This 2-day special session will be dedicated to a range of mathematical problems related to motion planning algorithms and their properties. A central role is played by the notion of topological complexity (TC), which is a homotopy invariant depending only on the configuration space of the robot that can be studied using diverse tools from a variety of fields, such as geometry, topology, algebra, combinatorics, etc. This session on theoretical and applied aspects of TC and related sectional category invariants aims to bring together scientists from all over the world working on different aspects of motion planning and TC and foster collaboration among them, expose graduate students and junior colleagues to these rich and fascinating areas of research, and identify directions for future work and interaction in these areas.