Bringing together academics, researchers, and industrialists,
Climbing and Walking Robots 2003 (CLAWAR 2003) provides a forum for cross-fertilization in the different specialities so that both state-of-the-art and industrial applications can be reported on. Original contributions, both industrial and those in new/emerging fields, provide a full picture of climbing and walking robots.
The interest in climbing and walking robots (CLAWAR) has increased considerably over recent years, addressing many application fields such as exploration/intervention in extreme environments, personal services, emergency rescue operations, transportation, entertainment, etc., and envisage humanoid robots evolving into mechatronic replicas of ourselves.
Topics covered include:
Biological Inspired Systems
Medical Systems
Control of CLAWAR
Design Methodology
System Modelling and Simulation
Modularity and System Architecture
Gait Generation and Stability of CLAWAR
Biped Locomotion
Multi-legged Locomotion
Micro Machines
Applications
Climbing Robots
Actuators, Sensors, Navigation, and Sensors Fusion
CLAWAR Network Workpackages
G. Muscato and D. Longo are the authors of Climbing and Walking Robots and the Supporting Technologies for Mobile Machines: CLAWAR 2003, published by Wiley.