Danish scientists have developed an origami snake robot that could one day search for survivors at disaster sites, or even explore other planets. The device moves via rectilinear locomotion, just like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is there life outside of Earth? A new snake-like robot could be the one to find out. The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) is ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has engineered a self-propelled, autonomous robot snake designed to explore extreme extraterrestrial terrain. Its first-of-a-kind propulsion system means it can boldly ...

EELS is designed to slide down narrow vents on icy worlds, including Saturn's moons, and search for signs of habitability in their subsurface oceans. Reading time 3 minutes A new robot has joined NASA ...

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. NASA’s ...

Three soft robotics researchers from Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy and the University of Montpellier in France have developed a unique snake-like robot that 3D prints its own ...

We’ve sung the mildly disturbing praises of Carnegie Mellon’s robot snakes before, but you have to check out this clip of their robosnake navigating a trap. This ...

Carnegie Mellon University has developed a modular robotic snake to perform underwater inspections. Underwater inspection can be a hazardous occupation for human divers. The modular robot snake is ...

Using stereo cameras and lidar, EELS is able to create a 3D map of its surroundings, understanding the environment before navigating through it. NASA / JPL-CALTECH NASA is testing a snake-like robot ...

A robot snake that can slither across the ground could be used for rescue tasks or inspecting hard-to-reach places. Snakes can get around in different ways. When on flat, slippery ground like a desert ...