Robotics
Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming
Program Yaskawa Motoman robots from the pendant, including welding jobs, and practise cells in the MotoSim simulator.
Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in manufacturing and robotics. It has 14 modules and takes about 13.4 hours, with written notes, a practice task per module, a practical project and a final assessment of 15 questions (pass mark 60%). Learning costs nothing and needs only a free account. The optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code, is a one-off US$23.99 for you; it is not a vendor credential. Updated 1 November 2026.
- Free
- Beginner
- 13.4 hours
- Self-paced
- Certificate optional
- Lab practice in your browser
No card, no trial. The course is free for good. Certificate US$23.99, optional.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in manufacturing and robotics
- Jobs
- Roles that use this skill: robot programmer, automation engineer, cell integrator and maintenance technician. No course guarantees a job.
- Tools
- MotoSim EG-VRC (ask your Yaskawa distributor whether a trial is offered). Hardware: none required. Any Motoman with a DX200 or YRC1000 makes the pendant modules real.
- Updated
After this course you can
By the end you will be able to:
- Jog a Motoman robot and program it with MOVJ, MOVL and MOVC
- Set the TCP, user frames and home position
- Use variables, counters, I/O and jump labels
- Build arc and spot welding jobs
- Recover from alarms and back up the controller
Who it is for, and what you need first
Who it is for
Engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in manufacturing and robotics.
Level: Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. Any robot or PLC exposure helps.
What you need
Software: MotoSim EG-VRC (ask your Yaskawa distributor whether a trial is offered).
Hardware: None required. Any Motoman with a DX200 or YRC1000 makes the pendant modules real.. What to download, and how.
How this course works
Watch the lessons
Short video lessons, one module at a time, at your own pace.
Read the notes
Open the Reading tab for the written notes and diagrams of the module.
Practise in the 3D labOptional
Try the module in the free 3D lab, in your browser.
Check yourself
Answer the questions to see what stuck before you move on.
Final assessment
Pass the final once you have been through the modules.
Certificate, if you want oneOptional
Optional, with a page anyone can use to verify it.
What you learn
14 modules in order, at your own pace. 13.4 hours of video lessons, with written notes and a practice task in each module.
- 1Yaskawa Robots, Controllers and the Pendant, with lab practice: 20m
- 2Jobs, Motion Types and Interpolation, with lab practice: 10m
- 3Creating and Managing Jobs19m
- 4Tool Centre Point, User Frames and Home56m
- 5Variables, Counters, I/O and Program Flow34m
- 6Arc Welding Jobs: Weaving, Arc Files and Anti-Sticking24m
- 7Spot Welding and Tip Dressing4m
- 8Alarms, Safety and Recovery, with lab practice: 18m
Show the other 6 modules
- 9Backups and Maintenance28m
- 10Smart Pendant, Hand Guiding and Collaborative HC10, with lab practice: 9m
- 11MotoSim: Cells, Models and Layout35m
- 12MotoSim: Arc-Welding Cell and CAM Paths42m
- 13Vision, MLX300 and Weld Sensing31m
- 14Final Assessment
Software you need
What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.
Show what to download (1 tool)
Required
- 01Licensed systems only
MotoSim EG-VRC
Yaskawa
- Runs on
- Windows
- Account
- A Yaskawa customer account or a quote from Yaskawa sales
Yaskawa sells MotoSim EG-VRC through its sales teams. Yaskawa America asks you to request a quote, and Yaskawa Europe's software download portal is only for Yaskawa Europe customers. There is no public self-service trial on the vendor pages.
Steps
- 1.Open the MotoSim EG-VRC page on motoman.com.
- 2.Select Get Started to ask Yaskawa sales for a quote or evaluation.
- 3.If you are a Yaskawa Europe customer, register in the Yaskawa Robotics Software Download Portal instead.
- 4.Install MotoSim EG-VRC on a Windows PC with the licence key Yaskawa supplies.
- 5.Load the robot model and controller version that match your course.
- Ask your employer or training centre first: many Motoman users already hold MotoSim licences.
Yaskawa product pagemotoman.comLegitimate free routes
- RoboDK: 30-day trial with Yaskawa Motoman robots and a Motoman post processor.
- MotoSim EG-VRC for Education: School licence with a network key for 20 seats, bought by the institution.
- Yaskawa Europe download portal: For existing Yaskawa Europe customers.
Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.
Practise in the 3D lab
Practise safe start, jogging, teaching points and fault finding on a working robot arm in the lab, the same habits you use on a Motoman pendant.
- Safe startRobotics lab, about 15 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Safe start
- JogRobotics lab, about 20 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Jog
- Teach and runRobotics lab, about 30 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Teach and run
- Fault findingRobotics lab, about 35 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Fault finding
Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.
Course project, about 14 hours
Two-wheeler frame welding cell on an AR1440: INFORM jobs, weld schedule, handshake table and cell FAT
Plan, program and document a Motoman arc-welding cell. One AR1440 on a YRC1000 welds motorcycle rear sub-frames on a two-station positioner, which you build in MotoSim. You deliver the INFORM job set with its arc files and weld schedule. You also deliver a cycle narrative, a safety distance calculation, a handshake table for the cell PLC, a cell acceptance record and an operator recovery note. The sample pack shows what a welding-cell integrator hands over. You read its PLC and safety-unit parts but you do not write them.
