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Dream Cloud SIM lets controls engineers click through plant and Open PLC scenes before touching a live cell.

Dream Cloud is building an interactive simulator for industrial automation and robotics, with AS/RS unit-load scenes and an Open PLC track aimed at how plants are programmed and controlled. It is early and has very little reach so far. A plant you can click through is a cheaper place to learn than a live cell.

For students and controls engineers: a sandbox for PLC and automation practice before a live cell.

Dream Cloud on X · Nov 5, 2026

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