European Space Agency Wants a Snake Robot on Mars ESA wants a snake to explore those hard to reach places that conventional Mars rovers can't get to.

Researchers built robotic snake to help in search and rescue projects Scientists observed how snakes moved and utilized the information to make the robot Cheng Li, at Johns Hopkins College ...

Researchers have developed a snake robot that possesses great manoeuvrability, paving the way for future search and rescue missions.

The Carnegie Mellon University's snake robot can swim underwater and perform important tasks that will help the U.S. Navy.

The 3.3-foot-long (one meter) robot was developed by the UK’s National Robotarium in collaboration with Senai Cimatec in ...

One snake's ability to shimmy up slippery sand dunes could inspire new technologies for robots that could perform search and rescue missions, carry out inspections of hazardous wastes and even ...

Researchers from Harvard have found a way to make their snake-inspired soft robots faster and more efficient. The secret? Using a Japanese paper craft called kirigami to create an outer shell that ...

Sidewinder snake helps engineers design a better robot [VIDEO] A team led by Georgia Tech researchers tests sidewinder snakes, both real and robotic, to learn how they move on a sandy surface.

If alien life exists in our Solar System, NASA is hoping one of its latest projects will be the one to find definitive proof. The space agency recently revealed a robotic program called EELS ...

According to a short article in The Engineer Online, a two-meter high robotic snake will be shown in April 2008 at the London Science Museum. This vertical snake has been designed as an ...

The German shepherd had sniffed his way through a 60-foot tunnel to reach the person trapped inside. He barked furiously to signal his human handlers — and a coiled robot snake dropped from his ...