One of the best things about the Virtual Robotics Toolkit is its flexibility – it’s compatible with lots of other software!
But with great flexibility, comes great responsibility, and that’s why it’s our job to help you choose which additional software to download and use with VRT.
We’ve designed a handy little chart below for you, which sums all of this advice up (and which you can take a screenshot of so that you can refer to it later).
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- The Virtual Robotics Toolkit is best used in conjunction with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® kit. This will provide your Students with an unrivaled exposure to robotics and STEM. By using the toolkit, every student will be able to experience the engineering design process for themselves and will be able to collaborate on their designs or compete with.
The Virtual Robotics Toolkit is powerful enough on its own, that it can be used without the need for any additional software! This option is the best choice if you are a Mac user, since all of the additional software is compatible only with Windows devices.
You should also choose this option if you are not interested in coding your virtual robot with the EV3 programming language, AND if you’re not interested in importing custom robots into the simulator. Don’t worry, even if you’re a Mac user, you can still use Microsoft MakeCode (already embedded within the Virtual Robotics Toolkit) to code using the Blockly and Javascript languages.
If you’re interested in programming using the EV3 programming language, but if you’re NOT interested in importing your own custom robots into the simulator, option #2 is the one for you! Once the EV3 software is installed, you’ll have the flexibility to code with the Blockly, Javascript, or EV3 languages.
If you’re hoping to import custom robots, but don’t want to code using the EV3 programming language, the only additional software you need to download are LEGO Digital Designer® and LDraw!
With this option, you will have the ability to build and import custom robots into the simulator; you will also be able to program using either the Blockly or Javascript languages using the embedded Microsoft MakeCode window.
This last option offers you the most functionality when using the Virtual Robotics Toolkit. By downloading the Virtual Robotics Toolkit, the EV3 Software, LEGO Digital Designer®, and LDraw, you will be able to code using the EV3 language, as well as import your own custom robots into the simulator.
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Nullspace Robotics has teamed up with Cogmation Robotics to introduce Virtual Robotics Toolkit (VRT), a powerful virtual LEGO Mindstorms EV3 simulator with virtual robotics competition tournaments for FIRST LEGO League and World Robot Olympiad.
Cogmation Virtual Robotics Toolkit
Nullspace Robotics is the exclusive distributor for Virtual Robotics Toolkit in Singapore.