[robocup-worldwide] MathWorks RoboCup Updates -- April 2018

[April Foster]

Hello RoboCup Major league participants,

Here are the latest news from *MathWorks*: a Global Sponsor of RoboCup.

*MATLAB Release 2018a is Now Available!*
If your team already has a license, download R2018a here
<https://www.mathworks.com/downloads/>*.*

Otherwise, have your advisor or team leader request a complimentary license
for your RoboCup
<https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/robocup.html> team.

New capabilities include:

   - 2D lidar SLAM [online example
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/examples/implement-online-simultaneous-localization-and-mapping-slam-with-lidar-scans.html>]
   [offline example
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/examples/implement-simultaneous-localization-and-mapping-slam-with-lidar-scans.html>]
   + 2D/3D SLAM back-end using pose graph optimization
   - Simulink blocks for manipulator algorithms [Rethink Sawyer example
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/examples/perform-safe-trajectory-tracking-control-using-robotics-manipulator-blocks.html>
   ]
   - 3D Occupancy maps
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/ref/robotics.occupancymap3d-class.html>
   - Performance improvements for reading rosbag files into MATLAB as
   structures
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/robotics/ref/readmessages.html>
   - Point cloud processing: Euclidean clustering
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/vision/ref/pcsegdist.html> and
normal-distribution
   transform (NDT) registration algorithm
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/vision/ref/pcregisterndt.html>
   - Image Labeler App
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/vision/ref/imagelabeler-app.html> for
   semantic segmentation ground truth labeling
   - Many new deep learning features
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/nnet/release-notes.html> and GPU Coder
   improvements for neural networks
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/gpucoder/release-notes.html>
   - Simulink simulation pacing
   <https://www.mathworks.com/help/simulink/ug/simulation-pacing.html> with
   wall clock

*Featured Robotics Arena Examples*

Here are the new 2018 examples featured on the MATLAB and Simulink Robotics
Arena
<https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/roboticsarena.html>
.

*Robot Manipulator algorithms* [Files
<https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/65316-matlab-and-simulink-robotics-arena--designing-robot-manipulator-algorithms>]
[Blog + Video, Part 1
<https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2018/04/11/robot-manipulation-part-1-kinematics>]
[Blog + Video, Part 2
<https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2018/04/25/robot-manipulation-part-2-dynamics-and-control>
]

*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.*



*Mobile Robotics Simulation Toolbox* [Files
<https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/66586-mobile-robotics-simulation-toolbox>]
[Video
<https://www.mathworks.com/videos/matlab-and-simulink-robotics-arena-getting-started-with-the-mobile-robotics-simulation-toolbox-1523443253912.html>
]

*Download our latest toolbox for 2D kinematics, sensor modeling, and
visualization of robotic vehicles with MATLAB and Simulink.*



*Getting Started with MATLAB, Simulink, and ROS* [Files
<https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/64534-getting-started-with-robot-operating-system--ros->]
[Blog + Videos
<https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2017/11/08/matlab-simulink-ros/>]

*Learn how Robotics System Toolbox can help you prototype algorithms in
MATLAB and Simulink, as well as automatically deploy standalone ROS nodes.*



*Walking Robot Modeling and Simulation* [Files
<https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/64227-matlab-and-simulink-robotics-arena--walking-robot>]
[Blog + Videos
<https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/2017/10/11/walking-robot-modeling-and-simulation/>
]

*Learn how to model legged robots, build detailed joint actuator models,
and optimize walking trajectory simulations with MATLAB and Simulink.*



*Talk to Us!*
We will be at the RoboCup German Open <https://www.robocupgermanopen.de/>
and RoboCup 2018 <http://www.robocup2018.com/>. Come say “hi” to us at the
MathWorks booths.

You can also reach us at roboticsarena at mathworks.com or on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/RoboticsArena/>.

Sincerely,

*Sebastian Castro*

Education Technical Evangelist – Student Competitions

The MathWorks, Inc.



[image: msra]
<https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/roboticsarena.html>



Join the MATLAB and Simulink Robotics Arena : Video Series
<https://www.mathworks.com/RoboticsArena> | Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/RoboticsArena/> | Blog
<https://blogs.mathworks.com/racing-lounge/category/robotics/>

Sign up for complimentary training : Computer Vision
<https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/computer-vision-training.html>
| Physical Modeling
<https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/physical-modeling-training.html>
-- 
April Foster
RoboCup Federation
www.robocup.org
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