Climbing and walking robots : proceedings of the 7th International Conference CLAWAR 2004 ; [Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Madrid Spain 22 44 [i.e. 24] September 2004] Interest in climbing and walking robots (CLAWAR) has increased remarkably over recent years. Novel solutions for complex and very diverse application fields (exploration intervention in severe environments personal services emergency rescue operations transportation entertainment medical etc.) have been anticipated by great progress in this area of robotics. This book contains the proceedings of the 7th Climbing and Walking Robots 2004 (CLAWAR 2004) Conference offering the international scientific community one of the most excellent forums for academics researchers and industrialists interested in this motivating area of climbing and walking robots. It provides a wide forum of original state of the art contributions from various industrial and new emerging research fields presenting a full picture of climbing and walking robots. The conference held in Madrid Spain September 22 24 2004 was organized by the Thematic Network CLAWAR 2 and funded by the European Commission under the GROWTH Program. TOC:Research. Theory Simulation and Design of CLAWAR. Control of CLAWAR. Locomotion Algorithms. Innovative Actuators. Sensors and Sensor fusion. Design Modularity and System Architecture. Micro Machines. Autonomous and Tele operated CLAWAR. Human Machine Interfaces for CLAWAR. Biological Systems and Solutions Co operative CLAWAR Machines. Applications. General Indoor & Outdoor Operations. Nuclear Underwater & Space. Petrochemical Pipes and Duct Inspection. Construction. Humanitarian Demining. Medical Rehabilitation and Helping Disabled People