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Online education is on the rise in the US and abroad and provides a convenient form of knowledge transfer to people who cannot be full- and or even part-time students at community colleges or universities. This factor impacts industry representatives, displaced workers, and low-income learners. Usually, online education consists of online lectures and/or tutorials designed so users can comprehend the studied subject. The missing piece of online education is the lack of hands-on activities. To address this issue, Michigan Tech and West Shore Community College collaborate on researching, developing, and implementing a State-of-the-Art Teleoperated Robotic Workcell (TRW) to enable enhanced remote training for industrial robots. The system is designed to provide training opportunities to college students, industry representatives, and displaced workers wishing to retool their skills and become more competitive in the job market.