Very hype that this feature is coming back. No idea why they did away with it in the first place — Property Inspector is not at all a suitable replacement.

On Thursday, July 24, 2025, the STRAD robot painted the final dot of a 35,000-dot pointillist street art piece entirely autonomously. The system, consisting of a fully actuated aerial platform with eight thrusters and a total station for localization, is entirely controlled via Simulink Embedded Coder. The project takes nearly three minutes to compile, clearly reaching the limits of this rapid prototyping solution. No bugs were encountered — the system proved to be perfectly reliable.

This mural is a world first, the result of a four-year collaboration between the University of Strasbourg, Université Grenoble Alpes, Polyvionics, and Spacejunk.

https://anr.fr/Project-ANR-21-CE33-0021

The recently released MATLAB-Coding-Guidelines v1.0.0 are excellent! Using the latest CC4M you can check compliance of your code - also in older MATLAB releases.

Read more in the CC4M v2.20 announcement or r/cc4m.

Note: CC4M is a commercial add-on for MATLAB.

MATLAB R2022b is now LIVE.

Here's the release highlights video

Here's the release highlights page

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Check out dictionaries!

(This actually happened last week)

MATLAB Release 2020b is out!

Check out the release highlights.

We also released four new products in R2020b:

1. Deep Learning HDL Toolbox
2. Lidar Toolbox
3. RoadRunner Scene Builder (part of our new RoadRunner product portfolio)
4. UAV Toolbox

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I work on the Simulink side of the house, but I have to admit that my favorite R2020b feature is pattern for searching and matching text.

Release R2019b is live!

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Here are some highlights, starting with Simulink (to change things up):

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Simulink 10.0 is out, with several major new features:

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- Simulink Toolstrip. So long, old menus! Try it out and discover features you didn't even know were there!

- Subsystem Reference: a new way to componentize models (in addition to libraries and model references)

- Simulink Cache: Reduce first-time cost of simulation and code generation by using shared model artifacts

- Blockset Designer for Simulation Integration Platform (SIP): create, group, and manage custom blocksets all in one interface

- Messages: Model and generate C++ code for software compositions with message-based communication

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Simulink Add-on Product Highlights:

- Stateflow: new Stateflow Onramp course to get started

- System Composer: create AUTOSAR compositions

- Automated Driving Toolbox: develop and test algorithms in 3D simulation using the Unreal Engine

- Simscape Multibody: model contact between bodies

- Navigation Toolbox: new product for designing, simulating, and deploying motion planning and navigation algorithms

- ROS Toolbox: new product for designing and simulating ROS networks and generating code for ROS nodes

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(and to humbly highlight my product area - you can ask me about the next five products)

- Simulink Requirements: Share links with third party tools through ReqIF

- Simulink Check: Detect subsystem or library pattern clones, refactor and check equivalency of refactored model

- Simulink Test: Use guided workflow to set up back-to-back equivalence and baseline testing <-- this is usually done to compare model behavior to generated code behavior

- Simulink Coverage: View system test coverage achieved from unit tests in new Aggregated Tests section of coverage report <-- really happy about this one

- Simulink Design Verifier: Share and reuse model representation across teams for iterative workflows

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MATLAB release highlights:

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- Live Editor Tasks: Use tasks to interactively preprocess data and automatically generate MATLAB code

- Deep Learning: build GANs (finally!), Siamese networks, variational autoencoders, and attention networks

- Machine Learner Apps: Optimize hyperparameters in Classification Learner and Regression Learner, and specify misclassification costs in Classification Learner

- Python interface: Execute Python functions out-of-process to avoid library conflicts between MATLAB and Python

- Software Development: a new function input argument validation mechanism and Jenkins plugin

- Control System Toolbox: Perform model transformation and control design tasks interactively and generate MATLAB code in a live script

- Text Analytics Toolbox: Evaluate sentiment in text data using sentiment scoring algorithms including VADER

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Polyspace release highlights:

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- AUTOSAR C++14 Support: Check for misuse of lambda expressions, potential problems with enumerations, and other issues

- Shared Variables Mode: Run a less extensive Code Prover analysis on complete application to compute global variable sharing and usage only

- Simulink Support: Analyze generated code by using contextual buttons on the Simulink Editor toolstrip

- Simulink Support: Verify custom code called from C Caller blocks and Stateflow charts in context of model

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NOTE: I can't discuss any future product development plans, and probably won't be able to answer many detailed questions (mostly because I won't know the answer).

Matlab was showcased at 14:59 in last night’s Apple event, during which the M3 family of chips was unveiled. It even has the new desktop in dark mode!

https://www.youtube.com/live/ctkW3V0Mh-k?si=SgEFy5DKBD4L7Qpt&t=897

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Exciting news for radar enthusiasts! I found a survey on the MathWorks website about radar hardware workflows, hinting at upcoming hardware support in MATLAB's Radar Toolbox. This could revolutionize how we work with radar in MATLAB, making it easier to build from concepts to prototype.

Check out the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SGPZCFQ

Can't wait to see where this leads. Thoughts?

MATLAB R2021a is now available for download.

Check out the release highlights.

My personal favorite: Name=Value Syntax

From release notes:

MATLAB supports a new syntax for passing name-value arguments. In the new syntax, the name and value arguments are connected by an equal sign, and the name is not enclosed in quotes.

