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Vol. 15:2 (2014) ► pp.224–232

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Why is a dog-behaviour-inspired social robot not a doggy-robot?

 | MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
 | MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
 | Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
 | MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Published online: 20 August 2014
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