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SlidBot: A Quadruped Robot with Passive Wheels for Roller Skating

Zhong Wei, Jinyao Ren, Jinlin Guo, Yang Yang, Sheng Xiang, Dapeng Chen, Jia Liu, Aiguo Song

Journal of Bionic Engineering· Volume 22· Issue 6
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