.) capable of 1 Mbps download speed

Specific Requirements by Device:

Windows Devices (including Surface tablets)

• Windows 10 64-bit (may function with previous versions/OS, but testing and support are limited to Windows 10) 8GB RAM
• Sound Card (or onboard sound)
• Video Card (or onboard video) with WebGL support

Mac Devices (does not include iPads)

• macOS 64-bit (may function with previous versions/OS, but testing and support is limited to 64-bit macOS) 8GB RAM
• Sound Card (or onboard sound)
• Video Card (or onboard video) with WebGL support

Chromebooks (does not include other tablets)

• ChromeOS 64-bit 6GB RAM Sound Card (or onboard sound)
• Video Card (or onboard video)

Mobile Devices

• Mobile devices not listed above may function properly; however, they are not fully supported (iPad, Galaxy Tab, Fire, etc.)
• 8GB RAM Note: Determining RAM on an iPad is problematic. As a reference, iPad 8th Generation (released in 2020) has 3GB RAM; iPad Pro 4th Generation (2020) has 6GB RAM. Various Operating Systems are currently under evaluation
• Sound Card (or onboard sound)
• Video Card (or onboard video) with WebGL support