CONTENTS 3 Perspectives in the Mechanization of Saffron (Crocus Sativus L.) F. Gambella, F. Paschino and A. Manuello Bertetto 9 A Study of Fatigue in High Speed Gears F. Curà, F. Gallo and C. Rosso 21 Magneto-Inductive Energy Harvesting: Application to a Computer Mouse E. Bonisoli and N. Manca 29 Methodology to Investigate the Microclimate of a Cultural Heritage Inserted in a Semi-Confined Environment G. Carcangiu, M. Casti, G. Desogus, P. Meloni and R, Ricciu 39 Proposal of Innovative Fluid Dynamic Nonlinear Servovalve Synthethic Models P. Alimhillaj, L. Borello and M.D.L. Dalla Vedova 49 Epi.q-1.2, a Hybrid Mobile Mini Robot with a Reconfigurable Three Wheeled Locomotion Unit G. Quaglia, W. Franco, D. Maffiodo, S. Appendino and R. Oderio next issue titles will be from the papers of: RAAD 2014 23th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region Smolenice Castle, Slovakia 3 - 5 September 2014