Discontinuous control of the nonholonomic integrator, A. Astolfi; grasp and motion control of objects by general mechanisms, A. Bicchi and D. Prattichizzo; some results of variable structure control applied to mechanical systems, C. Bonivento and R. Zanasi; hybrid feedback strategies for the control of juggling robots, A. Zavala-Rio and B. Brogliato; invariant manifolds - a tool for stabilization, C. Canudas de Wit; control of flexible mechanical systems, M. Corless; fuzzy logic control of a variable displacement hydraulic pump, C. Fantuzzi et al; the straight running behaviour of two-wheeled road vehicles, D. Limebeer et al; the tracking problem for non-minimum phase systems - applications to flexible-link robots, L. Marconi and C. Melchiorri; experimental identification of robot manipulators, J. Swevers; modelling and control of non-smooth impacts, A. Tornambe; an invariant manifold approach for stabilization of nonholonomic systems, P. Tsiotras; geometry of interconnection and implicit Hamiltonian systems, A. van der Schaft; a network approach to nonlinear mechanical systems, H. Yoshimura and T. Kawase. (Part contents).