Dear @Work RoboCuppers,

I would like to share with you this MathWorks newsletter. Sorry for duplicates.

Daniele

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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 r***********a@mathworks.com mailto:r***********a@mathworks.com or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/RoboticsArena/.

Sincerely,

*Sebastian Castro*

Education Technical Evangelist – Student Competitions

The MathWorks, Inc.

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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