Preparing For The Future Vol. 7 No. 2

• Robotics (M. G. M. Guérin)

• Preparing a New Generation of Space Robots (G. Hirzinger, B. Brunner, K. Landzettel, J. Schott)

• The Experimental Servicing Satellite - ESS (E Settlmeyer, W. Oesterlin, R. Hartmann, K. Landzettel)

• Spider - A Manipulation System for Payload Servicing (R. Mugnuolo, S. Di Pippo, P. G. Magnani, E. Re)

• Robot Technology for the Cometary Landing Mission Rosetta (R. Mugnuolo, E. Pozzi, M. Fenzi)

• Control and Operation of Planetary Rover Vehicles (M. Maurette)

• IARES - An On-Ground Demonstrator of Planetary Rover Technology (L. Boissier, M. Maurette)

• Ginger: A Radar Instrument for Planetary Rover Applications (P. Putz, A. Woode, H.-M. Braun)

• Micro-Rovers for Scientific Applications in Mars or Moon Missions (C. Garcia Marirrodriga, M. Van Winnendael, P. Putz)

• The Jerico Mission: Demonstrating Autonomous Robotic Servicing (F. Didot, P. Putz, J. Dettmann, S. Losito, D. Torfs)

• A Novel Lightweight Space Robot Joint Actuator (G. Visentin, M. Venturini)

• Conferences, Courses, Symposia and Workshops

• Patent News

• Towards a Common European Controller for Space Robots (G. Visentin, P. Putz, G. Colombina)