Get Started with ROS Toolbox

ROS Toolbox provides an interface connecting MATLAB^® and Simulink^® with the Robot Operating System (ROS and ROS 2). With the toolbox, you can design a network of ROS nodes and combine MATLAB or Simulink generated ROS nodes with your existing ROS network.

The toolbox includes MATLAB functions and Simulink blocks to visualize and analyze ROS data by recording, importing, and playing back rosbag files. You can also connect to a live ROS network to access ROS messages.

The toolbox lets you verify ROS nodes via desktop simulation and by connecting to external robot simulators such as Gazebo or to hardware. ROS Toolbox supports C++ and CUDA^® code generation (with MATLAB Coder™, Simulink Coder, and GPU Coder™), enabling you to automatically generate ROS nodes from a MATLAB script or Simulink model and deploy to simulated or physical hardware. Support for Simulink external mode lets you view messages and change parameters while your model is running on hardware.

Robot Operating System (ROS)

Overview of Robot Operating System (ROS)

Overview of Robot Operating System framework.

• Introduction to Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2)
• Introduction to Robot Operating System (ROS 1)

ROS 2

Connect to ROS 2 Network and Establish Communication

Connect to ROS 2 network using nodes and establish communication through different interface types.

• Explore ROS 2 Topics: Publisher and Subscriber Guide
• Explore ROS 2 Services: Service Client and Service Server Guide
• Explore ROS 2 Actions: Action Client and Action Server Guide

ROS

Connect to ROS Network and Establish Communication

Connect to ROS network using nodes and establish communication through different interface types.

• Explore ROS Topics: Publisher and Subscriber Guide
• Explore ROS Services: Service Client and Service Server Guide
• Explore ROS Actions: Action Client and Action Server Guide

Get Started with ROS 2 and ROS in Simulink

• Get Started with ROS 2 in Simulink
  

  Use Simulink blocks for ROS 2 to send and receive messages from a local ROS 2 network.

• Get Started with ROS in Simulink
  

  Use Simulink blocks for ROS to send and receive messages from a local ROS network.

Featured Examples

Get Started with Gazebo and Simulated TurtleBot

Set up the Gazebo® simulator engine and further explore Gazebo with a simulated TurtleBot^®.

• Open Live Script

Get Started with a Real TurtleBot

Connect to a TurtleBot using the MATLAB ROS interface.

• Open Live Script

Videos

What Is ROS Toolbox?
Explore how you can use ROS Toolbox for design and development of autonomous systems.

Programming Robots with ROS and ROS 2 using MATLAB and Simulink
Connect to ROS and ROS 2, design robotic perception and control algorithms in MATLAB and Simulink, and deploy them as standalone ROS nodes.

Automated ROS and ROS 2 Node Generation from Prototyping to Production
Deploy C++ and CUDA- optimized ROS or ROS 2 nodes from MATLAB scripts and Simulink models.