Bringing together academics, researchers, and industrialists, iClimbing and Walking Robots 2003 (CLAWAR 2003)/i 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.pThe 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. pbuTopics covered include:/u/bpbBiological Inspired Systems/bpbMedical Systems/bpbControl of CLAWAR/bpbDesign Methodology/bpbSystem Modelling and Simulation/bpbModularity and System Architecture/bpbGait Generation and Stability of CLAWAR/bpbBiped Locomotion/bpbMulti-legged Locomotion/bpbMicro Machines/bpbApplications/bpbClimbing Robots/bpbActuators, Sensors, Navigation, and Sensors Fusion/bpbCLAWAR Network Workpackages/bpp
