This conference which was originally planned as workshop took place on October 19 to 22, 1998 in St-Hubert, Montreal. The idea of a conference devoted to Space Robotics matured when two IFAC Technical Committees, Aerospace Control and Robotics decided to co-sponsor such an event. The final decision converged with technological maturity of Space Robotics itself. It became obvious that robotics is a unique but viable technology that can be used in Space exploration.

Robotics is the intelligent connection of perception to action. This broad definition of robotics encompasses both...