Robotics Playground

This toolbox is a collection of Simulink virtual envrionments designed to aid in the teaching of basic concepts in mobile robotics

https://github.com/mathworks-robotics/robotics-playground

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Library of virtual envrionments designed to aid in the teaching of basic concepts in robotics along with re-usable lessons and other robotics demos.
MATLAB APP available through the app menu after install to help get started.
Lessons for:
- Intro to MATLAB
- Basic robot movements
- Intro to Simulink
- Teleoperation robot controls
- Programming distance sensors
- Programming custom behavior
- Intro to Stateflow (Flow Diagrams)
- Maze solving robots
VEX Clawbot simulation demos for:
- Teleoperation and Control
- Simulation of Autonomous Algorithms
- Autonomous Behavior with Active Perception
BEST Robotics Online Game 2020 - Outbreak
- Game Template for Keyboard Control
- Game Template for Gamepad Control
- Game Template for Autonomous Control
If you have any questions feel free to contact us at roboticsarena@mathworks.com

Cite As

MathWorks Student Competitions Team (2026). Robotics Playground (https://github.com/mathworks-robotics/robotics-playground/releases/tag/23.1.1), GitHub. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with R2023a and later releases

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Versions that use the GitHub default branch cannot be downloaded

Version Published Release Notes Action
23.1.1

See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/mathworks-robotics/robotics-playground/releases/tag/23.1.1

22.1.1

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21.2.3

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21.1.2

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21.1.1

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20.1.4

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20.1.3

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20.1.2

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20.1.1

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19.2.1

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19.1.1

Connecting submission with github

1.0.2

Adding self-paced lessons for getting started with Simulink

1.0.1

Removing dependency on Image Processing Toolbox

1.0.0.0

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