BALTIMORE, Md. – In looking for creative inspiration, engineering student Qiyuan Fu finds it in a box, with an interesting occupant. Inside: a real, live snake. “We can definitely learn something from ...

Snake-like robots represent the future of rescue. Their slender bodies allow them to navigate narrow spaces, uneven terrain, and water surfaces, entering places that would be hazardous for humans.

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed an AI system that improves how snake-like robots move, potentially extending their use in rescue missions and hazardous environments. The ...

Snake-like robots have been used in the past in spots like Japan’s melted-down Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The robot could also be used in situations where a human is too creeped out to ...

The snake robot mixes undulating movements like a snake (left), with rolling motions that take advantage of gravity (right). News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper ...

The snake-like robot arm measures 22 metres and weighs about 4.6 tonnes (STR) A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear ...

A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Thursday, as it unveiled the snake-like device.