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  1. ARTS (Advanced Robotics Technology and Systems) Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

    Cecilia Laschi

  2. Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

    Roland S. Johansson

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Laschi, C., Johansson, R.S. Bio-inspired sensory-motor coordination. Auton Robot 25, 1–2 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10514-008-9087-6

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