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Acknowledgements
Sphero-Cylinders
The initial implementation of Sphero-Cylinders was done in collaboration with Dr S.A. Papanicolopulos, Senior Lecturer at the School of Engineering of the University of Edinburgh, with support from the Industrial Fellowship scheme of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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