This book gathers invited contributions as survey and research reports in mechanism and machine science (MMS) ranging across the entire field, related in most instances to the works of late Prof. Carlos López Cajún, one of the field's most prominent scholars. The book provides state-of-the-art information and showcases the latest achievements and challenges of MMS. The book is an accessible avenue to understanding ideas and solutions by leading international scientists who offer much-needed historical insights into the MMS field with future perspectives.

Examines the historical development of mechanism and machine science Provides an in-depth survey of recent developments in mechanism and machine science Written by leading experts in the field

Inhalt
Carlos Lopez Cajun: IFToMMist scientist of MMS.- First in Memoriam Seminar for Carlos Lopez Cajun (Summary of Presentations).- A Note on the History of the Science of Machines.- Motion Synthesis: From the Classical Work of Reuleaux to the More Modern Robot Motion Planning.- Betancourt´s contribution to path generation synthesis in mechanisms.- A Brief History of Robotics development of CAS.- Education in Mechanism and Machine Science.- Cam mechanisms in the MMS study course.- Examples of a learning-by-doing approach in the field of robot mechanics.- Innovations in design of worm-type gears in the last two decades.- Design of Gear Pump of Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator for Robots.- Overview of Special Wire Mechanisms used for Self-balancing Mechanisms.- Design of a five dof contactless robot for facade inspection.- Motion planning of humanoid robots walking in any direction on plane surfaces with arbitrary orientation.- A Cable-based Quadrotor Test Bench: Preliminary Results.- Synchronization in Mechanical Systems.- Designer's Perspective on Applying Mechanisms for Biomechanics Solutions: Unlocking the Future of Healthcare.- REST: A REmote Skeleton Telerehabilitation System.- Design of Single/Mixed Chemistry eVTOL Battery Packs.