MathWorks · Model-based design

The Cookie Monster

2024 · Simulink Student Challenge

Team entry for the MathWorks Simulink Student Challenge 2024 — built by five first-year undergraduates at ETH Zürich (Bryan Tobler, Corvin Sydow, Damian Keller, Matteo Giger, and Philipp Gross).

Our project, The Cookie Monster, is a Simulink-modeled robotic arm that automates cutting out Christmas cookies. The submission video walks through the problem, the Simulink model, and the results in the format required by the challenge (#SimulinkStudentChallenge2024).

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Submission video

Short demo

Working control of all arm joints on the physical Cookie Monster setup

About the challenge

The Simulink Student Challenge invites enrolled students to submit a three- to six-minute video demonstrating how Simulink was used on a real project. Entries are judged on fit to the theme, creativity of the presentation, and depth of Simulink knowledge shown.

Project

The Cookie Monster — a Simulink-modeled robotic arm for cutting out Christmas cookies, developed as a team project for the 2024 challenge. The full submission video walks through the application; the short clip highlights key behaviour from the model.

Team of five first-year ETH Zürich students
Simulink Student Challenge 2024 competition entry
Model-based design and simulation workflow in Simulink
Submission and short-form demo videos on YouTube