Have a reconnaissance job that’s too dangerous or difficult to access to send in a person? Maybe it’s time to deploy a snake robot! “Most current ground-based mobile robots have limited mobility over ...

Researchers have succeeded in improving mobility efficiency by having the snake-like robot move using an 'undulating motion' ...

It may be just circuits and metal, but this robotic snake from Carnegie Mellon University’s Biorobotics Lab will give you flashbacks to the hydrobots from Terminator Salvation. Behold the robot that ...

A robot that's developed something of a mythology over the years now has a new trick. Snakebot, named ground rescue robot of the year in 2017 and helping its creator win the "Oscars of automation" in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the age of screens, technology lacks a certain tactile edge to ...

Howie Choset, a rambunctious roboticist who has been working on snake-like robots for decades at Carnegie Mellon University, has developed a new, ultra-slim snakebot that can crawl inside a small ...

The sight of several robotic snakes slithering down a hallway together is enough to most people the heebie-jeebies. But Greek researchers believe teams of coordinated snake-like robots could someday ...