Application of CLAWAR machines

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 251-264

  Armada, Manuel ^a   De Santos, Pablo González ^a   Jiménez, María A ^a   Prieto, Manuel ^a  

^a Institute of Physical and Information Technologies   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climbing robots; Robot applications; Walking robots

Indexed keywords

MANIPULATORS; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

CLIMBING ROBOTS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0037645805     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364903022003009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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