CLAWAR 2018 is the twenty-first edition of International Conference series on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines. The conference is organized by CLAWAR Association in collaboration with the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP) within the premises of UTP, Panama City, Panama during 10 – 12 September 2018.

CLAWAR 2018 brings new developments and associated new research findings in robotics technologies for shaping the future. The topics covered include assistive robotics for levels of augmentation to full support for elderly and disabled mobility, rehabilitation and function restoration; services to humans in industrial, public and domestic environments; new locomotion and design strategies to help in climbing on various terrains; navigation and localisation approaches, non-destructive testing and inspection strategies for industrial applications.

E-ISBN 978-1-916449-00-8

Editors:
Hector Montes
M Osman Tokhi
Gurvinder S Virk
Manuel Armada
Humberto Rodríguez
Roemi Fernandez
Pablo Gonzalez de Santos
Victor Sanchez
Manuel Silva