<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><span style="color:black">Hi teams,<br><br></span></div><span style="color:black">here is some information for everyone that is interested in or already using MATLAB.<br><br></span></div><span style="color:black">Best,<br></span></div><span style="color:black">Christian<br></span><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color:black"><br><br>----<br><br>Hello RoboCup Major league participants,</span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div class="m_-8450502293489480679m_-1862646255740466851m_3882428815833717403m_1652156754158005511WordSection1">
<p><span style="color:black">Here are the latest news from <b>MathWorks</b>: a Global Sponsor of RoboCup.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#ed7d31">MATLAB Release 2018a is Now Available!</span></b><b><span style="color:black"><br>
</span></b><span style="color:black">If your team already has a license, <a href="https://www.mathworks.com/downloads/" target="_blank">
download R2018a here</a><b>.</b> <b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Otherwise, have your advisor or team leader request a complimentary license for your
<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/robocup.html" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563c1">RoboCup</span></a> team.<br>
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New capabilities include:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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2D lidar SLAM [<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/examples/implement-online-simultaneous-localization-and-mapping-slam-with-lidar-scans.html" target="_blank">online example</a>] [<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/examples/implement-simultaneous-localization-and-mapping-slam-with-lidar-scans.html" target="_blank">offline
example</a>] + 2D/3D SLAM back-end using pose graph optimization<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
Simulink blocks for manipulator algorithms [<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/examples/perform-safe-trajectory-tracking-control-using-robotics-manipulator-blocks.html" target="_blank">Rethink Sawyer example</a>]<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/ref/robotics.occupancymap3d-class.html" target="_blank">3D Occupancy maps</a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
Performance improvements for <a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/ref/readmessages.html" target="_blank">
reading rosbag files into MATLAB as structures</a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
Point cloud processing: <a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/vision/ref/pcsegdist.html" target="_blank">
Euclidean clustering</a> and <a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/vision/ref/pcregisterndt.html" target="_blank">
normal-distribution transform (NDT) registration algorithm</a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/vision/ref/imagelabeler-app.html" target="_blank">Image Labeler App</a> for semantic segmentation ground truth labeling<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
Many new <a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/nnet/release-notes.html" target="_blank">
deep learning features</a> and <a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/gpucoder/release-notes.html" target="_blank">
GPU Coder improvements for neural networks</a><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
Simulink <a href="https://www.mathworks.com/help/simulink/ug/simulation-pacing.html" target="_blank">
simulation pacing</a> with wall clock<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#ed7d31">Featured Robotics Arena Examples<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black">Here are the new 2018 examples featured on the
<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/roboticsarena.html" target="_blank">
MATLAB and Simulink Robotics Arena</a>.</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#ed7d31"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546a">Robot Manipulator algorithms</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546a">
</span><span style="color:black">[<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/65316-matlab-and-simulink-robotics-arena--designing-robot-manipulator-algorithms" target="_blank">Files</a>] [<a href="https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2018/04/11/robot-manipulation-part-1-kinematics" target="_blank">Blog
+ Video, Part 1</a>] [<a href="https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2018/04/25/robot-manipulation-part-2-dynamics-and-control" target="_blank">Blog + Video, Part 2</a>]<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle"><i><span style="color:black">Learn how to perform kinematic and dynamic analysis of robot manipulators, as well as create high- and low-level control algorithms, with MATLAB and Simulink.</span></i><i><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546a">Mobile Robotics Simulation Toolbox</span></b><span style="color:#44546a">
</span><span style="color:black">[<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/66586-mobile-robotics-simulation-toolbox" target="_blank">Files</a>] [</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.mathworks.com/videos/matlab-and-simulink-robotics-arena-getting-started-with-the-mobile-robotics-simulation-toolbox-1523443253912.html" target="_blank">Video</a></span><span style="color:black">]<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle"><i><span style="color:black">Download our latest toolbox for 2D kinematics, sensor modeling, and visualization of robotic vehicles with MATLAB and Simulink.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546a">Getting Started with MATLAB, Simulink, and ROS</span></b><span style="color:#44546a">
</span><span style="color:black">[<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/64534-getting-started-with-robot-operating-system--ros-" target="_blank">Files</a>] [<a href="https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2017/11/08/matlab-simulink-ros/" target="_blank">Blog + Videos</a>]<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle"><i><span style="color:black">Learn how Robotics System Toolbox can help you prototype algorithms in MATLAB and Simulink, as well as automatically deploy standalone ROS nodes.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546a">Walking Robot Modeling and Simulation</span></b><span style="color:black"> [<a href="https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/64227-matlab-and-simulink-robotics-arena--walking-robot" target="_blank">Files</a>]
[<a href="https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2017/10/11/walking-robot-modeling-and-simulation/" target="_blank">Blog + Videos</a>]<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle"><i><span style="color:black">Learn how to model legged robots, build detailed joint actuator models, and optimize walking trajectory simulations with MATLAB and Simulink.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p style="vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#ed7d31">Talk to Us!</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
We will be at the <a href="https://www.robocupgermanopen.de/" target="_blank">RoboCup German Open</a> and
<a href="http://www.robocup2018.com/" target="_blank">RoboCup 2018</a>. Come say “hi” to us at the MathWorks booths.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black">You can also reach us at
<a href="mailto:roboticsarena@mathworks.com" target="_blank">roboticsarena@mathworks.com</a> or on
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/RoboticsArena/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546a">Sebastian Castro<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3b3838">Education Technical Evangelist – Student Competitions<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3b3838">The MathWorks, Inc.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/roboticsarena.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img style="width:3.5312in;height:.5416in" id="m_-8450502293489480679m_-1862646255740466851m_3882428815833717403m_1652156754158005511Picture_x0020_2" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=b639be7b19&view=fimg&th=162f6d43898c882e&attid=0.0.1&disp=emb&realattid=336878f6dabe28a4_0.2&attbid=ANGjdJ-FjT-UMU9qTW57Aofa8NS_lTFmQ613GOYTYgMZG0MZ7I5_EoEEoKCzI-wiH3EPWVRSisXMMryHGkpgKCBOW3JGWyjIqrzC41SHj-qGNg52V8RrrUstFiMMgbk&sz=w678-h104&ats=1524559552748&rm=162f6d43898c882e&zw&atsh=1" alt="msra" width="339" height="52" border="0"></span></a><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3b3838">Join the MATLAB and Simulink Robotics Arena :
</span><a href="https://www.mathworks.com/RoboticsArena" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563c1">Video Series</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3b3838"> |
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/RoboticsArena/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563c1">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3b3838"> |
</span><a href="https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/category/robotics/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563c1">Blog</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3b3838"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3b3838">Sign up for complimentary training :
</span><a href="https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/computer-vision-training.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563c1">Computer Vision</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3b3838"> |
</span><a href="https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/physical-modeling-training.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563c1">Physical Modeling</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3b3838"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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