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Systems neuroscience · Norway
Kavli Institute
Grid cell group
Matched because 6 of their last 8 papers are on this exact problem, not because the words appear on a webpage.
Grid cell coding during free movement · Nature 2024
Path integration in the medial entorhinal cortex · Neuron 2023
Remapping when the arena changes shape · eLife 2022
Papers in area6
Most recent2024
Open positions2 listed
Soft robotics · Germany
Max Planck Institute
Actuator group
Adjacent method, same question. Worth reading even though they would not describe themselves this way.
Pneumatic actuators for untethered crawling · Science Robotics 2024
Soft grippers that sort by stiffness · Advanced Materials 2023
Papers in area4
Most recent2024
Open positionsNone listed
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Groups per country, matched papers 2022-2025
United Kingdom18
Germany12
United States9
Japan5
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