1. Guest Editorial

   • Paolo Fiorini
   • Kazuhiko Kawamura
   • Erwin Prassler

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 207 - 209

2. A Short History of Cleaning Robots

   • Erwin Prassler
   • Arno Ritter
   • Paolo Fiorini

   OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 226

3. Cleaning and Household Robots: A Technology Survey

   • Paolo Fiorini
   • Erwin Prassler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 235

4. Development of a Cleaning Robot System with Cooperative Positioning System

   • Ryo Kurazume
   • Shigeo Hirose

   OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 246

5. Coverage of Known Spaces: The Boustrophedon Cellular Decomposition

   • Howie Choset

   OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 253

6. A Navigation System for Cleaning Robots

   • Gisbert Lawitzky

   OriginalPaper Pages: 255 - 260

7. Autonomous Pool Cleaning: Self Localization and Autonomous Navigation for Cleaning

   • M. Simoncelli
   • G. Zunino
   • K. Lange

   OriginalPaper Pages: 261 - 270