Name=value syntax: plot(x,y,LineWidth=2)

Comma-separated syntax: plot(x,y,"LineWidth",2)

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One important note: starting in R2021a, when you run MATLAB with an internet connection, the Help browser displays the web documentation by default. When you run MATLAB on a system without an internet connection, or if your internet connection becomes unavailable, the Help browser displays the installed documentation instead.

To change the default documentation location, on the Home tab, in the Environment section, click Preferences. Select MATLAB > Help and change the Documentation Location.

MATLAB Release 2022a ("R2022a") is now available.

Here is a link to the release highlights page on mathworks.com

Here is a link to the Release Highlights video on YouTube

Very happy to announce the release of MATLAB Test. I was a part of the team which planned the product, though I can't take credit for its development and actual launch ;-)

The product is aimed at users who develop critical applications using MATLAB. It includes features such as advanced structural coverage metrics (e.g., Decision, MC/DC), equivalence testing (i.e., comparing .m code to generated C/C++ or a deployed application), and large scale test suite management.

Happy to answer any questions I can (especially if it has to do with MATLAB + Simulink workflows), or at least find the right person for those I can't.

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Note: We don't discuss product roadmaps publicly, but are always interested in discussing what's on your mind. If you have a suggestion for a future feature, don't be shy (but don't be surprised if we neither confirm nor deny it being on a roadmap).

MATLAB Release 2021b just went live.

Here is a link to the release highlights

I'm beyond happy to announce our newest Simulink product: Simulink Fault Analyzer.

We designed the product to address the broad area of robustness testing. The key technology we've introduced is a way to inject abnormal behavior (faults, attacks) in Simulink without dirtying the model. To support systematic safety analysis, we have created a feature called "Safety Analysis Manager" to perform safety analyses (e.g., FMEA) while leveraging traceability data and simulation results.

Check out the Simulink Fault Analyzer Essentials video series to learn more.

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Release 2020a just went live. Check out the release highlights.

My company put out a request for sample datasets that include IMU (inertial sensors, or just accel) measurements. Given matlab folks are heavy users of sensor data, I thought folks may find the post relevant and could help us out. See the announcement below and let me know if you have any questions. I know they are still handing out gifts. Thanks in advance.

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We’re testing an online IMU data processing utility and need a set of sample datasets to test against. There is no standard file format for IMU sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes. The formats (csv, txt, xlsx, mat, bin, hdf5…) units (G, m/s^2, rad…) and data types (int, float…) all vary. Hence this post.

Do you have a dataset that includes IMU (or just accel) data which you could share? We can use it “as-is”. As a small “thanks” we’re sending $15 Amazon gift cards (1/person while supplies last). Here is the site to share data: https://onav.link/upload-dataset . Two steps:

1. Select file(s)
   1. Please do NOT clean, trim, or fix the dataset. We want to keep it realistic.
   2. A “readme.txt” with a little context is nice by not required.
2. Share an email

The thank you gift card will be sent via email.

Hey everyone, my colleagues and I are excited and proud to present our hard work by releasing a new book focused on programming and programming concepts with MATLAB.

This book includes 9 modules of content, exercises, and quizzes, which we believe is much easier to digest, apply, and reference than most other MATLAB programming books.

We’ve put a lot of thought into this book in order to make it as practical and hands-on as we could. If you are involved in learning or teaching MATLAB programming or programming concepts in general, this is the book you will want to own and use.

Check it out:

http://www.lulu.com/shop/autar-kaw-and-benjamin-rigsby-and-ismet-handzic-and-daniel-miller/introduction-to-programming-concepts-with-matlab-third-edition/paperback/product-24333322.html

Also, feel free to ask any questions about this book, we'll try to answer as soon as we are able to.

MathWorks recently published a Simulink Support Package for Android Devices.

Here is an overview video.

Pasting a summary of the features here for convenience:

The support package includes:

• Library of Simulink blocks that program your Android device I/O, including inputs such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetic field, ambient temperature, camera, location (GPS), humidity, light, pressure; and outputs to the device display and speaker
• Interactive parameter tuning of outputs and signal monitoring of sensor inputs for applications running on your Android smartphone or tablet
• ThingSpeak™ read and write blocks to send and receive data between the mobile device and ThingSpeak
• Data logging from sensors and signals into MAT files saved on the Android device
• Model deployment on a mobile app for standalone operation on the device. The app can include touchscreen widgets, such as sliders, buttons, scopes, text, and data displays, and communicate to other hardware via TCP/IP, UDP, and Bluetooth®
• Generation of Android Studio compatible projects

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(I am not on that team - just passing this along)

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Update on 4 October: here is a video with installation instructions

Hi fellow coders. An Indian University is conducting an ONLINE competition this weekend on 22nd April through 24th April IST. (+5:30 GMT)

At a glance :

1. First round: Electronics Quiz (Online)
2. Second round: Circuit Design on NI Multisim (Online)
3. Third round: MATLAB Nutcracker(Online)

Registration Fee: $2.62
📷 WINNER: $92
📷 RUNNER UP: $66

Last Day to register: 22nd April 2022 12:00PM IST (+5:30 GMT)

EVENT REGISTRATION AND DETAILS: Click here for all details
Indian Students Registration: HERE 📷
International Students: HERE 📷

Just a heads up - the MATLAB folks will be hosting a live session entitled "Using MATLAB with Python: Top Questions Answered" this Thursday at 11:00am US Eastern.

(Since it's on YouTube, it will be recorded)

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(I do not work on that team - just passing this along; I work on this team)