The snake-like robot that could help disaster rescue teams | South China Morning Post

Researchers led by Motoyasu Tanaka at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo have developed a snake-shaped robot that can climb up high steps, navigate through narrow spaces and even give a leg massage. The 1.7-metre (5.5-foot)-long “snake” has 17 joints equipped with distance sensors that “detect whether…

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