This results in forward movement on various surfaces. It does not matter whether the surface is dry, wet, sticky or dirty.

Currently, RoBoa can extend up to 328-feet (100 meters) in length. In emergencies, the system is equipped with a speaker and ...

A close up image of a snake robot developed at the University of Nottingham A snake-like robot has been used to inspect a potentially hazardous area at the site of Scotland's largest nuclear clean ...

A robot that imitates the flexibility of a snake could be used in cancer surgery within 10 years, experts say. The remote-controlled robot, called COBRA, has previously been used in jet ...

The department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University have developed a snake-like robot that is able to to squeeze through tight gaps which could prove to be invaluable in search and ...

In addition to serving as a search and rescue device, RoBoa can also be used as an industrial inspection tool for pipes, sewers or tanks in the wastewater, power and chemical manufacturing industries.

A recent invention may make things a lot easier and a lot cheaper. The Eelume is an undersea snaking robot that can squirm through machines at the bottom of the ocean to maintain and repair them.

First, scientists made a special dune out of sand from the Arizona desert. They painted marks on snakes in order to watch their movements. They then used a robotic snake to work out the best way ...

A snake-like robot that extends to the length of a football field can slither through narrow spaces, such as rubble, to aid ...

The next machine to explore alien worlds may slither rather than roll. NASA is currently testing a snake-like robot that its ...