- 10documents in the pack
- 8steps to follow
- 6things to hand in
- 14 hof work, at your pace
- Cell layoutWeld Cell 2 Layout and Safeguarding: Rear Sub-frame Welding Cell
- Risk registerRisk Assessment Register: Weld Cell 2 (ISO 12100, task-based)
- SRSSafety Requirements Specification: Weld Cell 2 Safety Functions
- I/O handshakePLC-Robot I/O Handshake Table: CP-201 to YRC1000
- Control narrativeCycle Description and Modes: Weld Cell 2 Rear Sub-frame Welding
- SDSSoftware Design Specification: Robot Job Set, Weld Schedule and Cell PLC
The project is optional practice. The certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
After the course, your next step
Show what you can do, then keep going in the same field.
A certificate you can verify
Finish the modules and pass the final assessment (15 questions, pass mark 60%) and you can add a certificate with a public verification page. One-off, US$23.99 for you. It is not a vendor credential.
Want a free certificate? Do the matching Free internship: 4 weeks, nothing to buy, with a free certificate of completion.
PLC Programming
Eight short weeks of PLC ladder logic on free simulators: notes, diagrams, a few videos and auto-tested tasks. Finish weeks 1 to 4 and the final, then claim a free Internship Completion Certificate with your real dates and study hours, and a QR code anyone can scan to verify it. Training, not employment.
See the internshipPart of a learning path
Courses in a planned order, so each one builds on the last.
Roles that use this skill
- Robot programmer
- Automation engineer
- Cell integrator
- Maintenance technician
These are the kinds of roles where the skill is used. We make no promise of a job or an interview.
Plain notes
- Free: the whole course, the notes, the practice tasks, the final assessment and support from practising engineers.
- Paid, and optional: the course certificate, and the Engineer-verified internship (the Free internship costs nothing).
- No job promise: the course teaches a skill. It does not place you in a job.
- Lessons by: Robotic Guyss, Reneesh vj, Yaskawa Motoman Robotics, Dan Staifer, YASKAWA UK & Ireland, Kevin Berisso, C&E Advanced Technologies, Neff Power - Robotics & Automation. Independent creators; the lessons stream from their own channels. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, practice tasks and assessments.
Robotic Guyss · Reneesh vj · Yaskawa Motoman Robotics · Yaskawa Motoman Robotics · Dan Staifer · YASKAWA UK & Ireland · Kevin Berisso · C&E Advanced Technologies · Neff Power - Robotics & Automation. If you are one of these creators and want a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@edwartens.com.
Practise what you learn in the free 3D lab
Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.
- Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
- The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
- Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.
Why learn with EDWartens
What you get with this course, and what comes after it.
- Free from the first lesson to the final assessment.
- Practice in a free 3D lab in your browser, with nothing to install.
- Video lessons with written notes and a project.
- An optional certificate that anyone can verify online.
- Free internships to keep practising afterwards.
Common questions
Which controllers are covered?
YRC1000 as the current generation, with DX100, DX200, XRC and FS100 where the videos show them; the pendant logic is consistent across them.
Is this only for welding?
Arc and spot welding get their own modules because that is where most Motoman robots work, but jobs, frames, I/O and MotoSim apply to handling and palletising too.
Is MotoSim free?
There is a trial; every MotoSim exercise can be done in it.
Is the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course take?
Plan on about 13 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the fourteen modules at your own speed.
Do I have to use the lab?
No. The lab is optional practice. You can skip it whenever you like, and it never blocks your progress, the final assessment or your certificate.
Is the lab free?
Yes. Every lab level for this course opens in your browser, free, with nothing to install.
What topics does the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course cover, module by module?
The Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course has 14 modules. It opens with "Yaskawa Robots, Controllers and the Pendant", goes through "Jobs, Motion Types and Interpolation", "Arc Welding Jobs: Weaving, Arc Files and Anti-Sticking", "Backups and Maintenance" and "Vision, MLX300 and Weld Sensing" and ends with "Final Assessment". The full list with minutes is under "What you learn" on this page.
What can I do after the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course?
After the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course: Jog and program from the pendant with MOVJ, MOVL and MOVC; Manage, protect and recover jobs; Calibrate TCP, set user frames and home positions. These are the practical outcomes the course is written around, and the final assessment of 15 questions checks them.
What software and hardware do I need for the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course, and does it cost anything?
For the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course, software: MotoSim EG-VRC (ask your Yaskawa distributor whether a trial is offered). Hardware: none required. Any Motoman with a DX200 or YRC1000 makes the pendant modules real. The course itself is free.
Is the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course suitable for me, and what level is it?
Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming is rated beginner. Beginner to intermediate. Any robot or PLC exposure helps. It is written for engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in manufacturing and robotics, and takes about 13.4 hours at your own pace.
Which jobs use the skills from the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course?
Skills from the Yaskawa Motoman Robot Programming course (for example: jog and program from the pendant with MOVJ, MOVL and MOVC) are used in roles such as robot programmer, automation engineer, cell integrator and maintenance technician, and in robotics engineer work. The course gives you practical evidence of the skill; it does not promise a job, and employers decide on experience and interview.
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